Job Description
Engineering Support Specialist II | 3-5 Years Experience
ROLE SUMMARY
We are seeking a Engineering Support Specialist II with 3-5 years of experience to support engineering procurement activities, supplier coordination, purchase order execution, cost tracking, and material/service availability for engineering projects. The role requires strong coordination with engineering, planning, finance, quality, and supplier teams to ensure timely, compliant, and cost-effective procurement support.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Support end-to-end procurement activities for engineering materials, components, tools, consumables, spares, services, and project-related requirements.
- Convert purchase requisitions into purchase orders after validating specifications, drawings, scope, quantity, delivery schedules, approvals, and budget availability.
- Coordinate with engineering teams to clarify technical requirements, bill of materials, part numbers, revisions, approved makes, and alternate sourcing options.
- Identify, evaluate, and coordinate with suppliers for quotations, lead times, technical compliance, commercial terms, and delivery commitments.
- Prepare RFQs, compare supplier quotations, perform basic price analysis, support negotiation, and maintain quotation comparison records.
- Track open purchase orders, expedite deliveries, resolve supplier delays, and provide regular procurement status updates to stakeholders.
- Coordinate with stores, logistics, finance, and quality teams for material receipt, inspection, invoice matching, documentation, and payment follow-up.
- Maintain accurate procurement records including supplier communications, PO amendments, delivery documents, invoices, and compliance documents.
- Support vendor onboarding, supplier performance monitoring, issue escalation, and corrective action follow-up.
- Ensure procurement activities comply with company policies, approval matrix, contract terms, ethical sourcing practices, and audit requirements.
REQUIRED KEY SKILLS
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Commerce, or a related discipline.
- 3-5 years of experience in procurement, sourcing, purchase operations, supply chain coordination, or engineering procurement support.
- Experience in manufacturing, engineering services, industrial equipment, automotive, electronics, energy, infrastructure, or similar technical environments is preferred.
- Good understanding of purchase requisition to purchase order processes, supplier quotation cycles, delivery follow-up, and invoice coordination.
- Proficiency in MS Excel for trackers, comparison sheets, status updates, and basic reporting.
PREFERRED / ADDED ADVANTAGE
- Experience working with engineering drawings, BOM structures, MRP outputs, project procurement, or technical service procurement.
- Knowledge of inventory basics, material planning, import/local procurement documentation, and quality inspection coordination.
- Familiarity with supplier development, contract purchase orders, blanket purchase agreements, and rate contracts.
- Exposure to cost-saving initiatives, alternate sourcing, supplier scorecards, and continuous improvement projects.
PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS
CANDIDATE ATTRIBUTES
- Detail-oriented, organized, and able to work with technical and commercial information accurately.
- Strong ownership mindset with the ability to follow through until closure.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced engineering or project environment with changing priorities.
- Collaborative approach with strong follow-up discipline and stakeholder management skills.
- Problem-solving mindset with the ability to identify delays, risks, and practical sourcing alternatives.
Honeywell Aerospace never requests or accepts money from candidates at any stage of the hiring process. Any demand for payment in exchange for employment opportunities is fraudulent and should be reported immediately to local law enforcement authorities
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or diploma in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Commerce, or a related discipline.
- 3-5 years of experience in procurement, sourcing, purchase operations, supply chain coordination, or engineering procurement support.
- Understanding of purchase requisition-to-purchase-order processes, supplier quotation cycles, delivery follow-up, and invoice coordination.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel for trackers, quotation comparison sheets, status updates, and basic reporting.
- Experience in manufacturing, engineering services, industrial equipment, automotive, electronics, energy, infrastructure, or similar technical environments.
- Experience working with engineering drawings, BOM structures, MRP outputs, project procurement, or technical service procurement.
- Knowledge of inventory basics, material planning, import or local procurement documentation, and quality inspection coordination.
- Familiarity with supplier development, contract purchase orders, blanket purchase agreements, and rate contracts.
- Exposure to cost-saving initiatives, alternate sourcing, supplier scorecards, and continuous improvement projects.
The Aerospace Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about The Aerospace Corporation and has not been reviewed or approved by The Aerospace Corporation.
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Retirement Support — The 401(k) plan provides a company‑paid contribution of 8–12% based on years of service with immediate eligibility and vesting, and eligible employees can access retiree medical benefits.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off includes 15 vacation days (rising to 20 after five years), nine paid holidays, and unlimited sick time for exempt employees with accruals for non‑exempt staff.
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Flexible Benefits — Flexible work models include a 9/80 schedule with alternating Fridays off, supported by backup care services, an EAP, relocation assistance, and home‑office stipends where applicable.
The Aerospace Corporation Insights
What We Do
The space enterprise has been transformed by rapid change and growth. New vehicles for national security space, a more rapid launch cadence, proliferated satellite constellations, the pursuit of interplanetary exploration, and thriving commercial ventures are changing the nature of the space industry. The Aerospace Corporation (Aerospace) is a leading architect for U.S. space programs, shaping efforts to outpace threats to our national security while cultivating the technologies needed to further this new era of space commercialization and exploration. Aerospace works across the space enterprise in service of the public interest. In addition to supporting the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community, our customers include NASA, NOAA, numerous federal agencies, and commercial space — all of whom benefit from our deep technical knowledge. We only pursue business related to the space mission and complementary fields, operating as the nation’s trusted partner to solve the toughest challenges and develop reliable and innovative technologies. Innovation in space occurs when people have the freedom to imagine and do. At Aerospace, we take pride in our readiness to solve some of the most complex challenges in the space enterprise.
Why Work With Us
We are a non-profit corporation chartered by the government to work on the hardest problems in space. We employ technical experts in every discipline of space-related science and engineering who touch every part of the US space program. Come join us as we make an impact bigger than ourselves.
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