Senior Component Engineer, Electronics

The company is seeking an experienced Senior Component Engineer to lead the selection, qualification, risk assessment, and lifecycle management of electronic components used in Genie residential and commercial products.

This role collaborates with Electrical Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality, and suppliers to ensure components meet product performance, reliability, cost, availability, compliance, and manufacturability requirements.

The successful candidate will provide technical expertise across active and passive components, guide component selection early in the design process, and mitigate supply chain and lifecycle risks through alternate sourcing and obsolescence management strategies.

The role supports products throughout the entire lifecycle, from concept and development through production, sustaining engineering, and end-of-life.Candidates should have experience supporting electronic products from development through high-volume production and possess strong electrical engineering fundamentals, broad component knowledge, and sound engineering judgment.


* Experience evaluating and qualifying electronic components used in PCB assemblies.


* Strong understanding of component specifications, derating principles, thermal performance, reliability, failure mechanisms, and qualification methodologies.


* Experience assessing alternate components for electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, regulatory, and lifecycle compatibility.


* Knowledge of BOM risk management, lifecycle planning, PCN reviews, obsolescence mitigation, and sourcing strategies.


* Familiarity with PCB fabrication, assembly processes, component packaging, and DFM/DFT principles.


* Experience with component quality, reliability engineering, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and failure analysis.


* Experience supporting new product development and production release processes.


* Familiarity with UL, FCC, RoHS, REACH, and other applicable regulatory and compliance requirements.


* Experience using PLM, ERP, component database, and BOM management systems; familiarity with Altium Designer, PADS, or similar ECAD tools is a plus.


* Ability to read schematics, interpret datasheets and qualification reports, and use standard electronic test equipment.


* Strong leadership, analytical, problem-solving, project management, and communication skills.


* Ability to work effectively across engineering, sourcing, quality, manufacturing, and supplier organizations.

Education


* Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related discipline, with typically 8+ years of relevant industry experience; or


* Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related discipline, with typically 6+ years of relevant industry experience.

Candidates should have experience supporting electronic products from development through high-volume production and possess stron...