Electrical Component Engineer; Onsite

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This role sits at the intersection of engineering and supply chain, owning component strategy from design through full product lifecycle. You will directly influence product cost, supply resilience, and scalability by driving component selection, supplier strategy, and lifecycle risk management across Axon’s product portfolio.

Location:

Scottsdale, Arizona (HQ)

Reports to:

Director of Category Management Direct Reports: none

• Partner with design engineering teamsearly in theNPI development process to influencecomponentselectionbyleveragingyour industry experience.
• Establish strong relationships with manufacturers and their associated representatives in the electronics industry to understand product roadmaps and availability to support current and future product development.
• Work with the sourcing team to develop and rampcomponentsources for new products and support the NPI team’s efforts to ensure components arepurchasedin a timely mannerfor engineering development builds.
• Leverage your technicalexpertiseand industry knowledge to select key strategic components to support product scalability for 5+ year life cycles.
• Assistthe respective Category Managers and cross-functional category teams in developing and executing multidimensional commodity strategies that support the NPI work stream with an emphasis on cost optimization, time to market, technology, quality, supply continuity, supply chain consolidation,service and risk mitigation.
• Identify and manage the implementation of cost reduction opportunities on new and existing products in collaboration with the category management and continuous engineering teams.
• Identify risks in our current supply chain and work together with the Category Managers and Continuous Engineering team to qualifyadditionalsources of supply for critical components on our BOM’s.
• Manage all active BOMs in the electroniccomponentdatabase tool.
• Own the development and maintenance of the EOL Maintenance Process based on incoming manufacturer Product Change Notices (PCN's).
• Provide formal reports on obsolescence and environmental solutions for electronic components including DMSMS (Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages) Management, PCN’s, and EOL’s.
• Provide input tonew designsto improve product reliability and longevity.
• Provide support to the teamregardingcost, availability, and technical advantages of variouscomponentchoices and manufacturer choices.
• Ensure all existing and new internal part numbers, datasheets and descriptions are correct in our databases.
• Generate internal standards relating tocomponentselection.
• Liaise with external agenciesregardingreliability andcomponentissues.

• BS in Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience incomponentengineeringor related roles.
• Work experience in a new product introduction (NPI) sourcing environment is preferred.
• Ability to coordinate cross functionally with groups such as Engineering, Quality, Global Supply Chain, Operations and Contract Manufacturers to resolve issuespertainingtocomponentselectionand use.
• Complete understanding/working knowledge of engineering documentation (i.e., schematics,componentdata sheets, Gerber files, etc.) and standard document control practices (ECRs, ECOs, deviations, etc.)
• Ability to work on multiple cross functional projects simultaneously.
• Ability to develop strong relationships with key stakeholders to drive proper rigor inthesupplier selection process.
• Self-motivated,resourceful,and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to manage rapid changes typical during the NPI development process.
• Experience with Arena…