Senior Engineer - PCBA Component & Sustenance Engineering

Component Engineering, PCB CAM and Sustenance Engineering for PCB and Embedded Hardware Design

Essential Responsibilities:

• Select, evaluate, and qualify electronic components for PCB designs.
• Maintain component libraries and ensure accurate part data in CAD tools (Altium)
• Collaborate with design engineers to optimize component selection for cost, availability, and performance.
• Interface with suppliers and distributors to source components and manage lead times.
• Perform component de-rating analysis, lifecycle assessment, and obsolescence risk mitigation.
• Ensure compliance with RoHS, REACH, PFAS and other regulatory standards.
• Support existing products through lifecycle management, including component replacements and redesigns.
• Investigate and resolve field failures, quality issues, and customer complaints with respect to PCB component failure.
• Drive engineering change orders (ECOs) and documentation updates.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, quality, and supply chain teams to improve product reliability and manufacturability.
• Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective/preventive actions (CAPA) for PCB manufacturability issues.
• Monitor and report on product performance metrics and reliability trends with respect to PCBs.
• Prepare and optimize CAM data for PCB fabrication, including Gerber, ODB++, and drill files.
• Perform DFM and DFA checks to ensure manufacturability and assembly readiness.
• Interface with PCB fabricators to resolve queries and ensure data integrity.
• Review stack-up, impedance, and panelization requirements for PCB production.
• Validate fabrication outputs against design intent and industry IPC standards.
• Support yield improvement and process optimization through CAM analysis.

Qualifications / Requirements:

• Bachelor or Masters degree in Power Electronics or Electrical / Electronics Engineering or Equivalent
• Min. 8 + years PCB design, component engineering, and CAM engineering
• Proficiency in Altium ECAD tools and CAM tools (CAM350, Valor, Genesis).

Desired Characteristics

• Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Team Player, Self-Starter, demonstrate ability to work effectively within and between teams
• Ability to energize teams and perceives change as an opportunity
• Ability to work effectively in a culturally diverse and highly matrix environment

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