Sr Engineering Support Specialist

Kansas City National Security Campus•Albuquerque, NM

6d•Onsite

About The Position

This position performs a full range of complex engineering support assignments requiring significant knowledge of manufacturing, business, and project management processes. The specialist works independently on complex tasks aligned with business strategies, supports and improves manufacturing processes and documentation, and helps manage engineering costs, schedules, and quality requirements. The role is based in New Mexico Operations, with onsite work and travel as needed; work arrangements may be remote, hybrid, or onsite as directed by management and business needs.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and at least five years of relevant experience, or at least seven years of experience in general business operations, manufacturing, or engineering-related administrative activities such as configuration management, financial reporting, product testing procedures, or data entry.
Proven decision-making, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.
United States citizenship.
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Department of Energy security clearance; the posting specifies a DOE Q-level clearance requirement.
Ability to work remotely, in a hybrid arrangement, or onsite as directed by management and business needs.
Regular and reliable attendance.

Nice To Haves

Strong PC literacy and proficiency with Microsoft Office products.
Effective verbal and written communication skills.
Subject matter expertise in MES, Matrix, Enterprise Content Management, Computer Aided Design, and related systems.
Ability to interface effectively with support organizations and internal customers, including Manufacturing and next assembly, and use judgment to determine appropriate action.
Understanding of KCNSC processes and knowledge of KCNSC products.

Responsibilities

Work independently at a high level on complex engineering support tasks aligned with business strategies and tactics.
Identify improvement opportunities, develop revised processes, and update or maintain existing MES factory instructions.
Create production routings and adhere to factory instruction standards.
Facilitate reviews with Production Control, Quality Engineering, Inspection, Product Engineering, Operations, process engineering, and quality engineering before final release.
Troubleshoot and resolve work-instruction issues.
Interpret design definitions and suggest improvements to function, manufacturability, and cost.
Assess capital equipment utilization in assigned areas, recommend improvements, and conduct annual inventory and reporting as required.
Create engineering concurrence documentation supporting cost management, Cost Price Estimates (CPEs), risk assessments, and management and tracking against cost and schedule requirements.
Help create, maintain, and assess quality documentation required for product acceptance.
Mentor Engineering Support Specialist II employees.