Principal Engineer, Component Engineering

About the role

Analog Devices is hiring a Principal Engineer, Component Engineering (Level P5) for its System Integration Team. The engineer acts as technical authority for electronic, electrical and electromechanical components used across Energy system platforms, partnering with system architects, hardware, embedded software, firmware, quality, sourcing and manufacturing teams. The role covers component lifecycle leadership, sourcing support and cost engineering.

Key responsibilities

• Approve and select components, maintain component strategies, preferred vendor lists and technology roadmaps, and evaluate semiconductors, power devices, sensors, ICs, passive components, connectors, memory devices and power conversion components.
• Manage obsolescence, end-of-life, alternate sourcing and supply continuity, and lead component risk assessments and refresh initiatives.
• Develop should-cost models, run design-to-cost and value engineering workshops, and assess cost impacts of changes and redesigns.
• Support system integration, hardware, firmware, software, reliability, manufacturing and quality, including requirements definition, design reviews, qualification planning and production readiness reviews.
• Lead component investigations and root cause analyses, define qualification requirements and derating guidelines, and support environmental, EMC, safety and reliability testing.
• Ensure compliance with industry, customer and regulatory requirements, drive corrective actions for failures and field issues, and support the transition to production.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics, Mechanical, Systems, Physics or a related discipline; Master's degree preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in component engineering, hardware engineering, systems engineering, semiconductor applications, electronics product development or mechanical engineering.
• Recognized subject matter expert who influences technical strategy, leads cross-functional teams, mentors engineers and drives cost, quality, reliability and risk improvement.

Required skills

• PCB development, FPGA-based systems, ADCs, DACs, memory technologies, power conversion solutions and embedded hardware.
• Cost engineering, obsolescence management and component lifecycle support.

The role involves travel about 10% of the time and works on the first shift. Export licensing review may be required for applicants who are not US citizens or permanent residents.