EEE Parts Engineer

Saratech • Santa Barbara, CA

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About The Position

Saratech is seeking an experienced EEE Parts Engineer to support a client on a six-month contract, with possible extension or conversion. The role owns parts engineering across one or more hardware programs and may be performed onsite in Santa Barbara, California, or remotely. The engineer works with Electrical Engineering to select and qualify parts, Quality Engineering to define screening, inspection, and test requirements, and Supply Chain to evaluate and monitor suppliers.

The position develops and maintains parts lists and screening plans; reviews contractual and customer requirements for parts impacts; guides nonstandard parts through internal and customer approval; and supports root-cause investigations when parts fail during testing. It also involves qualification-data review, obsolescence and advisory monitoring, and cost and schedule support for parts-related activities. The role requires detailed knowledge of EEE parts and effective collaboration across engineering, quality, supply chain, and program teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field and approximately 5 years of applicable industry experience, or a master's degree and approximately 3 years of applicable experience.
• Strong working knowledge of EEE parts, including hermetic and plastic-encapsulated devices, and applicable industry standards and military specifications.
• Familiarity with MIL-STD-883 and MIL-STD-750 test methods and MIL-PRF-38534, MIL-PRF-38535, and MIL-PRF-19500 specifications.
• Experience with or working knowledge of Destructive Physical Analysis (MIL-STD-1580) and interfacing with part failure analysis labs for root-cause investigations.
• Ability to produce clear, concise written and verbal technical reports for engineering teams, management, and customers.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across Electrical Engineering, Quality Engineering, Supply Chain, and Program Management.
• Ability to begin the contract promptly and commit to the expected period of performance.
• U.S. Person status is typically required for roles accessing export-controlled data; eligibility to obtain and maintain a security clearance may also be required depending on the program.
• Subject to a background check.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with MIL-PRF-55681, MIL-PRF-55342, and MIL-PRF-55310 chip capacitor and resistor specifications.
• Experience monitoring and dispositioning GIDEP alerts and advisories.
• Experience performing or reviewing Prohibited/Restricted Materials Analysis, including tin-whisker and wire-bond material risk assessment.
• Experience supporting part qualification for space, launch vehicle, or other harsh-environment defense programs.
• Experience preparing data packages for, or presenting to, an internal or customer parts control board.
• Experience supporting Material Review Board disposition of nonconforming parts and materials.
• Prior experience working in a contract or consulting capacity in aerospace and defense environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain program parts selection and screening plans, including acceptable part classes, screening levels, and qualification requirements.
• Build and maintain a master parts list tracking manufacturers, part numbers, screening levels, qualification status, approved alternates, obsolescence, and lifecycle information.
• Review statements of work, specifications, and contractual documents to identify EEE parts requirements, and flow those requirements to design teams and suppliers with viable alternatives.
• Support evaluation of component manufacturers and distributors for quality, reliability, and supply-chain integrity, including authorized distribution and anti-counterfeiting controls.
• Prepare nonstandard-part approval data packages and present or defend them to internal or customer parts control boards.
• Review part test data and qualification reports against program requirements, including oversight of DPA lot-sample teardowns and PMA dispositions.
• Support investigations of EEE parts that fail incoming screening, board-level testing, or system-level testing; coordinate with failure analysis labs to determine root cause and drive corrective action.
• Monitor industry alert and advisory systems such as GIDEP, and assess and disposition impacts on designs, inventory, and in-process procurements.
• Estimate and track cost and schedule impacts of parts screening, qualification, and procurement activities.
• Support proposal efforts with EEE parts cost, risk, and schedule inputs.
• Comply with organizational policies and procedures and protect confidential customer and employee information.
• Follow absence-notification and PTO-request policies; attend mandatory management and staff meetings.
• Represent the organization respectfully and professionally; comply with annual health, safety, training, and education requirements and dress-code standards.

Benefits

• Company 401(k) plan with company matching.
• Paid sick time: 40 hours per year for full-time and part-time employees, or the minimum sick time required by the state.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level