Echodyne offers the world’s first compact solid-state true beam-steering radar for a wide range of industries and applications. Our high-performance radars work in all weather and are designed for autonomous vehicles, uncrewed aircraft & drones, and security of borders, critical infrastructure, and smart cities. The company combines the patented technology of metamaterials with powerful software to create a radar sensor with unprecedented performance at commercial price points. Echodyne offers its radars to companies working in Automotive, Transportation, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Border Security, Smart Cities, Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS), and Airspace Management including Urban Air Mobility (UTM).
Component engineering is critical to the performance, reliability, and long-term supportability of Echodyne’s advanced radar products. Echodyne is seeking a Senior Component Engineer to join our Component Engineering team and own component engineering activities for assigned products and programs across product development, production, and sustaining engineering.
In this role, you will work across Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, and Manufacturing to drive component selection and qualification, support new product introduction (NPI) and production release, and ensure components remain available, compliant, and supportable throughout the product lifecycle. You will proactively manage lifecycle, obsolescence, and supply continuity risks, resolve complex component and supplier quality issues, and mentor less experienced engineers. The ideal candidate combines strong component engineering expertise with sound technical judgment and effective cross-functional collaboration.
RESPONSIBILITIES- Own component engineering activities and commitments for assigned products and programs throughout development, production, and sustaining
- Evaluate electronic components based on performance, reliability, availability, cost, lifecycle, and application requirements
- Own component qualification for new parts, alternates, and changes, in coordination with design engineers, including qualification plans, test requirements, acceptance criteria, results review, and final approval
- Review new part requests against design requirements and component risks, ensuring alignment with component selection standards, derating guidelines, and preferred parts strategies before production release.
- Partner with design engineers on component selection, trade studies, and resolution of component related technical issues
- Manage component part creation and release, including AML/AVL records and required component data and documentation within PLM
- Provide component engineering input during design and production-readiness reviews
- Drive component lifecycle and supply continuity for assigned products and programs
- Perform BOM reviews and proactively identify obsolescence, availability, lead time, single source, and other component risks
- Drive PCN, EOL, shortage, last time buy, second source, and alternate component activities
- Drive component standardization, part consolidation, cost reduction, and value-engineering activities
- Coordinate production and sustaining activities across Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, Manufacturing, and external suppliers
- Coordinate qualification of component manufacturers in partnership with Supply Chain and Quality
- Own component quality investigations and failure analysis in coordination with the Quality team, including supplier containment and corrective actions, and drive resulting design and process improvements
- Support ECOs, deviations, and sustaining changes resulting from component qualification, lifecycle, supply, and quality activities
- Ensure environmental and material compliance requirements are addressed and maintain current lifecycle, sourcing, compliance, and qualification information within PLM
- Mentor and support less experienced engineers as needed and contribute to continuous improvement of Component Engineering practices
- Experience evaluating electronic components used in analog, digital, RF, power, and related electronic systems
- Ability to interpret datasheets, specifications, qualification data, and supplier documentation and make independent technical recommendations
- Experience managing component lifecycle activities including PCNs, EOLs, obsolescence, alternate components, and second sourcing
- Experience performing BOM reviews and identifying technical, lifecycle, availability, and supply risks
- Experience planning and executing component qualification and supporting electronic hardware through production
- Experience working with PLM systems, engineering change processes, and controlled product documentation
- Problem solving, communication, organization, and cross functional collaboration skills
(Looking for one or more as a complement to the core skills)
- Experience with Arena PLM
- Experience with environmental and material compliance, including but not limited to RoHS, REACH, and related documentation
- Experience supporting aerospace, defense, radar, RF, or other high reliability electronic products
- Experience working with contract manufacturers, distributors, and global electronic component suppliers
- Understanding of PCB fabrication and assembly processes as they relate to component selection and manufacturability
- BS in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related technical field
- 5 or more years of relevant experience in component engineering, hardware development, electronics manufacturing, or related discipline
- Eligibility to handle export-controlled information (ITAR/EAR)
Echodyne’s technology is export controlled by the U.S. Government and we must evaluate an applicant’s eligibility to handle export-controlled information or obtain required Government authorizations. Therefore, we will ask you as part of the application process to identify whether you are a U.S. Citizen or green card holder, or have asylum/refugee status in the U.S.
WHAT WE OFFERThis is an exempt role.If your skills generally align but not perfectly, please apply anyway. There may be another role that’s a great fit for you!
We offer competitive compensation and benefits to our full-time, US-based employees, including:
- RSU (Restricted Stock Units)
- Generous Benefits:
- Fully-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums for you
- Choice of PPO or HDHP/HSA
- Virtual Care – 98Point6
- Employee Assistance Program
- Mental Health coverage through Springhealth & Talkspace (Premera)
- Travel Assistance Insurance
- Company Paid Life Insurance
- Company Paid Short & Long Term Disability
- Flexible PTO (exempt) / 15 days per year (non-exempt)
- 401(k) match
- Pet Insurance
- Prepaid Legal Program
- Commuter Benefits
- Paid Company Holidays
All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected by law.
Skills Required
- Experience evaluating electronic components used in analog, digital, RF, power, and related electronic systems
- Ability to interpret datasheets, specifications, qualification data, and supplier documentation and make independent technical recommendations
- Experience managing component lifecycle activities, including PCNs, EOLs, obsolescence, alternate components, and second sourcing
- Experience performing BOM reviews and identifying technical, lifecycle, availability, and supply risks
- Experience planning and executing component qualification and supporting electronic hardware through production
- Experience working with PLM systems, engineering change processes, and controlled product documentation
- Problem-solving, communication, organization, and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field
- Five or more years of relevant experience in component engineering, hardware development, electronics manufacturing, or a related discipline
- Eligibility to handle export-controlled information under ITAR/EAR requirements
- Experience with Arena PLM
- Experience with environmental and material compliance, including RoHS and REACH
- Experience supporting aerospace, defense, radar, RF, or other high-reliability electronic products
- Experience working with contract manufacturers, distributors, and global electronic component suppliers
- Understanding of PCB fabrication and assembly processes related to component selection and manufacturability
What We Do
Echodyne designs and builds advanced radar solutions that unlock new capabilities for intelligent systems and autonomous machines and shatter price-performance barriers for sensor arrays. Our combination of patented metamaterials electronically scanned array (MESA®) technology with powerful software ultimately means significantly greater situational awareness that increases safety and saves lives. Our first radar is the size of a paperback book, weighs less than bowling pin, draws less power than a light bulb, yet outperforms every comparable radar on the market. We are just getting started. Echodyne delivers commercial radar solutions for end users and integrators in Government and Defense, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS), and Autonomous Vehicle markets globally. The company is based in Kirkland, Washington and backed by Bill Gates, NEA, Madrona Venture Group, Baillie Gifford, Vulcan Capital, Vanedge Capital, and Irongrey among others. Discover more at echodyne.com.
