Securing the Supply Chain: Assurance Strategies for Aerospace & Defense Electronics
Date: Thursday, April 16, 2026
Time: 11:00 AM (GMT-04:00) Eastern Time - New York
Duration: 60 minutes
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Join Rochester Electronics’ industry experts for a practical discussion on mitigating obsolescence risks and ensuring long-term component availability in mission-critical programs through the manufacturing of high-reliability (HiRel) components by an authorized aftermarket manufacturer.
Component availability is inseparable from mission and flight readiness—yet as original manufacturers discontinue legacy devices, aerospace and defense system manufacturers must navigate obsolescence without adding qualification risk or quality uncertainty.
This webinar explores how trusted, authorized manufacturing partners provide a proven path to sustaining long-life electronic systems. We will discuss the manufacturing controls, traceability standards, and quality assurance measures that align with the requirements of aerospace and defense programs.
Whether you support sustaining engineering, supply chain management, reliability, or program continuity, this session will deliver key insights to help you maintain readiness, compliance, and confidence in legacy systems.
What You’ll Learn:
• The impact of component obsolescence on mission-critical aerospace & defense programs
• How authorized manufacturing ensures continuity and mitigates qualification risk
• Traceability, documentation, and compliance expectations for long-life programs
• Best practices for partnering with trusted manufacturers to sustain legacy electronics
Mark Whiteside
Manufacturing Opportunity Assessment Lead
Rochester Electronics
Mark Whiteside has nearly 40 years of experience in the semiconductor industry. Since starting his career as a wafer fab process engineer, he has contributed in numerous capacities, including design, test, project management, and operations. Mark’s experience spans both commercial and high-reliability semiconductor companies serving a wide range of applications. He joined Rochester Electronics three years ago and currently serves as Manufacturing Opportunity Assessment Lead on the Manufacturing and Engineering team.
Steve Hirschfeld
Director of Quality
Rochester Electronics
Steve Hirschfeld has over 40 years of experience in the semiconductor component manufacturing industry. Since starting his career as an electrical test engineer, he has contributed to numerous capacities, including assembly, reliability testing, and supply chain management encompassing oversight of processes from raw materials through subcontractor manufacturing, management, operations, and quality.
Steve’s experience spans product reliability levels from commercial to high-reliability components serving a wide range of applications. He joined Rochester Electronics thirty years ago and currently serves as the Director of Quality.