Component Engineer

Tarana is a fast revenue growth company built by outstanding talented people and with innovative technology. Our hardware development team is looking for a smart, experienced, and hardworking member working on electronic components to support new product design as well as supply chain demands. This is a high visibility role and the ideal candidate needs to be able to work with HW, RF, Testing, OPS, and other cross functional teams, has a passion for solving problems efficiently and a desire to continuously improve it, and be able to work in a fast-paced environment.

Job Responsibilities: 

• BOM scrubbing to address obsolescence, lead time issue, product enhancement and cost reduction activities
• Supplier PCN reviews, Manufacturing Change Notifications, supplier risk evaluation, supplier audits
• Monitor, identify and resolve all lifecycle issues and assist supply chain management team to identify appropriate substitutes for electric/electronic/electro-mechanical components.
• Finding alternate parts from different supplier with exact form, fit and function (perform Like for Like analysis/technical spec comparison study)
• Design Analysis – Like to like analysis during part change, Power, Derating, Tolerance, Thermal Analysis, Signal Integrity, DFM, DFA, DFT, and EMC etc.
• Maintain REACH/RoHS Compliance status on all components and system level assemblies
• Perform detailed Impact, Risk Analysis and feasibility testing
• Performing component level, Subassembly module, system level integration and Design verification testing to qualify the proposed alternates
• Create/analyze test reports based on results from test execution
• Change initiation creation as per design change process, Implementation of Engineering Change Order (ECO), PLM updates and Design Transfer
• Coordination with different supplier/test labs

Required Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent field with 3 to 5 years of relevant experience 
• Hardware test equipment usage (eg. spectrum analyzers, signal generators, oscilloscopes)
• Knowledge of wireless networks and products
• Conduct failure analysis and perform Root cause analysis for failed units from field
• Ability to create ECOs, Deviations etc. in Arena BOM management environment

The salary range for this position is: $120,000 to $155,000

Compensation will be determined based on several factors including, but not limited to: skill set, years of experience and the employee’s geographic location.

Tarana provides competitive benefits to employees in this role including: Medical, dental and vision benefits, 401K match, flexible time off and stock option.