Component Engineer

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About us

Thales Nederland is active in the Defence and Security sectors and is, with about 2000 employees, a top provider of high-tech jobs. Product innovation and swift anticipation of the newest technological possibilities are the mainsprings of our business. Thales Nederland is a world leader in the naval radar market, producing high-tech radar systems that continuously push technology boundaries. These radar systems consist of active electronically scanned phased array antennas that combine different technological disciplines at high levels of integration. Thales Nederland is part of the Thales Group, which has a workforce of 70,000 in more than 50 countries making it one of Europe’s largest electronics companies.

The development of modern phased array radars requires a multi-disciplinary approach in which the functional concept, the antenna, the electronics, and the electrical and cooling infrastructure are addressed simultaneously. In this multi-disciplinary team, the working area consists the development of new antenna and/or microwave concepts, introduction of new technologies and development of new Radar front-end designs. For our HW development engineering team, we are searching for a Component Engineer.

About the job

You are responsible for the introduction and registration of electronics components (catalog materials and customized derivatives) used for the design of electronic functions implemented in high-end analog and digital circuits and realized on PCBs. In your job, you will be the linking pin between design teams, purchasing, obsolescence engineering and component vendors, providing advice and guard the balance between technology, quality, cost and logistics, often in an international environment.

Your work will cover:

• Build and maintain expertise in the assigned components product category by doing market re-search on trends/developments, participating in seminars/conventions, studying literature etc.;
• Maintain (technical) contact with component vendors, suppliers, buyers, manufacturers and Thales sites;
• Maintain the electronic database (off-the-shelf and customized parts);
• Discuss and implement policies w.r.t. electronics components;
• Ensure the availability of suitable components (technology, applicability, vendor selection, etc.) required to build our products; select, introduce, approve, document and manage purchased components;
• Analyze and develop solutions to resolve issues associate with obsolete components and supplies.

About you

• You have a Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering;
• You have a background in hardware design;
• You are independent but not individual;
• You are creative, enterprising and problem solving;
• You are an enthusiastic and persistent personality with good communication skills;
• You are fluent in English. Dutch and French are a plus.

We offer

• Challenging and innovative projects and developments in a High Tech market;
• Opportunities for growth and (international) personal development;
• Good and flexible working atmosphere;
• Open, cooperative organization;
• Room for initiatives and ideas.