Engineering assistant job description

· Update Q360 Master Inventory Items with current catalog/spec sheets and O&M sections

· Update pricing values for all manufacturers and vendors as price lists are received

· Manage PDF Share drive of catalog/specification sheets used for the creation of Equipment Submittals and Owner’s & Operations Manuals

· Prepare, transmit, track, and receive electronic Project Submittals

· Prepare electronic Owner’s & Operators Manuals and any other documentation required for job closeouts and transmitting to the customer(s)

· Reconcile room numbers from drawing into material list

· Record minutes for weekly Engineering meetings and follow up on action items

· Assist Designers in CAD background drawing clean-ups

· Coordinate with Operations department to complete As-built drawings

· Create the project folder in the “Projects Location” on the network

· Complete and send Introduction Letters when a new project is created

· Assist Project Managers in tracking closeout documents required to close a project

· Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

· High School Diploma or GED; on the job training may substitute as equivalent

· Minimum of 3 years office related experience

· Ability to read, write, and speak the English language and have basic math skills

Skills

· Be able to write reports and essays with proper format, punctuation, spelling, and grammar

· Be well versed on computers, including experience with Microsoft Office Applications

· Intermediate experience on Microsoft Excel & Microsoft Word

· Ability to become well versed with Bluebeam PDF Editor and AutoCAD

· Be very people oriented and talk well on the phone

· Have a positive attitude and be confident about yourself

· Be willing to learn both in organized classroom environment and on your own

· Be willing to take college and other classes on non-company time to increase knowledge in computers and electronics.

Company DescriptionLone Star Communications is one of the fastest-growing systems integration and communications technology providers in the United States. We have grown by 300% in the last three years.

Our focus on compassion, selflessness, integrity, and customer experience is unparalleled – and has led to numerous awards including Top 100 Places to Work (2016) from the Dallas Morning News.

We value A+ Candidates that support a culture that is built on trust, communication, and collaboration. We require strong, self-reliant leadership capable of working a rapidly evolving and growing team environment. All candidates must be focused on providing solutions and are passionate about making a difference for our customers.

We are committed to our employees. A+ Candidates will receive competitive salaries and benefits to grow in their position.

The ideal candidate is a team player with a passion for contributing to the Engineering department's overarching goals. S/he will provide primary administrative support as directed by the manager to the Engineering Department. S/he will coordinate critical information between departments on behalf of the Engineering department. The ideal candidate will optimistically take on the challenge of providing feedback regarding continuous improvement, initiating changes to Engineering documents, managing multiple projects and their deadlines, and developing operation-critical Engineering reports. This position requires a flexible hands-on problem solver who will contribute to an innovative, fast-paced environment.
Schedule: Monday – Friday, (8:00am to 5:00pm)

Working Environment: 100% on-site

FLSA Status: Exempt (not eligible for overtime pay)
Supervisory Responsibilities: No

Essential Functions
· Ensures the department's projects are completed within budget and in a timely fashion by tracking and reporting on due dates and potential roadblocks affecting project execution and delivery
· Contribute to PTI's continuous improvement initiative and consistency efforts through data collection & analysis, SPC, and root cause analysis.
· Scan all documents and information into Company databases as needed.
· Update files and data on the Company's ERP system.
· Assist the production team with the changeover and setup of work cells; and training of unskilled laborers on work cells
· Develop engineering documents including work instructions, visual aids, process sheets, and drawings within a controlled document system

· Work closely with various departments to ensure the department's project timelines are moving forward to meet established due dates


Qualifications
· Associate degree
· 3 years' experience as a project manager or administrative support staff in an Engineering department
· Working knowledge of project management principles
· Previous experience in a production manufacturing environment (preferred not required)
· Ability to read, write and communicate in English
· Ability to communicate and present information to a small or medium-size audience
· Poised under pressure with the flexibility to switch gears at a moment's notice

Minimum qualifications:

* Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
* 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages, and with data structures/algorithms.
* 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
* 3 years of experience developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, and/or experience with compute technologies, storage or hardware architecture.

Preferred qualifications:

* Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
* 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.
* Experience developing accessible technologies.

About the job

Google's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. Our products need to handle information at massive scale, and extend well beyond web search. We're looking for engineers who bring fresh ideas from all areas, including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking and data storage, security, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, UI design and mobile; the list goes on and is growing every day. As a software engineer, you will work on a specific project critical to Google's needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. We need our engineers to be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to take on new problems across the full-stack as we continue to push technology forward.

With your technical expertise you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions.

Google is an engineering company at heart. We hire people with a broad set of technical skills who are ready to take on some of technology's greatest challenges and make an impact on users around the world. At Google, engineers not only revolutionize search, they routinely work on scalability and storage solutions, large-scale applications and entirely new platforms for developers around the world. From Google Ads to Chrome, Android to YouTube, social to local, Google engineers are changing the world one technological achievement after another.

Additional Information:

(Colorado only*) Minimum full-time salary range between $168,000 - $181,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. *Note: Disclosure as required by sb19-085 (8-5-20) of the minimum salary compensation for this role when being hired into our offices in Colorado.

Responsibilities

* Write and test product or system development code.
* Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies.
* Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).
* Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback.
* Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues and the impact on hardware, network, or service operations and quality.