Support Engineer

 Job Title: Engineering - Support Engineer 1
 Expected Duration: 12 months
 Location: Coppell, TX, USA
Job Description: Packaging Engineer
Schedule: 5 days/week fully onsite
Summary:
The main function of the support engineer is to support engineering projects by adapting and applying engineering techniques, conducting tests and inspections, and preparing reports and calculations.
Job Responsibilities:
� Determine engineering requirements by conducting inspections and analytical tests, analyzing and synthesizing data, maintaining control charts, determining root causes, and preparing bid specifications.
� Resolve engineering problems by collecting analyzing information, researching, analyzing, adapting, and modifying engineering techniques.
� Recommend solutions and prepare drawings, schematics, and diagrams.
� Meet cost standards by preparing cost-benefit analyses, and track and report expenses.
� Maintain and improve quality results by completing quality assurance tests, following standards, studying, evaluating, and re-designing processes, and implementing changes.
� Collect and enter data, generate reports and presentations, and summarize data and trends.
Skills:
� Creativity, verbal and written communication skills, analytical and problem solving ability.
� Team player and detail oriented.
� Basic ability to make sketches, engineering drawings and common computations.
� Basic ability to perform details calculations to compute and establish manufacturing, construction and installation standards and specifications.
� Basic knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology.
� Previous experience with computer applications and design software related to engineering field.
KEY RESPONSIBILITES/REQUIREMENTS:
Common Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Project management of launching devices from kick off to production packaging
• Management of testing process with testing vendor
• Reporting of launch readiness as part of master planning process
• Maintain management systems for tooling, documentation and devices
• Create palletizations using CAPE software
• Modify drawings in a 2D Design Software
• Collaborate closely with Sourcing Specialists, Launch Ops, Process Engineering, Quality, suppliers and the Packing Line.
• Creating cost savings plans and managing implementation of them
Necessary Skills / Attributes:
• A Bachelor’s degree in packaging engineering, related field or other engineering degree from an accredited college or university, or related experience.
• Have 0-3 years job related experience.
• Have experience in packaging engineering and project management with proven results.
Necessary Skills/Attributes (The following skills and abilities must be demonstrated at a proficient level):
• The ability to develop and maintain excellent working relationships with multiple levels within and outside the company.
• Must be able to influence others in acceptance, approval, and providing product description.
• The ability to plan, organize, and prioritize multiple assignments and projects.
• Project management skills including the ability to prepare written plans and schedules, identify objectives , coordinate and direct project teams, manage creative developers, select and control printing and production resources, and manage budgets.
• The ability to work in a team environment to identify and achieve team project goals and results, including the completion of assignments within established time frames.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, ArtiosCAD (or other 2D design software), and CAPE software