Engineering Support Assistant

Core Job Responsibilities

• Assists the Project Manager in achieving project deadlines and milestones

• Communicates with the entire project team to facilitate project goals and initiatives

• Identifies procurement needs and mitigates risks such as lead times and part availability

• Creates new part numbers and symbols for use in designs and maintains the Bill of Materials (BOM) for products in NI’s PLM (Product Lifecycle Management)

• Responsible for project logistics and maintaining accuracy and timeliness of manufacturing jobs

• Coordinates with cross-functional teams to ensure that deliverables are completed on time

• Follows-up and thoroughly tracks results of all assigned tasks

Basic Qualifications

• Detail-oriented

• Exhibits initiative & persistence to overcome obstacles to meet project goals

• Works well in a team environment

• Follows existing processes and identifies and escalates any process deficiencies

• Strong organizational and time management skills

• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks while adhering to respective deadlines

• Capable of learning and retaining technical information (required for part creation and BOM management)

• Ability to coordinate and work across groups/departments

• Thorough competence with Microsoft Office suite

• High School diploma (or GED equivalent)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting engineering groups in a corporate environment

• Experience using Agile and Oracle