Electrical Component Engineer (Onsite)

Join Axon and be a Force for Good. At Axon, we’re on a mission to Protect Life. We’re explorers, pursuing society’s most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software. Like our products, we work better together. We connect with candor and care, seeking out diverse perspectives from our customers, communities and each other. Life at Axon is fast-paced, challenging and meaningful. Here, you’ll take ownership and drive real change. Constantly grow as you work hard for a mission that matters at a company where you matter. Your Impact This role sits at the intersection of engineering and supply chain, owning component strategy from design through full product lifecycle. You will directly influence product cost, supply resilience, and scalability by driving component selection, supplier strategy, and lifecycle risk management across Axon’s product portfolio. What You’ll Do Location: Scottsdale, Arizona (HQ) Reports to: D irector of Category Management Direct Reports: none Partner with design engineering teams early in the NPI development process to influence component selection by leveraging your industry experience. Establish strong relationships with manufacturers and their associated representatives in the electronics industry to understand product roadmaps and availability to support current and future product development. Work with the sourcing team to develop and ramp component sources for new products and support the NPI team’s efforts to ensure components are purchased in a timely manner for engineering development builds. Leverage your technical expertise and industry knowledge to select key strategic components to support product scalability for 5+ year lifecycles. Assist the respective Category Managers and cross-functional category teams in developing and executing multidimensional commodity strategies that support the NPI work stream with an emphasis on cost optimization, time to market, technology, quality, supply continuity, supply chain consolidation, service and risk mitigation. Identify and manage the implementation of cost reduction opportunities on new and existing products in collaboration with the category management and continuous engineering teams. Identify risks in our current supply chain and work together with the Category Managers and Continuous Engineering team to qualify additional sources of supply for critical components on our BOM’s. Manage all active BOMs in the electronic component database tool. Own the development and maintenance of the EOL Maintenance Process based on incoming manufacturer Product Change Notices (PCN's). Provide formal reports on obsolescence and environmental solutions for electronic components including DMSMS (Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages) Management, PCN’s, and EOL’s. Provide input to new designs to improve product reliability and longevity. Provide support to the team regarding cost, availability, and technical advantages of various component choices and manufacturer choices. Ensure all existing and new internal part numbers, datasheets and descriptions are correct in our databases. Generate internal standards relating to component selection. Liaise with external agencies regarding reliability and component issues. What You Bring BS in Electrical Engineering, or related field. 5+ years of experience in component engineering or related roles. Work experience in a new product introduction (NPI) sourcing environment is preferred. Ability to coordinate cross functionally with groups such as Engineering, Quality, Global Supply Chain, Operations and Contract Manufacturers to resolve issues pertaining to component selection and use. Complete understanding/working knowledge of engineering documentation (i.e., schematics, component data sheets, Gerber files, etc.) and standard document control practices (ECRs, ECOs, deviations, etc.) Ability to work on multiple cross functional projects simultaneously. Ability to devel