Job Title: Component Engineer 4
Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract Component Engineer 4 with our client located in Sunnyvale, CA.
Job Description:- The mission of Supplier Engineering is to ensure high quality and stable delivery of purchased production components from suppliers operating under robust quality systems.
- Each supplier engineer is responsible for ensuring suppliers meet our client's requirements for product quality, cost, and service.
Job Responsibilities:- Lead Core Product Teams in defining appropriate Part Qualification requirements
- This includes defining testing and inspection requirements prior to system integration to maximize the factory efficiency
- Support transfer of parts between suppliers
- Complete Production Part Qualification Process deliverables: Supplier pFMEA, Special Process Validations, FAI, and Process Capability Analysis
- Perform product/process risk analysis and ensure mitigations are implemented and effective prior to product introduction
- Establish sustainable process capability at supplier and critical sub-tier suppliers
- Support Manufacturing Line Escalations from manufacturing teams
- Drive corrective actions through use of various Root Cause tools (8D, 5 Why, etc), determining true root cause, implementing effective and lasting corrective and preventive actions
- Identify the correct process for manufacturing the part, considering process quality, long term capacity and total lifecycle cost.
- Identify where DFM is appropriate to achieve higher quality, lower costs or better supply chain capacity
- Educate internal customers and suppliers regarding supplier quality, process and operational capabilities, best value manufacturing methods and tooling for key supplier processes Manage change
- Drive improvements to the requirements as necessary by proposing and managing changes to specifications and drawings through the ECO process
- Manage the planning and implementation of supplier change management projects using the Supplier Change Request process (SCR) post Design V&V
- Provide status of the readiness (quality, capacity, delivery) of the supply chain for major production process changes
- Work cross-functionally to improve supplier engineering processes
- Work with Product Design, Commodity Mangers and other stake holders to identify high capability suppliers necessary for New Products based on assessment of business need and supplier capability.
- Evaluate new supplies through informal assessments and formal assessment by supporting lead auditors in QMS evaluations
- Foster Supplier Relationships
- Support audit team in addressing findings to develop suppliers’ quality and business systems in order to meet our client's requirements
- Manage supplier relationships to effectively partner with the suppliers.
Job Qualifications:- BS degree in Engineering field
- 10+ years related experience in Manufacturing, Supplier Process Engineering, Design, or related field
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience creating and aggregating DFM feedback
- Demonstrable knowledge in evaluating and challenging supplier technical, quality, and business capabilities
- Experience with a wide range of manufacturing processes including understanding of key input variables for quality, cost and capacity
- Desired product experience in the following categories:
- Machining, including 4 & 5-axis holdings, FMS and bar-fed lathes
- Metal Fabrication, Welding and/or other bonding processes
- Plastic Injection Molding or other plastic forming processes
- Die casting or Thixomolding
- Mechanical Motion Products (Bearings, Gears and Screws)
- Mechanical Motion Control Products (Motors, Brakes)
- Motion Control Sensors (Encoders, Inertial Sensors, Resolvers)
- Medical Gas Line Processing
- Proven ability to motivate suppliers and lead teams to solve difficult technical and process problems
- Knowledge of pFMEA, process validation, inspection and test techniques
- Familiarity with 21 CFR part 820 and ISO 13485
- Experience in auditing suppliers to these standards is preferred
- At a minimum, candidate should understand GDP and QMS methods
- Significant computer experience using Windows, Word, Excel, Access and ERP Information Systems, preferably SAP
- Ability to read and interpret detailed specifications and schematics and communicate technical information
- Experience in a medical device company is a preferred
- Experience with low-volume high-mix production environments is a preferred
- Ability to travel to suppliers on an as needed basis – domestic and international
Job Details:- Job Type: Contract
- Pay Range: $80 - $86 an hour.
- Location: Sunnyvale, CA (Onsite)
Benefits Package: Protingent offers competitive salaries, insurance plan options (HDHP plan or POS plan), education/certification reimbursement, pre-tax commuter benefits, Paid Time Off (PTO), and an administered 401k plan.
About Protingent: Protingent is an Award-Winning provider of top-tier Engineering and IT talent, trusted by companies at the forefront of innovation — from Software and Aerospace to AI, Clean Tech, Medical Devices, and Connected Technologies. We’re passionate about making a positive impact by connecting exceptional talent with meaningful opportunities and helping our clients build the future.