Junior Engineer - Component Engineering

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Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Junior Engineer – Component Engineering in Chennai.

What a typical day looks like:

• Enter and maintain component data and manufacturer information and approved vendor lists in global component database

• Create a component database for all the Electrical/Electronic & Indirect materials Quality review of the component parameter attributes from datasheets

• Provides guidance regarding part selection, design concepts, specification requirements, critical components and alternate sources.

• Validate AML and provide proper alternates if any discrepancies

• Monitor Component EOL and manage the component obsolescence

• Part of a cross-functional team in implementing product component changes within the Company

• Experience in Manufacturing /Engineering industry preferably in electronics.

• Good organization and technical communication skills to effectively monitor and convey component end-of-life (EOL) notifications and part change notifications (PCN’s) to Purchasing and Engineering.

• Familiar with circuit design principles and board layout guidelines, identifying alternate parts and manufacturers.

• Knowledge of any design software like OrCAD, CIS, Allegro desirable

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

• Knowledge of electrical and electronic components.

• Experience - 0 to 1 yrs

• Excellent written and oral communication skills MANDATORY.

• Working Knowledge of MS Office tools (MS Excel, MS Word)

• Good team player

• Good knowledge of electronic components and their applications to quickly evaluate the severity of EOL’s and PCN’s, and to evaluate potential alternates.

• experience as a in a manufacturing set up, preferably in EMS industry

• Qualifications-BE in E&TC/Electronics/EEE

Here are a few examples of what you will get for the great work you provide:

• Health Insurance

• PTO

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