Procurement Engineer

Job purpose

The Procurement Engineer is responsible for reviewing customer purchase orders and planning activities required to complete the order. Also, responsible for performing engineering functions for the orders assigned meeting UCI’s quality procedures and customer purchase order requirements.

Duties and responsibilities

Daily

• Reviewing customer purchase orders and perform order entry into UCI’s database
• Planning all activities required to complete the assigned order
• Providing all requirements necessary to procure items and services to purchasing
• Creating dedication and qualification test procedures for electrical/mechanical/chemical/construction components and assemblies
• Reviewing test data and verifying if the results met established acceptance criteria
• Reviewing manufacturer datasheets/drawings/manuals and establish acceptance criteria for the required tests and inspections
• Creating and dispositioning non-conformance and deviation reports
• Problem solving test failures, product and procedure related issues
• Communicating with internal staff in providing technical details and status updates on the tasks assigned
• Verifying that all the activities related to the assigned order are properly executed by engineering and other departments
• Performing required tests and inspections
• Providing storage and packaging details for sensitive components to shipping/receiving personnel
• Assigning shelf life to applicable components
• Reviewing customer specifications, extracting required technical requirements and ensuring those requirements are met
• Reviewing vendor test reports
• Providing technical support to internal staff and customers
• Reviewing engineering, quality and project management documents as applicable

Periodic

• Requesting quotes from vendors for items and services
• Reviewing customer requests for quotes and quoting based on UCI’s capabilities
• Communicating with customers and vendors in requesting/providing technical details and status updates
• Witnessing activities at subcontractor/customer facilities when required
• Creating equivalency evaluations for components and assemblies
• Assisting in inventory maintenance
• Performing 10CFR Part 21 evaluations when required
• Participating in creation and improvement of engineering or related processes when required
• Participating in audits and commercial grade surveys when required
• Assisting project managers in managing the project/order
• Assisting sales and business development in marketing UCI’s capabilities
• Assisting in training of new employees and other personnel in engineering functions
• Participating in corrective action activities