Component Engineer 4

TalentBurst•Sunnyvale, CA

About The Position

The Component Engineer 4 supports New Product Introduction (NPI) programs by working with suppliers and cross-functional teams to ensure material readiness, quality, and manufacturability. The role supports early-stage material procurement, supplier engagement, technical readiness assessments, and prototype and development builds. It also requires project management skills to drive cost-reduction projects with suppliers. The engineer communicates technical requirements, specifications, drawings, quality expectations, and inspection requirements to suppliers. Working with Design Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Engineering, Operations, and Supply Chain, the role resolves technical issues and supports product launches. It uses technical judgment and risk-based decision-making to review and disposition non-conforming materials, and reviews First Article Inspection Reports, inspection methods, measurement systems, fixtures, and tooling for compliance. The role involves understanding manufacturing processes for mechanical, electrical, or electromechanical components; identifying process risks, failure modes, and improvement opportunities; investigating supplier quality and manufacturing issues; conducting root cause analysis; and driving Supplier Corrective Action Requests to effective closure. The engineer also supports supplier qualification, process validation, and production readiness, and partners with suppliers to improve process capability, quality, manufacturability, and inspection effectiveness. The position develops commodity expertise and communicates technical issues, risks, and recommendations to suppliers and internal stakeholders.

Requirements

Strong project management skills.
Ability to drive cost-reduction projects with suppliers.
Ability to communicate technical requirements and issues effectively to suppliers and internal stakeholders.
Technical judgment and risk-based decision-making when reviewing and dispositioning non-conforming materials.
Understanding of manufacturing processes for mechanical, electrical, or electromechanical components.
Ability to perform root cause analysis and drive supplier corrective actions to closure.

Responsibilities

Support New Product Introduction (NPI) programs to ensure material readiness, quality, and manufacturability.
Drive supplier cost-reduction projects.
Support early-stage material procurement, supplier engagement, technical readiness assessments, and prototype and development builds.
Communicate technical requirements, specifications, drawings, quality expectations, and inspection requirements to suppliers.
Collaborate with Design Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Engineering, Operations, and Supply Chain to resolve technical issues and support product launches.
Review and disposition non-conforming materials through Variance Requests (VRs), using technical judgment and risk-based decision-making.
Review First Article Inspection Reports (FAIRs), inspection methods, measurement systems, fixtures, and tooling for compliance with requirements.
Understand manufacturing processes for mechanical, electrical, or electromechanical components and identify process risks, failure modes, and improvement opportunities.
Investigate supplier quality and manufacturing issues, perform root cause analysis, and drive Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCARs) to effective closure.
Support supplier qualification, process validation, and production readiness activities.
Partner with suppliers to improve process capability, quality, manufacturability, and inspection effectiveness.
Develop commodity expertise in mechanical, electrical, or electromechanical components, assemblies, and manufacturing processes.
Communicate technical issues, risks, and recommendations effectively to suppliers and internal stakeholders.