Component Engineer

Requirement/Must Have:

• Bachelor s degree in Engineering with a minimum of three years of related experience, or Master s degree in Engineering with at least one year of related experience.
• Experience working with cable assembly, wire harness production, or electromechanical manufacturing.
• Proven experience implementing Lean, Six Sigma, or SPC programs at suppliers.
• Strong project management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated experience evaluating supplier technical, quality, and business capabilities.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as required.

• Experience supporting new product introduction and production environments.
• Experience conducting supplier root cause analysis and driving corrective and preventive actions.
• Experience managing supplier qualifications, process validations, and capability studies.
• Experience working with manufacturing processes such as wire cutting, stripping, crimping, soldering, connector termination, overmolding, potting, and heat shrink application preferred.
• Familiarity with IPC-WHMA-A-620, NASA-STD-8739.4, IPC J-STD-001, or ISO 14572 preferred.
• Experience interpreting electrical schematics, wiring designs, and harness acceptance testing preferred.

• Evaluate and select suppliers within the copper cable and wire harness industry.
• Guide engineering teams in supplier selection and provide DFM input for new designs.
• Procure custom cables for new product development and track material readiness.
• Drive supplier performance improvements in quality, cost, capacity, and risk mitigation.
• Conduct supplier root cause analysis for harness failures and implement corrective actions.
• Manage supplier process changes, equipment qualifications, and production optimizations.
• Complete part qualification deliverables including pFMEA, process validations, inspection reports, gage R&R, and capability analysis.
• Develop and maintain harness standards, specifications, and design guidelines.
• Collaborate with strategic sourcing to evaluate new suppliers and manufacturing sites.
• Support engineering change orders and manage specification updates as required.
• Generate and track supplier performance metrics and communicate status to stakeholders.
• Review and resolve customer complaints, variance requests, and first article inspections.
• Drive supplier ramp readiness planning and ensure launch preparedness for new products.

• Broad hands-on experience in cable assembly and wire harness manufacturing processes.
• Strong interpersonal and executive-level communication skills.
• Ability to independently manage multiple supplier projects simultaneously.
• Experience developing supplier scorecards and reporting supply base health metrics.

• Supplier quality and performance management.
• Cable assembly and wire harness manufacturing processes.
• Design for manufacturability and process validation.
• Lean, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Risk assessment and supply continuity planning.
• Cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder communication.