Senior Component Engineer - Interconnect & Connector Components

About WhiteCrow

We are global talent research, insight and pipelining specialists with offices in the UK, USA, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Dubai, and India. Our international reach has helped us to understand and penetrate specialist markets at a global level. In addition to this, our service is also extended to complement our client’s in-house research.

About our client

Our client is a worldwide technology leader that is revolutionizing the way organizations connect and protect in the AI era. For more than 40 years, our client has securely connected the world. With its industry-leading AI-powered solutions and services, our client enables its customers, partners, and communities to unlock innovation, enhance productivity, and strengthen digital resilience. With purpose at its core, our client remains committed to creating a more connected and inclusive future for all.

As a Senior Component Engineer - Interconnect & Connector Component, you will be responsible for...

• Supporting the qualification of connector and interconnect component site capabilities and product readiness.
• Serving as a technical contributor in commodity teams; evaluating quality and reliability performance data and providing inputs for sourcing strategy.
• Contributing to defect reduction and process re-engineering efforts related to interconnect components.
• Identifying, initiating, and helping drive process improvements that reduce cycle time and cost while maintaining exceptional quality.
• Supporting product transfer and change programs to sustain affected products and supplier sites.
• Engaging early in NPI and providing inputs for concurrent engineering efforts (DFM, FMEA, tooling design, plating, validation testing, etc.).
• Providing technical support to the supply chain and engineering community, building toward subject-matter expertise in interconnect technologies.

What you already have...

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or an equivalent field, with 5-7+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Foundational hands-on exposure to interconnect and connector technologies at the application and component level, including the fundamentals of associated PCB attach technologies.
• Familiarity with mechanical and electrical design principles — tolerance analysis, fabrication methods, materials selection, plating, and validation testing. Awareness of Signal Integrity (SI) fundamentals is a plus.
• Experience with problem-solving and process improvement methodologies (8D, Lean Six Sigma) and FMEA facilitation techniques.
• Experience managing multiple projects using established project management skills and tools.
• Domain exposure to connector or interconnect component manufacturing processes preferred.
• Requires on-site support at manufacturing facilities.
• Strategically focused, impact-oriented, highly organized, and adaptable.
• Fluent English and Vietnamese speaking and writing. Chinese speaking and writing is a plus.