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Component Engineer 4

Protingent

Sunnyvale, CA

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$80–$87 Per Hour
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Best Practices, Business Processes, Change Management, Communication Skills, Continuous Improvement, Corrective Action, Corrective and Preventative Action (CAPA) Systems, Cost Control, Customer Support/Service, Documentation, Electromechanics, Engineering, Engineering Change Management, Engineering Change Order, Establish Priorities, Failure Analysis, Interpersonal Skills, Lean Six Sigma, Manufacturing, Manufacturing/Industrial Processes, Materials Tracking, Metrics, Multitasking, Negotiation Skills, Performance Management, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Process Analysis, Process Capability, Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA), Process Improvement, Process Validation, Product/Service Launch, Production Control, Project/Program Management, Quality Management, Requirements Management, Risk, Risk Analysis, Risk Management, Root Cause Analysis, Scorecarding, Soldering, Sourcing Strategy, Strategic Analysis, Team Lead/Manager, Time Management, Total Cost of Ownership, Vendor/Supplier Evaluation, Vendor/Supplier Management, Vendor/Supplier Planning, Vendor/Supplier Selection, Willing to Travel, Wire Harness, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Sunnyvale, CA
POSTED
17 days ago
Job Title: Component Engineer 4

Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract Component Engineer 4with our client located in Sunnyvale, CA.

Job Description:
  • Responsible for ensuring suppliers meet ISI requirements for quality, service, delivery, and cost.
  • Drive suppliers to continuously improve business and manufacturing processes specifically related to wire harness and cable assembly.
  • Evaluate and select suppliers within copper cables/harness industry.
  • Guide Engineering in choosing suppliers for new products and provide DFM input to new designs.
  • Supports both NPI and on-going production, monitors and works with suppliers to improve supplier performance.
  • Executes detailed projects with suppliers to implement changes and improvements affecting quality, cost, capacity, risk, and sub-supplier management.

Job Responsibilities:
  • Work with NPD to procure custom cables ensuring DFM to achieve quality and cost targets
  • Support NPD with proto builds and track material readiness at Supplier
  • Drive supplier root cause analysis for cable harness failures
  • Mitigate risks and ensure supply continuity by evaluating capacity, lead times and quality issues
  • Develop and maintain harness standards, specifications, and design guidelines.
  • Work with Strategic sourcing to evaluate new suppliers and new supplier manufacturing sites
  • Complete project/ part qualification deliverables including Supplier pFMEA, Process Validations (IQ/OQ/PQ), Inspection Reports, Gage R&R, and Process Capability Analysis
  • Work with suppliers to execute cost reductions, capacity improvements, and risk mitigation.
  • Select the right process and supplier for the part, considering long-term fit and total cost of ownership.
  • Manage supplier changes including manufacturing process changes, production optimization, facility changes, new equipment qualification, and new line validations.
  • Drive changes to the requirements as necessary by initiating and managing changes to specifications and drawings through the engineering change order process.
  • Own and drive to closure supplier variances from symptom through root cause analysis to corrective action, including careful CAPA documentation.
  • Effectively prioritize and advance multiple concurrent projects and tasks
  • Clearly communicate project status to key stakeholders
  • Build, own, and relentlessly pursue a vision for developing suppliers.
  • Understand proper level of documentation detail for tracking of actions and justification of decisions.
  • Generate key metrics for the team and suppliers, and continually drive for timely achievement of those metrics.
  • Drive suppliers to continually improve their business and manufacturing process performance to meet the requirements for supplier excellence using a collection of best practices in project management, Six Sigma, Lean, SPC and negotiation. Lead these efforts without managerial guidance at several suppliers simultaneously.
  • Implement corrective and preventive actions for supplier process by driving supplier’s investigations and root cause analysis.
  • Provide effective and timely supply base health information and recommendation to management by creating and delivering data-driven supply base information to any level of management at with little or no guidance.
  • Prepare and deliver supplier communications as required by independently working with suppliers on scorecard creation.
  • Work with suppliers and the engineering for the new product introduction to:
    • Create product supplier landscapes to determine launch readiness and report to management.
    • Develop supplier ramp readiness plans by judging business risk based on forecast, supplier capacity, quality performance, and process capability.
  • DFM by engaging suppliers early in development cycle to feedback manufacturability improvements in the designs prior to production.
  • Influence and guide Engineering in choosing suppliers by determining selection criteria for preferred suppliers and leading the team effort to evaluate preferred suppliers.
  • Review, analyze and close customer complaints, manufacturing variance requests, and first article inspections by judging risk analyses and justifications.

Job Qualifications:
  • Minimum 7 years related experience with an BS Engineering degree or 5 years’ experience with MS in Engineering.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills including presentations to executive level management.
  • Excellent Interpersonal skills and team building skills.
  • A proven history of implementing Lean/6 Sigma/SPC Programs at suppliers.
  • Excellent Project Management skills.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills along with good judgment.
  • Demonstrable knowledge in evaluating and challenging supplier technical, quality, and business capabilities.
  • Demonstrable knowledge of a wide range of manufacturing processes including understanding of key input variables for quality, cost, and capacity (specialization can be in cable assembly, wire cutting , termination, crimping, Soldering, overmold ) Working Conditions.
  • Ability to travel to suppliers on an as-needed basis – domestic and international.
Nice To Have:
  • 4-7 years of engineering experience in cable assembly, wire harness production, or electromechanical manufacturing.
  • The ideal Candidate possesses broad and deep hands-on cable assembly experience along with wire cutting, stripping, crimping , soldering.

Job Details:
  • Job Type: Contract
  • Pay Range: $80-$87 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.

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