Component Engineer / Mechanical Engineer

Company: GCR Professional Services
Location: Andover
Posted on: May 9, 2025

Job Description:

Component Engineer / Mechanical Engineer (Contract)

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(Location: Tewksbury, MA area) - Hybrid work schedule

Key Skills and Responsibilities:
*Working knowledge and understanding of relevant industry standards and regulations, such as IPC, ISO, REACH and RoHS, is essential for ensuring compliance and maintaining quality.
*Able to create procedure and reports for parts obsolescence studies of electronic and mechanical assemblies.
*Able to perform independent research/identify/select components and also perform failure analysis on Elect/Mech parts & assemblies
*Working knowledge of Engineering Bill of Materials

Job Description
Client is seeking a Component Engineer or Mechanical Engineer (with Components experience and some electrical hardware experience) to work in the global component engineering department. The ideal candidate will have: Familiarity working on high-reliability/mission-critical systems for national defense and space applications; A working knowledge of common EEE Electrical and Mechanical components. Candidate should have a broad-based Mechanical / Electrical Hardware engineering background.

Responsibilities: Create specifications and part numbers for the release of new component part numbers for Development.
Support Corrective Action on all component related in BOMs and have the ability to research and determine different material finishes and platings.
Support Development Engineering for sourcing activities to identify industrial or military grade components for our military or industrial applications.
Responsible for all Supplier Product Change Notice (PCN) notifications to include identifying new/replacement source of supply, qualification plans and AML approvals.
Track and Manage approved RoHS components to new internal part numbers.
Management of Bills of material (BOM) from lead to lead-free components.
Perform research and material analysis on the current global compliance directives including REACH, RoHS, Conflict Minerals, WEEE
GIDEP Representative for the Client.
Monitor weekly summaries & part listings for obsolescence, EOL, part changes, Errata's and any other reliability /quality issues.
Participates in the development of new designs to correct problems before products are released to manufacturing.


Qualifications: To succeed in this role, you should have the following skills and experience Bachelor's degree in mechanical or electrical engineeringdiscipline or equivalent
3-5 years of related working experience preferred
Background in circuit card electrical component selection and engineering skills
Understanding of Engineering release process, Part/Component reliability and design concerns in Circuit Card applications
Experience with parts/components obsolescence reporting and tracking
Broad based Mechanical / Electrical Hardware engineering background
Knowledge of defense and aerospace regulations, standards, and systems is highly desirable.
Excellent Interpersonal and multi-tasking skills
Able to demonstrate good hands-on engineering skill and detailed oriented.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong working knowledge in MS office skills (Excel, Word, etc...)
Understanding PLMs (in Agile, Oracle, etc.) is a plus
Developing innovative technical solutions to obsolescence problems that require creativity with little to no supervision.
Collaborate with multi-disciplinary engineering teams, purchasing, commodity management, quality engineering, and work with vendors and contract manufacturers.
Participates in the development of new designs to correct problems before products are released to manufacturing.
Create and review technical drawings, plans, and specifications.
Adaptability: Ability to thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, adapting to changing priorities and project requirements.

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