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About the role

  • Components Engineer improving electronic component reliability, availability and sourcing for Tantalus smart-grid products. Evaluating alternatives, qualifying second sources and supporting hardware manufacturing.

Responsibilities

  • Review and technically assess electronic component selections for existing products, new product designs and design changes
  • Identify alternate manufacturers, vendors and technically suitable replacement components
  • Evaluate and qualify second sources through technical analysis, bench testing and collaboration with engineering and manufacturing teams
  • Build and maintain alternate sourcing options to improve supply continuity, competitive quoting and cost reduction
  • Partner with design engineers early in development to identify components with multiple viable sources
  • Act as a technical gatekeeper for component selection and challenge choices creating sourcing, lifecycle or supply risk
  • Support exception processes for components that must remain single sourced, including documenting technical rationale and management review
  • Evaluate component specifications, performance, compatibility, availability and manufacturer information
  • Maintain documentation of component evaluations, approved alternatives, sourcing information, test results and technical decisions
  • Collaborate with hardware engineering, manufacturing engineering and supply chain partners on shortages, obsolescence and component-related issues
  • Develop knowledge of component manufacturers, distributors and market options
  • Support component-control discipline for manufacturing and contract manufacturing partners
  • Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of technical education and relevant practical experience
  • Approximately 5+ years of experience in electronics design, components engineering, component selection or a closely related hardware engineering role
  • Strong knowledge of electronic components and ability to assess component suitability from technical and application perspectives
  • Hands-on experience with analog electronics
  • Experience working with electronic component manufacturers, distributors, vendors and component supply chains
  • Experience identifying, evaluating and qualifying alternate components or second sources
  • Comfortable performing bench testing and using electronic laboratory equipment
  • Strong technical documentation skills
  • Experience working in hardware product development and/or electronics manufacturing environments strongly preferred
  • Experience with RF electronics considered an asset
  • Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation considered an asset but not required
  • Strong technical judgment and solutions-oriented approach
  • Ability to communicate technical concerns and constructively challenge component choices
  • Ability to collaborate across product development, hardware engineering, manufacturing and supply chain teams
  • Highly organized and detail-oriented, with strong follow-through and disciplined documentation habits
  • Ability to balance technical performance, component availability, cost, lifecycle considerations and business needs
  • Clear written and verbal communication skills

Benefits

  • Medical, dental and vision plans
  • Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
  • Paid time off
  • Variable compensation based on performance targets and business objectives

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

HybridBurnabyCanada

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