Colorado Springs, CO, US Component Engineer

Requisition ID: 88316-0

Viking Enterprise Solutions has a rich history of leadership in providing storage and storage server platforms to hyperscale and enterprise data centers worldwide. The division leads the market with ultra-high capacity and high-end flash systems.  Viking Enterprise Solutions provides advanced data center products including solid-state memory and disk-based storage server appliances, JBOD storage systems and related products for a variety of data center and storage applications. Viking Enterprise Solutions products are tailored for integration into OEM, System Integrator and data center products.

​Viking Enterprise Solutions is proud to be part of the Sanmina family. Sanmina is recognized as a technology leader, providing end-to-end design, manufacturing and logistics solutions, maintaining a global footprint of design and manufacturing operations in 23 countries on six continents. 

Job Purpose:

• Assist design teams in capturing new components into the Agile and CAD component databases.   
• Participates in design team BOM reviews to reduce component variations, build AVLs and to minimize material costs 
• Implements and maintains RoHS database for products. 
• Support Product Sustaining activities for EOL components, including finding appropriate alternate or replacement components
• Determines reliability requirements of components and systems to achieve company objectives.
• Implements and maintains MTBF database, including BOM-level MTBF analysis
• Propose changes in design or formulation to improve system and/or process reliability.
   

Nature of Duties: Nature of Duties/Responsibilities:

• Basic electronics, understand electronic components and their use
• Read and understand schematics, use CAD software for component footprint and evaluate use (stress)
• Experience in structuring and managing BOMs, including use and management in engineering database systems
• Experience selecting and comparing parts based on supplier datasheet information
• Strong problem solving skills

 Education and Experience:

• 5+ years experience in electronics product development
• Bachelor of Science (or higher) in electronics or related field
•  Focus on electrical component selection
• Obsolescence Management
• Component Life Cycle Management
• Component testing & qualification
• Supplier and component selection
• System cost reduction activities
•  Support component quality activities as needed
• Component change qualification
• Alternate Sourcing, FFF Analysis
• Engineering Change Orders
•  Supplier onboarding & Qualification
• BOM Analysis & Segregation
• ROHS, REACH, FMD
• Value Engineering

Sanmina is an Equal Opportunity Employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

Salary Range (annual): $90,000 - $105,000 

In addition, Sanmina Provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.