Purchasing- Engineering Support Specialist II

Kansas City National Security Campus•Kansas City, MO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position performs a variety of moderately complex engineering support assignments requiring knowledge of manufacturing, business, and project management processes. The role supports manufacturing and engineering activities through the preparation and maintenance of factory instructions and routings, design-definition reviews, procurement, project documentation, cost and schedule tracking, equipment inventory assessment, and quality-document management. It also assists with production readiness reviews, coordinates documentation changes with Configuration Management, and mentors an Engineer Support Specialist I. The position may work remotely, in a hybrid arrangement, or on-site as directed by management and business needs, and may require travel. Regular and reliable attendance is essential.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and at least two years of relevant experience, or at least four years of prior experience in general business operations, manufacturing, or engineering-related administrative activities in lieu of a degree.
United States citizenship.
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Department of Energy security clearance; the posting states that some positions require additional DOE designations and that applicants must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance.
Ability to travel as determined by business needs.
Ability to work remotely, in a hybrid arrangement, or on-site as directed by management and business needs.
Regular and reliable attendance.
Ability to work with minimal supervision or engineering oversight on moderately complex engineering support tasks.
Intermediate decision-making, organization, and problem-solving ability.

Nice To Haves

Two or more years of experience interpreting design definitions and translating them into manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

Prepare draft updates to and maintain existing MES factory instructions.
Draft new MES routings with minimal assistance from Process Engineers.
Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to work instructions.
Review design definitions for consistency and administrative accuracy, and suggest improvements for function, manufacturability, and cost.
Facilitate reviews by process and quality engineering.
Perform procurement and provide schedule updates.
Perform capital equipment inventory and needs assessments required by accounting and others, and suggest ways to improve equipment utilization.
Assist project managers and cost accounting managers with paperwork and reports related to cost management, Cost Price Estimates (CPEs), risk assessments, and tracking against cost and schedule requirements.
Review, suggest improvement opportunities for, and update departmental JHAs.
Review and revise related manufacturing, process, or inspection documents.
Add to, revise, and work with the Addendum Index as necessary or directed.
Work with Configuration Management to ensure drawing and specification change information is documented appropriately in factory instructions.
Mentor an Engineer Support Specialist I.
Assist in establishing and performing production readiness reviews.
Maintain and generate project files in the required format and manner, including IFMS, project tracking, and quad charts.
Generate and maintain project plans and assist in monitoring baseline changes.
Help maintain and assess quality documents and metrics, including the Addendum Index (NX), DPMO, BOM, NCRs, CARs, PPD, POQR, and LTRs.
Assist engineers with other work as required.