Senior Components Engineer

The role

The EEE Parts Component Engineer provides technical leadership in parts selection, management, creation, and quality control. This role supports high-technology space programs through all product development phases from proposal to production.

What you will do

• Provide technical leadership in parts selection, management, creation, and quality control.
• Support development of high-technology space programs.
• Develop component requirements and select parts.
• Address obsolescence while working with design, supply chain, quality, and reliability engineers.
• Guide teams on counterfeit parts management and obsolescence management in a lean environment.
• Coordinate with Engineering to ensure quality and adherence to design requirements.
• Drive part standardization by recommending re-use of parts in the database.
• Work with component manufacturers and distributors to attain product roadmaps.
• Maintain ECAD library and introduce new parts.
• Review Product Change Notices and GIDEP alerts and advise concerned teams.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a related engineering field and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience.
• Graduate Degree and a minimum of 6 years of prior related experience.
• In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 15 years of prior related experience.
• Experience with component obsolescence tools and methods.
• Experience with end-of-life management, COTS, and counterfeit parts.
• Experience in setting up EDM and Parts Management practices.
• Understanding EEE parts qualification and screening requirements.
• Knowledge of JEDEC, EIA, and IPC standards as well as applicable military, NASA (EEE-INST-002), and ESA standards.
• Knowledge of Quality Assurance and practices for Electronic Component Management Plan (ECMP).
• Knowledge of space design requirements, processes, and applications.
• Knowledge of PCB CAD designs for various assurance levels and vendor capabilities.
• Knowledge of high-density interconnects relating to microvias, fuzz/micro buttons, BGA packaging, as well as high-frequency electronics like RF/microwave, MMIC, high-speed digital.

Nice to have

• Experience with Microsoft Office tools.
• Experience with grading tools.
• Experience participating in PMPCB reviews, including preparation and presentation of approval requests for non-standard parts.
• Experience in failure analysis/RCCA.
• Experience presenting results and communicating with Customers, Consultants, and Senior Management.
• Design for Manufacturing and Design for Testing.

Benefits

• Flexible Time Off (FTO)
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Flexible, affordable gym memberships
• 401(k) retirement plan with a 50% company match on contributions up to 8%
• Company wellness programs
• Additional voluntary benefits and employee support resources

Before you apply

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance.
• Must have appropriate access eligibility and a need-to-know.
• Must be a U.S. Person (US Citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual) to conform to export regulations.

About the company

Voyager is an innovative defense, national security, and space technology company. They tackle complex challenges to deliver transformative, mission-critical solutions from the ground to space.