Graduate Component Engineer
2 days ago
Enfield
Are you a recent electronics graduate looking to gain a broad understanding of how components shape real-world products? As a Graduate Component Engineer, you’ll play a key role in selecting, managing, and evaluating electronic components that underpin high-performance hardware designs. You’ll work closely with experienced engineers, manufacturing, quality, and procurement teams, gaining hands-on experience in product development and component lifecycle management. This is a unique opportunity to build a strong foundation in electronics, supply chain awareness, and design decision-making, with structured exposure to testing and hardware design activities that will prepare you for progression into a hardware engineering role. • Assist in the selection and approval of electronic components for new and existing products, • Support engineers by evaluating alternative components, parametric comparisons, and second sources, • Maintain and update structured component libraries, • Monitor component lifecycle status (NRND, LTB, EOL) and assist in obsolescence mitigation strategies, • Support last-time-buy analyses to ensure continuity of supply, • Assist with BOM generation, BOM risk assessments, and component documentation, • Ensure compliance with company standards and industry regulations, including RoHS and REACH, • Support testing and evaluation of components and end products to assess performance and suitability, • Liaise with procurement teams and suppliers to gather technical and availability information, • Contribute to improving component selection processes and standards, • Participate in training courses, workshops, and trade shows to expand your knowledge and skills, • Assist with internal and external quality system audits, • Education: Degree in Electronic Engineering or a closely related discipline, • Experience: Familiarity with schematic capture and PCB layout tools, • Exposure to BOMs, datasheets, and component evaluation, • Experience working in multi-disciplinary engineering teams, • Comfortable using spreadsheets for analysis and tracking, • Strong verbal and written communication skills, • Analytical problem-solving ability, • Excellent attention to detail, • Ability to prioritise tasks and work collaboratively, • Eagerness to learn and develop within a hardware engineering environment, • Hands-on Learning: Gain practical experience with components and hardware that shape real products, • Structured Development: Receive mentorship and training to grow into a hardware design or component engineering role, • Collaborative Environment: Work closely with engineers across hardware, manufacturing, quality, and procurement teams, • Career Growth: Build a strong foundation in electronics and component management with opportunities to progress This role is a fantastic opportunity for a graduate looking to gain practical experience in electronics and component engineering, supporting high-performance hardware development while learning from experienced engineers. #J-18808-Ljbffr