Engineering Assistant

Job Summary:

Supports Engineering and NPI tasks, documentation, production, and follow-up. Coordinates Engineering, NPI, Production, Quality, Planning, Procurement, and suppliers for production readiness. Maintains Epicor ERP product/manufacturing data: part, material, BOM, MOM, WI/OMS, and engineering change records.

Key Responsibilities

1. Engineering Assistant Support Roles.

. Support NPI engineers in preparing and launching new products.

. Monitor assigned NPI activities and follow-up actions.

. Coordinate NPI requirements across Production, Quality, Planning, and Procurement.

. Compile information for production-readiness reviews.

. Monitor NPI schedules, unresolved issues, and required actions.

. Support engineering trials, pilot runs, and initial builds.

2. Epicor ERP & Part Master Data

. Create and maintain Epicor ERP part numbers in line with approved engineering requirements.

. Keep part descriptions, revisions, and required master data current.

. Obtain and maintain material master codes.

. Build and maintain multi-level BOMs.

. Maintain main/parent-to-child/component relationships.

. Validate BOM data against approved drawings, specifications, and engineering documents.

. Revise ERP data following approved engineering changes.

. Ensure ERP data remains accurate, complete, and controlled.

3. MOM / WI / OMS Documentation

. Prepare and revise Manufacturing Operation Sheets (MOM) as directed.

. Keep Work Instructions (WI) and Operation Manufacturing Specifications (OMS) current.

. Revise process flows and manufacturing documents to meet approved requirements.

. Align documents with current drawings, specifications, BOMs, and process data.

. Control document filing and revisions.

. Draft technical write-ups and production documents.

4. Engineering Change / ECN Support

. Upload ECO/ECN, Change Notices (ECN), and approved engineering changes to the Epicor ECO portal.

. Maintain ECN/change-control numbers and related documents in Epicor.

. Revise affected BOMs, MOMs, WIs, OMS, and Epicor data after approved changes.

. Coordinate accurate change implementation across relevant departments.

. Remove or flag obsolete information in accordance with document-control requirements.

. Preserve traceability between engineering changes and affected parts/processes.

5. Production Engineering Support

. Provide daily Production technical support under NPI/Engineering direction.

. Investigate manufacturing issues and gather production data.

. Resolve process, tooling, and assembly issues through troubleshooting.

. Support process trials and improvement activities.

. Monitor production problems and escalate those requiring engineering decisions.

. Support new-product ramp-up and process stabilization.

Job Requirement

. Education: NITEC/Higher Nitec/Diploma

. Experience: 0-2 years

. Engineering responsibility: Low to moderate

. Problem-solving skills: Assist engineers with data, measurements, documentation, and follow-up.

. NPI: Assist NPI activities

. Documentation: Update and maintain documentation

. ERP / Epicor: Enter and maintain data under direction.

. Production support: Provide technical assistance and follow-up.

. Tooling / Process: Assist tooling/process activities

. Decision making: Escalate engineering decisions

. Project ownership: Assist projects