Sr Engineering Support Specialist

This position performs a full range of complex engineering support assignments requiring significant knowledge of manufacturing, business and project management processes.

• The ability to work independently at a high level on complex engineering support tasks in alignment with business strategies/tactics.
• Identifies and pursues improvement opportunities, develops revised processes, and performs updates and/or maintenance to existing MES factory instructions.
• Reviewproduction routings. Adhere to factory instruction standards.Facilitate reviews with other parties such as Production Control, Quality Engineering, Inspection, Product Engineering and Operations before final release to minimize subsequent changes. Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to work instructions.
• Interpret design definitions and suggests improvements for function, manufacturability, and cost. Facilitate reviews with process and quality engineering and production operations.
• Assess utilization of capital equipment in assigned area(s), provides recommendations for improved utilization, and conducts annual inventory and reporting as required.
• Creates documentation for engineering concurrence supporting cost management, generation of Cost Price Estimates (CPEs), risk assessments, and management/tracking against cost and schedule requirements.
• Helps create, maintain, and assess quality documentation required for product acceptance.
• Perform mentoring responsibilities for engineering support specialist II.

• Five or more years experience in a similar position working in an engineering/manufacturing environment.
• Experience required in engineering related administrative/technical support activities such as configuration management, financial reporting, product testing procedures & data entry.
• Proven ability in decision making, organization & problem solving. In some areas five or more years experience interpreting design definitions and translating into manufacturing processes may be required.
• Ability to travel up to 10 of the time
• Ability to work remote, hybrid, or on-site as directed by management and is determined by the needs of the business
• Regular and reliable attendance is an essential function of this job
• United States Citizenship
• Ability to obtain and maintain, a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) security clearance (some positions require additional DOE designations)

• Bachelors degree or two additional years of direct work experience in lieu of a Bachelors degree.
• PC literacy required, proficient in MS office products.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated subject matter expertise in MES, Matrix, Enterprise Content Management, Computer Aided Design, and others.
• Ability to interface effectively with support organizations and internal customers such as Manufacturing, next assembly, etc., and exercise judgment to determine appropriate action.
• Understanding of KCNSC processes and knowledge of KCNSC product strongly preferred. Some positions may require additional training and qualification.
• Experience in tactile CMM operation and programming.
• Strong application of shop math, geometry, trigonometry, and introductory calculus.
• 2 years of experience working in a CAD environment such as Kotem Evolve Design Module and/or Creo
• Professional level certification in the use of CAD based software or 5 years of experience working within a CAD based environment with the use of 3D models.
• Degree or certification in 2D drafting or 5 years of experience in the understanding and interpretation of standard drafting practices compliant to ASME Y14.5
• Coordinate Metrologist certification or 5 years of direct experience in Coordinate Metrology
• ASME Y14.5 Senior Certification or 5 years of experience in design review activities related to Y14.5 functional compliance.