Component Engineer - Electronics Component Engineer.

Essential Duties/Principal Responsibilities:                       

Working within a small team based across different geographical segments of Xylem to:

• Support various Xylem Electronics design teams to perform component research (find the best component for a given design)
• Monitor, identify and resolve any lifecycle issues and identify substitutes and/or second source for components
• Resolve end-of-life/obsolete component issues
• Assist in the development of new component qualification plans
• Manage communication with component manufacturers and distributors
• Assist in the qualification of new manufacturers and suppliers

Minimum Qualifications:

•  Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Analogue Electronics is a bonus

Essential Experience:

• Proven track record (5 years or more) working with and ideally for an Electronics component manufacturers and Electronics product companies in a role such as Field Application Engineer or Component Engineer/Designer providing technical support, supporting internal design teams in optimizing new product designs, conducting product demonstrations and working with clients to optimise the performance of their semiconductor products.

Technical skills:

• Knowledge and experience in Electronics is essential, Analogue Electronics beneficial
  • Hand-on experience in using a wide range of different types of Electronics products, functions, parameters, packages, understanding of cost points in Electronics design
• Electronics
  • A good working knowledge of at least one manufacturer’s products, or one particular family of components like e.g. ARM-based micros from multiple suppliers