
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical (EEE) Parts Engineer
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Insight Global seeks an experienced EEE Parts Engineer to support high-reliability aerospace and defense hardware programs in Santa Barbara, California, or Waltham, Massachusetts. The engineer will own parts engineering across the program lifecycle, focusing on component selection and qualification, screening, approved parts lists, supplier quality, failure analysis, and obsolescence management. The role partners with Electrical Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Program Management.
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Job Description
Insight Global is Looking for an experienced Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical (EEE) Parts Engineer to support high-reliability aerospace and defense hardware programs. This role can sit in either Santa Barbara, CA or Waltham, MA. This person will own parts engineering activities across the program lifecycle, partnering closely with Electrical Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Program Management.
The role will focus heavily on EEE part selection and qualification, screening requirements, approved parts lists, nonstandard part approvals, supplier/component quality, failure analysis, and obsolescence management for flight and mission-critical hardware.
Day-to-Day -Develop and maintain EEE parts selection, qualification, and screening plans, including acceptable part classes and required screening levels. -Build and maintain the program's master/preferred parts list, tracking manufacturers, part numbers, screening levels, qualification status, approved alternates, and component lifecycle. -Partner with Electrical Engineers to evaluate and select EEE components for new hardware designs. -Review SOWs, specifications, and customer/contractual requirements and translate EEE parts requirements to engineering teams and suppliers. -Evaluate component manufacturers and distributors based on quality, reliability, authorized sourcing, supply-chain integrity, and counterfeit risk. -Prepare qualification documentation and nonstandard part approval packages for internal and customer review. -Review incoming qualification reports, screening results, test data, DPA results, and prohibited/restricted materials analyses against program requirements. -Support investigations into parts that fail during incoming screening, board-level testing, or system-level testing. -Work with failure analysis labs to determine root cause and corrective actions for component failures. -Monitor GIDEP alerts/advisories, component obsolescence, and lifecycle risks and assess impacts to designs, existing inventory, and future procurements. -Support MRB/nonconformance dispositions related to EEE components when required. -Provide cost, schedule, technical risk, and parts-related inputs to program teams and proposal efforts.
Compensation: $62/hr to $72/hr. Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including skills, experience, and education. Employees in this role will enjoy a comprehensive benefits package starting on day one of employment, including options for medical, dental, and vision insurance. Eligibility to enroll in the 401(k) retirement plan begins after 90 days of employment. Additionally, employees in this role will have access to paid sick leave and other paid time off benefits as required under the applicable law of the worksite location.
Skills and Requirements
-Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline. -Approximately 5+ years of relevant industry experience, or roughly 3+ years with a Master's degree. -Strong hands-on knowledge of EEE parts/components, including hermetic devices, plastic encapsulated devices, integrated circuits, and semiconductor devices. -Experience with EEE part selection, screening, qualification, and/or parts control. -Working knowledge of MIL-STD-883 and MIL-STD-750. -Working knowledge of MIL-PRF-38534, MIL-PRF-38535, and MIL-PRF-19500. -Experience with or knowledge of Destructive Physical Analysis (DPA) and MIL-STD-1580. -Experience reviewing part qualification/test data and supporting failure analysis and root-cause investigations. -Ability to work cross-functionally with Electrical Engineering, Quality Engineering, Supply Chain, and Program Management. -Strong technical documentation and communication skills. -Ability to work with export-controlled technical data, with U.S. Person status typically required based on program requirements. -Aerospace, defense, space, launch vehicle, or other high-reliability/harsh-environment hardware experience. -Experience with MIL-PRF-55681, MIL-PRF-55342, and/or MIL-PRF-55310. -Experience monitoring and dispositioning GIDEP alerts and advisories. -Experience performing or reviewing Prohibited/Restricted Materials Analysis (PMA). -Knowledge of tin-whisker and wire-bond material risks. -Experience preparing and presenting nonstandard parts approval packages to internal or customer Parts Control Boards. -Experience supporting MRB disposition of nonconforming parts/materials. -Experience with component obsolescence and lifecycle management. -Experience working directly with EEE component manufacturers, distributors, and failure analysis labs. -Previous contract or consulting experience within an aerospace and defense environment.
We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected].
How this job compares
Set against the 10,319 open Electrical Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$62–72/hr
- California median$55–62/hr34 hourly ranges
- US median$41–55/hr390 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $67/hr, is 15% above the California median midpoint ($58/hr) — in the middle half of Electrical Engineer hourly ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 1,297 open Electrical Engineer jobs in California and 10,319 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Electrical Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (8,610 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 6,872 of the 10,319 open Electrical Engineer jobs (67%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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