Hardware Engineer II
Job in
Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, California, 94085, USA
Listed on 2026-10-26
Listing for:
Spectraforce Technologies
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-10-26
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Hardware Engineer, Electronics Engineer, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Sunnyvale, CA (Hybrid) OR Fremont / Burlingame, CA
12 months
Component Engineer -- Reality Labs Hardware, Strategic Sourcing Engineering Role summary
Component Engineers (CEs) own the technical qualification and supply-risk management of electrical, electromechanical, and optoelectronic components across RL hardware products. The CE is the bridge between EE design, GSM/Strategic Sourcing, contract manufacturers, and component suppliers -- ensuring every part on the EE BOM is qualified, multi-sourced where possible, and free of supply, cost, or quality risk from NPI through sustaining.
Key responsibilities
Review, qualify, and approve electrical / electromechanical / optoelectronic components (resistors, capacitors, ICs, connectors, discretes, inductors, filters, timing devices, PCB/FPC, camera/optics/display/battery modules) for production use.
Execute second-sourcing and multi-sourcing activities (paper vs. build qualification) in alignment with sourcing strategy and guidance, to de-risk supply, mitigate EOL / allocation / lead-time / PCN-driven shortages, and reduce cost.
Determine component criticality (Class A/B/C) and define the qual path with EE reviewers; manage New Part Requests and feed qualified MPNs into the AVL, PLM (Teamcenter), and CBOM.Execute ECNs and track PCNs across NPI and sustaining products; perform up-screening, derating, and component-level failure analysis.
Own advanced BOM risk reviews -- catching component issues upfront and maintaining EE BOM integrity across the portfolio.
Partner with GSM (commercial/allocation) and PCE (cost) as the technical counterpart on Category A/B parts; support CM component inquiries and shortage escalations.
Minimum qualifications AI related experiences BS in Electrical Engineering, Materials, or related field.
Experience in component/hardware engineering
Working knowledge of passive/active components, datasheets, and qualification/reliability methods (up-screening, derating, FA).
Experience with PLM (Agile/Teamcenter), AVL/BOM management, and ECN/PCN processes.
Preferred qualifications
Consumer electronics / high-volume hardware NPI experience.
Electrical Engineering experience
Track record introducing alternate sources at scale and driving cost savings.
Direct experience with contract manufacturers and component suppliers across regions.
Strong proficiency in leveraging AI tools and CE expertise to develop data-mining solutions and design guidelines that enable GSM and EE teams to make data-driven decisions.
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