Principal Engineer, Component Engineering

About the role

Analog Devices is hiring a Principal Product Development / Component Engineer within 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 is based in Glasnevin, Ireland, on the first shift, with about 10% travel.

Key responsibilities

• Approve and select components, maintain component strategies, vendor lists and technology roadmaps, and evaluate semiconductors, power devices, sensors, ICs, passive components, connectors, memory devices and power conversion components.
• Manage component lifecycle risks: obsolescence, end-of-life, alternate sourcing, supply continuity, second-source strategies and component risk assessments.
• Develop should-cost models, drive design-to-cost and value engineering, and support sourcing decisions with technical and commercial analysis.
• Support system integration, hardware, firmware, software, reliability, manufacturing and quality, including project reviews, qualification planning and production readiness reviews.
• Define qualification requirements and derating guidelines, support environmental, EMC, safety and reliability testing, and drive corrective actions for failures and field issues.
• Support the transition to production, resolve manufacturing issues and guide process improvements.

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.