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Salary: USD 125,000 - 160,000 / annual
Voyager Technologies is a space, defense, and national security technology company developing mission-critical solutions for advanced space programs and national security applications.
Role Overview:
The Components Engineer II (titled as EEE Parts Component Engineer I in the posting) is a hands-on technical role supporting the full lifecycle of electronic, electrical, and electromechanical (EEE) components used in high-technology space programs. This position bridges design engineering, supply chain, quality, and reliability functions to ensure component selection, management, and quality adherence across complex aerospace and defense projects.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide technical support in parts selection, parts management, parts creation, and quality control processes
- Develop component requirements and manage parts selection aligned with design specifications
- Address component obsolescence issues and coordinate solutions across engineering teams
- Drive part standardization by recommending reuse of existing parts in the database where appropriate
- Maintain ECAD (Electronic CAD) library, including new parts introduction and library governance
- Review Product Change Notices (PCNs) and GIDEP (Government-Industry Data Exchange Program) alerts for impact assessment on components in use; advise affected teams
- Manage part number and data management processes
- Coordinate with design engineers, manufacturing engineers, project engineers, supply chain, quality, and reliability teams to ensure adherence to design requirements
- Work with component manufacturers and distributors to understand product roadmaps and availability
- Support configuration management, requirements traceability, and related processes
- Contribute to analysis techniques including thermal, structural, high-speed digital, and impedance control considerations
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related engineering field
- Minimum 2 years of prior relevant experience in EEE component engineering or related field
- Understanding of EEE parts qualification and screening requirements
- Knowledge of JEDEC, EIA, and IPC standards; familiarity with applicable military, NASA (EEE-INST-002), and ESA standards
- Knowledge of Quality Assurance practices and Electronic Component Management Plan (ECMP)
- Knowledge of space design requirements, processes, and applications
- Experience with passive and active electronic components, processors, memories, connectors, wires and cables, metal finishes, tin whisker mitigation, lead-free control, and related component families
- Understanding of configuration management, requirements, traceability, and related processes
- Experience with grading tools
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance at the appropriate level (requires U.S. Citizenship)
- Must be a U.S. Person (U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3)) and eligible to obtain export authorizations per ITAR and EAR regulations
