Materials Engineer for Electronic Components

Keysight Technologies, Inc.•Santa Rosa, CA

16h

About The Position

As a member of Keysight’s New Product Introduction – Shared Services (NPI-SS) organization, the Materials Engineer provides technical leadership in managing board-mountable electronics across Keysight. The position works with suppliers and internal teams to select and manage components, materials, processes, and suppliers, while helping ensure product reliability, quality, manufacturability, and cost objectives are met.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
At least 5 years of experience in a professional materials and manufacturing engineering and supply-chain-related environment.
Experience reviewing and selecting digital and analog components for specific design applications.
Ability to work effectively across functional organizations, including R&D, Procurement, and other business and engineering organizations.
Ability to work effectively with contract manufacturers and other suppliers, individually or as part of a team.
Demonstrated knowledge of the theory and practice of scientific or engineering concepts sufficient to function as an individual contributor.
Ability to manage multiple projects and tasks concurrently.
Ability to lead small teams and projects.

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of Oracle or a similar ERP system.
Expertise and experience with Product Lifecycle Management.
Strong teamwork, self-motivation, innovation, and individual-contribution skills.
Experience interfacing with suppliers.
Demonstrable project-management and communication skills.
Proficiency in MS Office tools.

Responsibilities

Represent Keysight to suppliers on proposed designs and the procurement and installation of new components, equipment, and processes.
Research and recommend preferred components, processes, and materials.
Analyze product designs, assemblies, and components to improve reliability and quality and ensure compatibility with manufacturing processes and cost objectives.
Research and identify causes of technical manufacturing problems.
Define and implement permanent solutions to technical manufacturing problems.
Promote teamwork and cooperative effort.
Provide customers with high-quality products and services.
Understand and apply appropriate quality-improvement processes.
Take responsibility for technical and quality aspects of commodity-team activities, including part and supplier identification, evaluation, qualification, and management.
Lead small teams and projects and manage multiple projects and tasks concurrently.