Liaison Engineer

Job Functions / Responsibilities

• Coordinates with manufacturing, materials, and production departments to provide timely assistance, drive engineering issues to resolution, and to feedback appropriate information to engineering personnel.
• Provides on-the-spot engineering advice for specific design, installation, or production issues encountered in manufacturing.
• Documents and communicates all changes that are made to the original chassis image; ensures that the final chassis image reflects the correct parts usage.
• Completes feedback to local resident engineering staff as well as Division Engineering for design errors.
• Undertakes special assignments or studies requested by the Liaison Supervisor, Engineering Manager, or Division Engineering.
• These duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Provide assistance to Materials, Tooling and Production on product change implementations including prototypes, coordination and notification.
• Work with Production to improve ease of installation, improve installation knowledge and improve production and customer quality.
• Work with Vendors, Materials, Production, and Quality departments to approve or deny deviations to drawings.
• Contact dealers, through Application Technician, on chassis related items.
• Aid the Release Department with general information as needed for the release process.
• Cook with local Design Group in the design of new parts or the rework of existing parts.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Necessary qualifications:
• Preferred degree in engineering.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to relate technical information to all levels.
• Proficient in Windows operating system and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Physical requirements of the position met with or without accommodation.
• Desirable qualifications:
• Familiarity with shop practices and knowledge of product and component design capability gained through demonstrated experience.
• Experience in multiple departments with special emphasis on truck systems.
• Test department experience a plus.
• Proficient in electrical systems and electrical troubleshooting.
• CMS80/Reflections/Rhumba/3270 experience preferred.
• CAD/Pro/E or comparable experience.
• CAN Bus Communication Troubleshooting utilizing CANalyzer.