Senior/Principal Component Selection Engineer

Advantage Resourcing are currently recruiting for a senior/Principle component Selection Engineer. To be based in Stevenage on a 6 month contract.

Accountabilities:
Manage Component Selection (as detailed below)
Perform Component suitability risk analysis
Provide analytical component selection advice to designers
Approve the use of components against Project environmental and functional requirements
Support obsolescence reviews, policies, planning, risk aversion & resolution studies
Provide technical support to Purchasing, Manufacturing, Assembly Technologists and reliability experts
Plan, monitor and deliver tasks to agreed time schedules

Skills & Knowledge

Technical expertise, with typically a minimum of 5-8 years ideally within the military, aerospace or automotive environment, relating to one or more of the following component commodities (list in order of preference)
Digital Components
Passives
Interconnection
Analog
Oscillators

Knowledge & Expertise in the field of semi-conductors (digital, analogue)
Component packaging technologies, such as PED's, Lead Free, SMD technology (eg QFN's, LGA's...)Commercial awareness of the specific commodity industry

Awareness of current Market trends, roadmaps, product life cycle and supplier performance

Understanding legislation requirements of RoHS, REACH, ITAR, ECCN, etc

IT literate, especially comprehensive use of MS Excel & MS Access

Experience in the use of Team Centre PDM & SAP would be an advantage
Self Starter
Highly motivated
Team player
Goal focused
Clear and precise
Good inter-personnel skills
Strong interfacing and influencing skills
Strong organisational and planning skills

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