Senior/Staff Component Engineer

Job Description Job Overview We are seeking a dynamic and energetic Component Engineer to join our boards team. In this high-visibility role, you will play a key part in selecting, evaluating, and managing electronic components that enable boards. You will contribute directly to product development, manufacturing, and problem resolution, ensuring our components meet technical specifications, quality standards, and regulatory requirements. The boards team values innovation, collaboration, and continuous career development, offering an environment where your expertise can make a meaningful impact. Responsibilities The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, resourceful, and passionate about driving component excellence across product lifecycles. You thrive in cross-functional environments, demonstrate strong problem-solving abilities, and can balance technical, cost, and compliance considerations. You are committed to collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement, while also mentoring and supporting others. Required Skills And Experience - Source and evaluate new electronic components; provide guidance for component selection. - Identify and analyze alternate components for End-of-Life (EOL) replacements, design updates, or cost reduction opportunities. - Create and maintain EP part numbers in the system; manage component change requests - Support component-related production issues, including quality concerns, shortages, and discrepant material. - Maintain and lead the Approved Vendor List (AVL) and Sample Library - Oversee component quotations and database maintenance - Support cost-reduction initiatives and inventory reduction efforts through consolidation and periodic reviews - Participate in preliminary and production BOM reviews - Parts management between corporate and local databases - Raise Engineering Change Requests to communicate obsolescence or performance issues - Conduct deep-dive analysis on non-direct (non-FFF) replacement parts - Evaluate technical feasibility of new manufacturers and co-ordinate business feasibility with Supply Chain - Familiarity with environmental compliance (RoHS, HF) and exemption certifications - Facilitate discussions between manufacturers and design engineering teams regarding part failures, roadmaps, and other issues - Provide component management support for Contract Manufacturers (CMs) - Drive technical innovation in validation, tool and script development, methodology enhancement, and multi-functional initiatives - Understanding of PCB assembly processes Nice To Have Skills and Experience: - Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering preferred; Master's degree desired - Knowledge of component manufacturing, qualification, and reliability evaluation - Expertise in Engineering Change Orders (ECO) and Change Requests In Return: You will gain a deeper understanding of system architecture and performance. Work alongside many other engineering teams including software, packaging, SoC implementation and verification, collaborating and enabling engineers and designers across multiple teams. Our 10x mindset guides how we engineer, collaborate, and grow. Understand what it means and how to reflect 10x in your work: https://careers.arm.com/en/10x-mindset Accommodations at Arm At Arm, we want to build extraordinary teams. If you need an adjustment or an accommodation during the recruitment process, please email [Confidential Information] . To note, by sending us the requested information, you consent to its use by Arm to arrange for appropriate accommodations. All accommodation or adjustment requests will be treated with confidentiality, and information concerning these requests will only be disclosed as necessary to provide the accommodation. Although this is not an exhaustive list, examples of support include breaks between interviews, having documents read aloud, or office accessibility. Please email us about anything we can do to accommodate you during the recruitment process. Hybrid Working at Arm Arm's approach to hybrid working is designed to create a working environment that supports both high performance and personal wellbeing. We believe in bringing people together face to face to enable us to work at pace, whilst recognizing the value of flexibility. Within that framework, we empower groups/teams to determine their own hybrid working patterns, depending on the work and the team's needs. Details of what this means for each role will be shared upon application. In some cases, the flexibility we can offer is limited by local legal, regulatory, tax, or other considerations, and where this is the case, we will collaborate with you to find the best solution. Please talk to us to find out more about what this could look like for you. Equal Opportunities at Arm Arm is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal opportunities are available to all applicants and colleagues. We are a diverse organization of dedicated and innovative individuals, and don't discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.