Principal Engineer, Component Engineering

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Principal Product Development / Component Engineer
System Integration Team

About the Role
At Analog Devices, you will be a strategic technical leader driving innovation and technical excellence across our product engineering organization. You will serve as a technical authority for complex engineering challenges, lead breakthrough design methodologies, and collaborate with senior leadership to shape product strategy. Your expertise and vision will influence our future semiconductor technology roadmap and organizational direction.

The Component Engineer serves as the technical authority for electronic, electrical, and electromechanical components used across Energy system platforms. This individual partners with system architects, hardware, embedded software, firmware, quality, sourcing, and manufacturing teams to ensure component selections meet performance, reliability, cost, lifecycle, supply chain, and regulatory requirements.

The role requires deep expertise in component technologies, supplier ecosystems, cost engineering, obsolescence management, and product lifecycle support from concept through production and sustaining engineering. The engineer drives technical and commercial decisions that improve system competitiveness while reducing risk across complex multi-disciplinary products. Responsibilities reflect the component lifecycle leadership, sourcing support, and cost engineering experience described in

Key Responsibilities

Component Engineering & Technology Leadership

• Own approval and selection of electronic, electrical, and electromechanical components for Energy system products.
• Develop and maintain approved component strategies, preferred vendor lists, and technology roadmaps.
• Evaluate semiconductors, power devices, sensors, communications ICs, passive components, connectors, electromechanical devices, memory devices, and power conversion components.
• Partner with system architects and design engineers to identify optimal component solutions balancing performance, reliability, availability, and cost.
• Support architecture reviews, design reviews, and system qualification activities.

Product Lifecycle Management

• Manage component lifecycle risks including: Obsolescence End-of-life notifications, Alternate sourcing strategies, Supply continuity planning, Long-term serviceability
• Establish second-source and multi-source strategies where appropriate.
• Lead component risk assessments throughout the product lifecycle.
• Drive technology insertion and component refresh initiatives.

Cost Engineering & Design-to-Cost

• Develop should-cost models and cost analyses for critical components and assemblies.
• Work with design teams to identify cost reduction opportunities without compromising system performance.
• Support sourcing decisions through technical and commercial analysis.
• Drive value engineering workshops with suppliers and internal teams.
• Provide cost impact assessments for component changes, redesigns, and lifecycle events.

Cross-Functional Program Support

• Partner with system integration, hardware, firmware, software, reliability, manufacturing, and quality organizations.
• Support project reviews and technical risk assessments.
• Participate in requirements definition, design reviews, qualification planning, and production readiness reviews.
• Lead component-related investigations and root cause analyses.

Reliability, Compliance & Qualification

• Define component qualification requirements and derating guidelines.
• Support environmental, EMC, safety, and reliability testing activities.
• Ensure compliance with applicable industry, customer, and regulatory requirements.
• Drive corrective actions for component-related failures and field issues.

Manufacturing & Sustaining Engineering

• Support transition from development to production.
• Resolve manufacturing-related component issues.
• Provide guidance on process improvements and manufacturability.

Required Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics, or related discipline.
• Master's degree preferred.

Experience

• 10+ years of experience in: Component Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, Semiconductor Applications, Electronics Product Development, Mechanical Engineering

Technical Expertise

The technical breadth reflects experience outlined in the resume including PCB development, FPGA-based systems, ADCs, DACs, memory technologies, power conversion solutions, embedded hardware, and full product lifecycle support.

Leadership Expectations (P5)

• Recognized subject matter expert in component engineering.
• Influences technical strategy across multiple programs.
• Leads cross-functional teams through complex technical decisions.
• Mentors engineers and develops organizational best practices.
• Provides thought leadership on supply chain resilience, technology roadmaps, and lifecycle management.
• Drives significant cost, quality, reliability, and risk reduction initiatives.

Success Measures

• Reduced component lifecycle and supply chain risk.
• Successful support of product launches.
• Improved design-to-cost performance.
• Faster qualification of new technologies and suppliers.
• Reduced obsolescence exposure.
• Improved product reliability and manufacturability.
• Successful execution of component roadmaps aligned to long-term system strategy

Why You’ll Love Working at ADI
At Analog Devices, you'll be part of a collaborative and innovative team that's shaping the future of technology. We offer a supportive environment focused on professional growth, competitive compensation and benefits, work-life balance, and the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects that make a real impact on the world.
Your expertise will shape the future of technology, and you’ll be supported by a culture that values continuous advancement and professional growth. Join us and help create the technologies that bridge the physical and digital worlds, making a tangible difference in how people live, work, and connect.

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