Engineering Project Specialist

Duration:12 Months Hrs/Wk:40.00 Est. OT Hrs/Wk:

Physical Work Location:US - WA - Redmond (147120)

Job Responsibilities:
Work closely with program managers, engineering team, global supply managers, business development team, and operational team to closely track project deliveries and budget
Communicate clearly to vendor and Facebook internal team on logistic management, PO/invoice status, and materials inventory status
Collaborate with vendor, international local custom, and supply chain carrier to make sure materials delivery and custom clearance on time. Ability to solve supply chain or logistics issues with optimized shipping lead time. Innovative way to manage materials in a neat format
Initiate and be able to locate sourcing for standard materials or raw materials. Build up connections with CM or vendors with fast turnaround time when experiencing material shortage
Ability to work with multiple vendors and projects at the same time with experience on fast build and development cycles
Ability to travel internationally to support builds when travel ban is lifted
Provide visibility into any potential risks, issues and blockers and develop mitigation plans.

Skills:
Strong knowledge of supply chain issue and experienced shipping lead time management
Strong ability to track clear to build status and creatively manage materials to support build on time
Excellent communications skills and interpersonal skills to internal team, external vendors, and supply chain
Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Project, Excel, Word
Self motivated and high sensitivity of urgency on solving logistic issues in ambiguous situations creatively

Education/Experience:
BA/BS degree or higher, preferably in a quantitative field (Industrial Engineering with experience Supply Chain, Logistics, or related discipline)
3+ years of professional experience, ideally with program management, process improvement, planning and/or consulting within an engineering or product function in a fast-paced businessComments for Suppliers:May have to test process
Schedule material flow for engineering builds
Supporting Technical Program Managers

Must Haves:
Experience as a test process engineer or test engineer
Structured and Systematic
Expertise in Supply Chain Logistics
Must know shipping, who to contact to make parts move, experience with project management with at least 3+ years on the job training

Supporting process for augmented reality
Only one interview necessary

Email resume to csmith@infotechsourcing.com