What are the responsibilities and job description for the Prototype Planning Engineer position at Sandalwood Engineering & Ergonomics?
When you join the Sandalwood team, you’ll join an engaging and inclusive group with a mission to help our customers identify, assess, and reduce work-related risks to quality, productivity, and employee health.
In your day-to-day activities, you’ll work with multiple customers, as a consultant and trusted partner in Sandalwood’s areas of expertise of Systems Integration, Injury Prevention and Systems Engineering. You’ll help customers innovate, solve current challenges, and guide them to improve performance with the power of Sandalwood’s deeply ingrained subject matter expertise.
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We're currently looking for a Prototype Planning Engineer to join our growing team of engineering and ergonomics professionals helping our customers reduce their work-related risk to quality, productivity, and employee health. You will work as part of a team coordinating all aspects of engineering prototype build and test planning and execution for a major automotive OEM. Further details about the role are as follows:
Responsibilities:
- Run daily Shop Floor Management meeting to highlight all actions needed on current outstanding prototype material and unit builds.
- Interface with Component Engineering and Material Management on missing parts for upcoming builds.
- Maintain powertrain component build process data in Build Status Tracking app.
- Communicate any parts discrepancies to appropriate departments.
- Information gathering and response coordination for supplier part quality issues.
- Execute standard departmental reports according to the review and publication cycle
- Create parts requests and move orders using the operational / MRP systems.
- Manage prototype component inventory for part quantities, supersessions, scrapping, goods receipts, and internal shipments.
- Assist in planning, execution, and documentation of post-test product teardowns
Successful candidates will have the following attributes:
- Experience in prototype manufacturing processes and protocols.
- Experience with automotive vehicle development, major vehicle and powertrain components, and commercial vehicles.
- Ability to establish priorities, work both independently and in team settings.
- A professional manner with excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Strong analytical, problem solving and organizational skills.
- Ability to interact effectively across all levels of the organization.
- Detail oriented self-starter who works well as a part of a diverse team.