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As a Component Engineer, you will be responsible for the global new projects components sourcing and development, be the key contact for internal/external stakeholders including commercial purchasing, R&D, quality, project manager, product manager, etc., in Process Automation Business Area in Hangzhou, China.

Reporting to the Global Procurement & Logistics Manager, you will take full accountability for the project components strategy deployment to ensure on product and corporate level business continuous success.

Your responsibilities

• Leading global new product development process component /vendor qualification activities.
• Supporting parts purchase for prototype, alpha, pilot runs and supporting initial production to the meeting project schedule. Leading new product CBOM health check and release control on all components in a product
• Performing component market research and support hardware engineer for new component selection and replacement investigation, RFQ handling, and quotation analysis.
• Monitoring and collaborating on PCN/PDN/LTB issues related to components in global products
• Implementing and following up tasks related to RoHS/Ex/UL. Etc. certification for global products
• Qualifying and implementing primary and secondary electrical and mechanical component source opportunities to secure long-term product lifetime in the market.
• Developing and implementing tools to improve global project sourcing/purchasing productivity
• Pricing analysis and negotiation with the supplier to meet the target price for NPD project. Managing and maintaining commodity database with in-time new component info update

Your background

• 3 years of practical experience in electrical components engineering, proven experience in the industrial business area is an advantage
• Good functional knowledge of electronic components such as electrical and electromechanical components and semiconductor technology
• Excellent in office software incl. Excel, PPT, Power BI, etc.
• Good understanding of business practices, market dynamics, and trends
• Good negotiation, communication, interpersonal and influencing skills
• A Technical Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• Fluency in written and spoken English/Chinese