Temporary Electronic Component Engineer Jobs (NOW HIRING)

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Key job responsibilities
Technical Leadership & Expertise
- Partner closely with the core Commodity Engineering team while operating within the Electronic Supply Chain team
- Serve as a senior technical authority for Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, and Manufacturing teams
- Collaborate with suppliers and cross-functional teams to lead Component Failure Analysis investigations and drive systemic Corrective Actions that prevent recurrence
Sourcing & Supplier Management
- Working closely with the Global Commodity Manager and Material Program Manager team, identify and recommend potential alternate parts for risk and issue mitigation and/or cost reduction.
- Partnering with the Commodity Engineering and Electrical Engineering teams as well as the Global Commodity Managers, define the long term preferred vendor list for electronic component vendors
Component Evaluation & Selection
- Enforce requirements compliance standards for Electrical Component Requests
- Alternate component research to reduce supply chain risk
- Drive equivalency research strategy to expand and diversify component options
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Drive alignment across design, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain leadership on component strategy
- Develop, implement, and improve component related problem resolution strategies in the supply chain with Quality, Operations, Engineering, and Reliability
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans and functional test procedures
- Experience mentoring team members on best practices
- Experience communicating clearly and concisely with leadership, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams
- 5+ years working as a Component Engineer in space, aerospace, industrial, automotive, or other high-tech industry
- Experience working with and maintaining an eCAD library
- Expertise with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tools.
- Experience leading component qualification programs for space or aerospace applications
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent
- Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production
- Experience with the project management of technical projects
- Experience coordinating between technical teams, peers and business stakeholders
- Experience conveying complex technical concepts to both technical and business audiences
- Experience creating qualification plans and leading obsolescence analyses for electronic components
- Experience on obsolescence analyses and implementing mitigation strategies
- Demonstrated ability of developing component qualification plans and test strategies
- Knowledge of radiation effects on electronics and component derating practices
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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, WA, Bellevue - 137,300.00 - 185,700.00 USD annually