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Variosystems

End-to-end electronics manufacturing services

Electronics Technical Sourcing Engineer

Procurement & SourcingPosted on Nov 9
Full-timeShenzhen, Guangdong Province, ChinaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree or higher in electronic engineering, mechanical engineering, materials science, automation, or another related engineering field.
  • Substantial experience in hardware research and development, product engineering, technical procurement, or NPI procurement and sourcing.
  • Extensive experience developing and managing ODM suppliers, including independently managing supplier sourcing, qualification, onboarding, NPI, and mass production.
  • Familiarity with NPI Stage-Gate management and end-to-end project management and execution, including independently advancing projects, coordinating resources, and managing risks and key issues.
  • Practical project experience managing mold development and supplier introduction into mass production, with familiarity in relevant processes and production-readiness requirements.
  • Familiarity with materials including PCBA, semiconductors, precision plastics, metal structural parts, or optical components, and the ability to read and understand engineering drawings, circuit schematics, and material specifications.
  • Ability to translate research and development technical needs into procurement and supplier requirements, with strong BOM management, cost analysis, and bottom-up cost-estimation capabilities.
  • Fluent spoken and written English for professional communication and collaboration with global supply-chain teams and international business partners.

Responsibilities

  • Manage procurement sourcing for ODM projects from the concept stage (Concept/Gate 0) through mass production, ensuring procurement tasks progress successfully at each stage.
  • Build an ODM supplier resource system from the ground up, including sourcing, developing, screening, evaluating, qualifying, and onboarding suppliers, and establishing a reliable supplier database.
  • Translate research and development technical requirements into specific procurement and supplier requirements; select suppliers; obtain component quotations through RFQs; calculate material costs; and deliver project-related work.
  • Manage ODM suppliers throughout the supplier lifecycle and drive completion of project-stage tasks to meet project schedule, cost, quality, and technical requirements.
  • Identify and manage project risks, key dependencies, and issues during procurement sourcing and supplier execution, escalating issues and driving corrective actions and resolution.
  • Coordinate and manage the full mold-development process, including confirming mold requirements, selecting process technologies, communicating on design for manufacturability, controlling cost and delivery, tracking mold-opening progress, managing T0-to-Tn mold trials, and following up with suppliers.
  • Establish project cost baselines and conduct cost analysis and optimization throughout NPI stages to achieve project cost targets.
  • Establish and continuously improve ODM procurement-sourcing processes, supplier-evaluation standards, and performance-assessment mechanisms to support future projects and business growth.

Desired Qualifications

  • Familiarity with PMI project-management methodology or relevant project-management experience.

About the Company

Variosystems

End-to-end electronics manufacturing services

Variosystems is an electronics manufacturing services partner that supports customers across the entire hardware lifecycle. It helps with development, industrialization, series production, and lifecycle management to build resilient and scalable supply chains for demanding sectors like aerospace, medical technology, industrial applications, and high-end consumer electronics. The company operates globally, with about 2,800 employees across locations in Switzerland, Germany, Croatia, Romania, the USA, Mexico, Sri Lanka, Singapore and China, enabling collaboration with today’s industry leaders to bring hardware innovations to market. Its approach combines engineering support, manufacturing scale, and lifecycle services to get a product from idea to end-of-life with consistent quality and traceability. The goal is to deliver reliable, high-quality electronics supply chains that help customers bring complex hardware to market efficiently and sustain it over time.

Company size
501-1,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Steinach, Switzerland
Founded
1993

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