Component Engineer Job Listing at Flex in Guadalajara, Jal. (Job ID WD230796)

Description

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. 

A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary.

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we're looking to add a Component Engineer located in Guadalajara.

Reporting to the Component Engineer Manager the Component Engineerrole involves:

What a typical day looks like:

• Facilitate and identify opportunities for the redesign or component substitution to provide cost reduction, reliability and quality improvement, and manage commodities in identifying opportunities to source with Flex preferred suppliers. 

• Apply corporate sourcing procedures and processes, and select, find sources for and qualify components used. 

• Provide technical backup for alternate sourcing recommendations, such as identifying relevant specification differences and board design changes required, and providing the interface with the supplier's design team. 

• Apply written specifications, performance requirements and quality inspection criteria. 

• Collaborate with component suppliers, development engineers, and manufacturing. 

• Participate in the rapid development of industry environmental compliance requirements (ROHS/WEEE) at the up-stream supply chain management to ensure full compliance to Flex/Customer implementation requirement such as supply chain compliance with global legislative requirements pertaining to elimination and reduction of hazardous substances in electronics products. 

• Provide technical support to Flex Design Centers and different market segments as needed to resolve manufacturing problems of moderate scope related to component performance, component handling requirement & process, or internal/customer issues. 

• Maintain component data management system including qualification records / results / documentation. 

• Develop written specifications, performance requirements and quality inspection criteria. 

• Provide customers with materials procurement and engineering support to meet their lead-free and environmental compliance requirements. 

• Work with development community and manufacturing teams to ensure that components are compatible with lead-free manufacturing processes

The experience we're looking to add to our team:

•   Bachelor's degree in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• Experience in component engineering, sourcing, supplier management, or supply chain within electronics manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of electronic components (semiconductors, passive components, connectors, and electromechanical devices).
•  Experience with component qualification, alternate sourcing, lifecycle management, and cost reduction initiatives.
• Knowledge of supplier qualification, compliance requirements (RoHS, REACH, WEEE), and engineering documentation.
• Ability to analyze component specifications, quality requirements, and manufacturing impacts.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
•  Advanced English proficiency.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and component management tools.
•  Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

What you'll receive for the great work you provide:

• Pantry vouchers
• Saving Fund
• Christmas bonus
• Holiday bonus
• Medical Insurance
• Life Insurance

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