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Remote Engineering Coordinator

Kastle Systems · Sterling, VA · 1 mo ago
On-siteAdministrativeFull-time

About the role

i2G specializes in advanced physical electronic security and life safety solutions, including surveillance, access control, intrusion detection systems, biometrics, fence sensors, radars, ground sensors, anti-drone technologies, and more. The company excels in design, project management, commissioning, and enterprise technology integrations, with a mission to provide products and services that meet customers’ needs and protect what matters most.

This remote Engineering Coordinator role serves as a bridge between executive operations and day-to-day engineering workflows, providing executive administrative support to engineering leadership while managing project documentation, team coordination, and cross-functional communications to ensure smooth technical and departmental operations.

Responsibilities

  • Engineering Operations & Task Coordination:
    • Manage the administrative workflow of engineering task requests through Smartsheet.
    • Review requests for completeness and required documentation.
    • Coordinate task assignments and maintain accurate ownership.
    • Monitor deadlines, overdue tasks, and outstanding action items.
    • Maintain visibility into engineering workload and resource allocation.
    • Provide recurring task-status reporting to engineering leadership.
  • Project & Quote Coordination:
    • Maintain centralized tracking of active projects, quotes, milestones, and engineering deliverables.
    • Coordinate upcoming project and quote requirements with Sales and Operations.
    • Track engineering assignments, deadlines, SLAs, and key milestones.
    • Verify required documentation is complete prior to scheduling reviews.
    • Maintain a 30/60/90-day outlook of anticipated engineering workload.
    • Identify potential scheduling, resource, or documentation issues and escalate them appropriately.
  • Engineering Operations:
    • Provide administrative and operational support to the VP of Engineering and Engineering Managers.
    • Coordinate departmental meetings, calendars, agendas, and meeting materials.
    • Document meeting minutes, decisions, and action items.
    • Track follow-up activities through completion.
    • Coordinate departmental onboarding, training, equipment, software, and system access.
    • Maintain training, certification, and professional-development records.
  • Documentation & Process Management:
    • Maintain engineering procedures, SOPs, templates, standards, and administrative documentation.
    • Assist with implementation of departmental processes.
    • Maintain document-control practices and departmental records.
    • Coordinate document reviews and verify required documentation is complete.
    • Identify opportunities to improve departmental workflows, communication, and efficiency.
    • Assist with creation of reports, presentations, procedures, and other management documentation.
  • Cross-Functional Coordination:
    • Serve as an administrative coordination point between Engineering, Sales, Operations, Procurement, Finance, HR, and other departments.
    • Track and follow up on information requests and outstanding actions.
    • Coordinate future engineering requirements associated with upcoming projects and quotes.
    • Communicate project, quote, training, and resource requirements to appropriate stakeholders.
  • Leadership & Special Projects:
    • Provide direct administrative support to Engineering Leadership.
    • Assist leadership with departmental planning, reporting, and special initiatives.
    • Prepare management reports, dashboards, and presentations.
    • Support process-improvement and organizational initiatives.
    • Perform other departmental responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

  • Experience: 1–3 years of blended experience in project coordination, technical administration, or executive assistant support—preferably within engineering, physical security, low-voltage systems, or construction technology.
  • Technical Savvy: High proficiency with Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint). Familiarity with project tracking tools (e.g., Asana, Jira, Smartsheet) is a plus.
  • Organization & Detail: Exceptional calendar management, multi-tasking, and document control skills in a fast-paced environment.
  • Communication: Polished verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interact professionally with C-suite leaders, technical engineers, subcontractors, and clients.
  • Problem-Solving: Proactive mindset with strong discretion handling confidential executive and operational data.
  • Education: Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Communications, or a related technical discipline preferred (or equivalent practical experience).

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