Liaison Engineer - Production & Quality Champion

PACCAR; Renton (WA); On-site; USD 81,000 - 111,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

401k with company match

Pension plan

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Medical, Dental, and Vision plans

Flexible Spending Accounts

Disability insurance

Life insurance

EAP wellness

Holiday bonus

Job summary

PACCAR's Kenworth Truck Company seeks a Liaison Engineer to coordinate with engineering, production, materials and quality while learning all aspects of the manufacturing process in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires a four-year degree or equivalent experience with 3–5 years in manufacturing or related fields, strong problem solving, and excellent communication skills. Occasional after-hours work may be required.

Qualifications

• Four-year degree or equivalent applicable experience required.
• 3-5 years relevant experience.
• Background in manufacturing, fabrication, machine design, system design or related industrial/machinery experience.
• Demonstrated problem solving aptitude.
• Self-starter with ability to work independently.
• Excellent written/oral communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of truck components and systems.
• Understanding of bills of materials and selection logic.
• Familiar with Word, Excel, and CMS-80.
• Occasional work outside of usual hours may be required.

Responsibilities

• Work in a fast paced environment providing timely support to Production, Quality and Materials related to build issues.
• Investigate issues to determine root cause and bring issues to closure via corrective actions.
• Develop short term engineering solutions and containment strategies with Design Engineering to eliminate recurring production line issues.
• Communicate to production the impact of engineering issues and rework instructions to resolve issue.
• Provide Kenworth Division Engineering with clear information required to implement long term corrective actions to resolve design issues.
• Communicate chassis image changes verbally, using email distributions, and via use of the online defect tracking system. (EWI)
• Update management on key issues and impacts to production flow.
• Document via a corrective action system, build issues and the corrective actions required to resolve the issues. Ensure that the final chassis image reflects the correct part usage.
• Conduct and monitor special studies or investigations relating to assignments requested by the Liaison Supervisor or Resident Engineering Manager.
• Review upcoming builds to anticipate and mitigate potential production challenges.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Problem solving

Independent worker

Communication skills

Truck systems knowledge

BOM knowledge

MS Word / Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

CMS-80

Microsoft Word

Excel

Job description

PACCAR's Kenworth Truck Company seeks a Liaison Engineer to coordinate with engineering, production, materials and quality while learning all aspects of the manufacturing process in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires a four-year degree or equivalent experience with 3–5 years in manufacturing or related fields, strong problem solving, and excellent communication skills. Occasional after-hours work may be required.