# Vehicle Applications Engineer - 7-Month Term

**Company:** [New Flyer](https://jobs.workable.com/companies/6wJA4XBiiYGn3oG8E8Mt3r.md)
**Location:** Winnipeg, Canada
**Workplace:** hybrid
**Employment type:** Temporary
**Department:** Engineering - Production

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## Description

**Responsible for Engineering Project Coordination in support of production contracts and sales opportunities.**

### **Responsibilities:**

-   Serve as primary technical correspondent and Engineering representative for production contracts and sales opportunities.

-   Support bids process from initial proposals through production, including change requests and configuration audits.
-   Identify, define, and manage technical configuration requirements and clearly communicate details to customers and internal stakeholders. Ensure all technical specifications are addressed prior to bid submission.
-   Identify technical risks and opportunities. Independently develop strategies to mitigate risks and action opportunities.
-   Release initial Bill of Material (iBoMs) needed to build heavy duty transit buses and coaches for a wide range of customer specifications. Provide BoM status reports to Management.
-   Effectively manage and present project documentation.
-   Assign tasks to Engineering designers to complete contract-specific design work.
-   Actively contribute or lead cross-functional continuous improvement initiatives.
-   Mentor and train new employees.
-   Serve as checker for Engineering change orders (ECOs) prior to release.

## Requirements

-   Bachelor’s degree in engineering or an equivalent combination of education, skills, and experience.
-   Knowledge of Engineering Design and Project Management
-   Knowledge of Bills of Materials
-   Knowledge of the manufacturing industry
-   Experience with enterprise database software and engineering product lifecycle management systems considered an asset
-   Effective written and oral communication skills
-   Ability to understand and communicate engineering concepts.
-   Advanced critical thinking and problem-solving ability.
-   Strong attention to detail
-   **Travel to the US (up to 25%) is required**