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Posted: 10/29/2025 Employment Type: Contract Job Number: 31117 Job Location: Onsite Industry: MDEV - Medical Device

Job Description

Job Title: Component Engineer 3

Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract Component Engineer 3 opportunity with our client located in Sunnyvale, CA.

Job Description:

Responsible for ensuring suppliers meet ISI requirements for quality, service, delivery, and cost.
Drive suppliers to continuously improve business and manufacturing processes. Evaluate and select suppliers.
Guide Engineering in choosing suppliers for new products and providing DFM input to new designs.
Supports both NPI and ongoing production, monitors, and works with suppliers to improve supplier performance.
Executes detailed projects with suppliers to implement changes and improvements affecting quality, cost, capacity, risk, and sub-supplier management.
This role will focus on manufacturing electronics, including printed circuit boards (PCBs), printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs), electronic components, sub-assemblies, and fully finished electronic systems for some of the newest products.
The ideal candidate has experience bringing electronic devices to market, preferably medical devices; has worked directly with electronics manufacturing service (EMS) suppliers and component suppliers; and has demonstrated knowledge in a variety of electronics manufacturing technologies such as surface mount technology (SMT), automatic optical inspection (AOI), in-circuit test (ICT), functional testing (FUT), cable assemblies, etc.; as well as electronic system and PCBA design experience.

Job Responsibilities:

Complete project/ part qualification deliverables, including Supplier pFMEA, Process Validations (IQ/OQ/PQ), Inspection Reports, Gage R&R, and Process Capability Analysis
Work with suppliers to execute cost reductions, capacity improvements, and risk mitigation.
Select the right process and supplier for the part, considering long-term fit and total cost of ownership.
Manage supplier change,s including manufacturing process changes, production optimization, facility changes, new equipment qualification, and new line validations.
Drive changes to ISI requirements as necessary by initiating and managing changes to specifications and drawings through the engineering change order process.
Own and drive to closure supplier variances from symptom through root cause analysis to corrective action, including careful CAPA documentation.
Effectively prioritize and advance multiple concurrent projects and tasks
Clearly communicate project status to key stakeholders
Build, own, and relentlessly pursue a vision for developing suppliers.
Understand the proper level of documentation detail for tracking of actions and justification of decisions.
Generate key metrics for the team and suppliers, and continually drive for the timely achievement of those metrics.
Drive suppliers to continually improve their business and manufacturing process performance to meet the requirements for supplier excellence using a collection of best practices in project management, Six Sigma, Lean, SPC and negotiation. Lead these efforts without managerial guidance at several suppliers simultaneously.
Implement corrective and preventive actions for the supplier process by driving the supplier’s investigations and root cause analysis.
Provide effective and timely supply base health information and recommendations to management by creating and delivering data-driven supply base information to any level of management at ISI with little or no guidance.
Prepare and deliver supplier communications as required by independently working with suppliers on scorecard creation.
Work with suppliers and ISI engineering for the new product introduction to:
Create product supplier landscapes to determine launch readiness and report to management.
Develop supplier ramp readiness plans by judging business risk based on forecast, supplier capacity, quality performance, and process capability.
DFM by engaging suppliers early in the development cycle to provide feedback on manufacturability improvements in the designs prior to production.
Influence and guide Engineering in choosing suppliers by determining selection criteria for preferred suppliers and leading the team effort to evaluate preferred suppliers.
Review, analyze, and close customer complaints, manufacturing variance requests, and first article inspections by judging risk analyses and justifications.
Evaluate corrective and preventive actions at suppliers, and look for opportunities with suppliers to eliminate recurrence.

Job Qualifications:

Minimum 8 years related experience with a BS Engineering degree, or 6 years’ experience with MS in Engineering, or 3 years’ experience with a PhD.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentations to executive-level management.
Excellent Interpersonal skills and team-building skills.
A proven history of implementing Lean/6 Sigma/SPC Programs at suppliers.
Excellent Project Management skills.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills along with good judgment.
Demonstrable knowledge in evaluating and challenging supplier technical, quality, and business capabilities.
Demonstrable knowledge of a wide range of manufacturing processes, including an understanding of key input variables for quality, cost, and capacity (specialization can be in metal fabrication, plastics, electronics, and/or contract manufacturing).
Travel: 25% combination of domestic and international.

Must Have:

Minimum Education: BS degree in Engineering, advanced degree preferred.
Experience with statistical analysis software such as Minitab
Ability to read and interpret detailed mechanical drawings (GD&T) and communicate technical information.
Agile and SAP experience preferred.
Working Conditions
Ability to travel to suppliers on an as-needed basis – domestic and international.

Nice To Have:

CAD experience with 3D modeling tools
Experience in a high-volume medical device company.

Job Details:

Job Type: Contract
Pay Rate: $75-$83/hr.
Location: Sunnyvale, CA (Onsite).

Benefits Package: Protingent offers competitive salaries, insurance plan options (HDHP plan or POS plan), education/certification reimbursement, pre-tax commuter benefits, Paid Time Off (PTO), and an administered 401k plan.

About Protingent: Protingent is an Award-Winning provider of top-tier Engineering and IT talent, trusted by companies at the forefront of innovation — from Software and Aerospace to AI, Clean Tech, Medical Devices, and Connected Technologies. We’re passionate about making a positive impact by connecting exceptional talent with meaningful opportunities and helping our clients build the future.

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