Vehicle Applications Engineer - 7-Month Term
Responsible for Engineering Project Coordination in support of production contracts and sales opportunities.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as primary technical correspondent and Engineering representative for production contracts and sales opportunities.
- Support bids process from initial proposals through production, including change requests and configuration audits.
- Identify, define, and manage technical configuration requirements and clearly communicate details to customers and internal stakeholders. Ensure all technical specifications are addressed prior to bid submission.
- Identify technical risks and opportunities. Independently develop strategies to mitigate risks and action opportunities.
- Release initial Bill of Material (iBoMs) needed to build heavy duty transit buses and coaches for a wide range of customer specifications. Provide BoM status reports to Management.
- Effectively manage and present project documentation.
- Assign tasks to Engineering designers to complete contract-specific design work.
- Actively contribute or lead cross-functional continuous improvement initiatives.
- Mentor and train new employees.
- Serve as checker for Engineering change orders (ECOs) prior to release.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or an equivalent combination of education, skills, and experience.
- Knowledge of Engineering Design and Project Management
- Knowledge of Bills of Materials
- Knowledge of the manufacturing industry
- Experience with enterprise database software and engineering product lifecycle management systems considered an asset
- Effective written and oral communication skills
- Ability to understand and communicate engineering concepts.
- Advanced critical thinking and problem-solving ability.
- Strong attention to detail
- Travel to the US (up to 25%) is required
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