Associate Manager Component Engineering

Company: Arrow Electronics
Location: Peabody
Posted on: January 14, 2019

Job Description:

**Position:** Associate Manager Component Engineering **Job Description:** **Overview** Converge, a subsidiary of Arrow Electronics, is a full service, industry-leading, global supply chain partner with over 35 years of experience in electronics components distribution. We are recruiting to hire an Associate Manager of Component Engineering. Counterfeit electronic components have infiltrated and are wreaking havoc in the supply chain at all levels. The AMCE will be tasked with ensuring that fraudulent, suspect and counterfeit components do not escape our inspection process and find their way into the supply chain. This will be accomplished through the in depth and direct management of AMCE ?s team of component engineers, inspection technicians, test laboratory and the purposeful execution of our industry leading, documented and well-defined component quality processes. **Responsibilities** The Associate Manager is responsible for the complete and overall performance of his / her team and department. He or she provides input towards ensuring that the department is appropriately staffed to support and meet the demands of the business. This individual ensures that there are zero counterfeit component escapes from the team. This individual retains the technical aptitude to answer to and solve complex technical questions and problems as they relate to the performance and functionality of various types of semiconductors and electronic components. **The Associate Manager must have a high level understanding of one or more areas of the semiconductor, PCB, IC, component assembly, design, process engineering cycle (e.g. Assembly, Process Design, Packaging, Quality Component, Sustainability, etc.)** This position is responsible for the training of his / her staff on the proper techniques and utilization of this equipment to accomplish our goals and meet the demands of our customers. **Requirements** 5+ years experience supervising or leading teams in a component manufacturing and/or distribution outfit: + Knowledge of Assembly, Semiconductors, Component Quality, or Process Design. + Experience working in a Front of Line (FOL) and/or End of Line (EOL) capacity. + Experience **overseeing teams for designing and assembling semiconductors** , microcontrollers, microprocessors, PCB, etc. + Proven history or ability to lead and mentor various Design Engineers, Process Engineers, Quality Engineers, or similar. **Preferred** + Ability to **identify counterfeit components down to the manufacturer/supplier level** and provide detailed analysis of the defect. + Knowledge of die attach, wire bonding, 2nd/3rd optical inspection, molding, plating, marking, trim & form, and/or coplanarity. + Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering or related. + Experience in counterfeit electronic component mitigation a huge plus. **Accountabilities:** + Manages all activities of a small team + Directs team activities to improve production and testing techniques and develop test procedures + Forecasts operating costs of department and prepares budget requests + Directs personnel activities for the team such as recruitment, hiring, performance evaluations, and salary adjustments + Ensures the test lab and all associated equipment is maintained, clean and fully functional at all times + Acts as the key expert and knowledge base for responding to complex technical inquiries regarding the design, fit and functionality various types of semiconductors and electronic components **Job Complexity:** + Coordinates and supervises the daily activities of the Level II inspection team + Sets priorities to ensure tasks and goals are completed as scheduled + Coordinates work activities with other managers to ensures priorities are scheduled and consistently met + Ensures decisions are guided by established policies and procedures and receives guidance and oversight from manager + Typically, does not spend more than 20% of time performing the work supervised + Establishes and ensures that there is a proper training process for all new hires and team members + Applies acquired expertise to analyze and solve problems without clear precedent + Provides input on resource planning and policy development + Coaches team members on performance, completes employee performance evaluations and recommends pay actions \#DICE# **Location:** Peabody (Converge) **Time Type:** Full time **Job Category:** Customer Facing/Supplier Facing **Most people live in the present. But a handful of us live in a world that doesn?t exist yet ? the world of Five Years Out.** Five Years Out is the tangible future. And it?s a way of thinking at Arrow that serves as a springboard for innovators, helping them see what?s coming and stay ahead of what?s ahead. We are much more than products and services. We?re a community of designers, engineers, builders and visionaries who navigate the path between possibility and practicality, across the complete lifecycle of electronics, in some of the fastest-growing commercial and industrial markets on the planet. The work we do is everywhere, from things you?ve never seen to things you can?t live without. A Fortune 119 company with more than 18,700 employees in over 90 countries, and 2016 sales of $23.8 billion, we guide innovation forward for the world?s leading technologies used in homes, businesses and daily life. If it takes a charge, chances are we helped design it, build it and get it to market. Are you Five Years Out? Then chances are, you?ll enjoy working with us. Arrow is an equal opportunity employer. It does not discriminate based upon race, national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Arrow will make reasonable accommodations that enable qualified individuals to perform the essential functions of their jobs so long as the accommodation does not create an undue hardship.

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