Engineering Operations Specialist

Job Description: Job Title: Engineering Operations Specialist
Workdays/Hours: 7am-3:30pm (flexible)

Within this role, you will be responsible for technical administrative functions and lead changes within the procedures and processes used by the engineering team. This includes driving the product lifecycle management (PLM) process, product development process, and program management support for multiple development projects. As part of the engineering organization, you will be a core part of the development of the next generation of products and leading changes to improve efficiency and reduce time-to-market. This role bridges technical operations and administrative functions to ensure smooth execution of engineering programs and initiatives

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Document Control
• Maintain and manage engineering documentation in accordance with internal standards and regulatory requirements.
• Own all customer-facing documentation provided by engineering including datasheets and user manuals
• Ensure consistency and clarity to all documentation created by engineering to ensure all stakeholders are in agreement including production, sales, and purchasing

Product Lifecycle Management
• Own the PLM tool and process to drive tickets through the process including editing BoMs, updating tickets, user access, workflows, and data integrity.
• Lead weekly triage meetings to review status on open ECRs/ECOs/DEVs
• Drive improvements to the process that reduces the effort to create changes while improving the communication between stakeholders.
• Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing teams to ensure accurate BOMs, part numbers, and change orders, including updates made within the ERP system.

Process Improvement and Delivery
• Drive process improvements within the engineering team to improve overall team efficiency, reduce costs, and improve product quality
• Oversee adoption of engineering processes such as product development process, change management, and life cycle management
• Identify opportunities to streamline engineering operations and improve documentation workflows.
• Develop and implement the best practices for document control, compliance, and PLM usage.

Engineering Program Management
• Facilitate communication and coordination across engineering, quality, and manufacturing teams.
• Support with product delivery schedules and budgeting updates for multiple engineering development programs
• Provide updates on program status to engineering, sales, and production leadership
• Drive production support for meeting scheduled deadlines

Education: High school diploma or general education degree (GED

Experience:
• 5 years related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Previous experience with hardware development and production.
• Solid communication skills and the ability to communicate between various functional teams such as engineering, production, sales, and leadership.
• Familiarity with PLM systems (e.g., Aras, Windchill, Arena).
• Detail-oriented with a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Experience working in regulated environments (e.g., medical devices, aerospace, automotive) is a plus.

Qualifications
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

General Job Requirements:
• Maintain a neat and orderly work area
• Follow safety rules and common-sense safety practices
• Excellent communication skills
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Essential Physical Tasks: (List all physical tasks encountered in performing essential functions.)
The following must be performed with or without reasonable accommodation:
• Regularly required to sit or stand, walk, bend and reach with hands and arms
• Regular use of hands/fingers for handling, holding, grasping and typing on a computer keyboard
• The person in this position may need to occasionally move around manufacturing machinery
• The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus