Onsite Engineering Project Assistant – DoD Clearance

Collins Aerospace; Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 43,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Three weeks of vacation

401(k) plan with employer matching

Job summary

Collins Aerospace in Richardson, TX is seeking an Engineering Project Assistant (EPA) to support engineers with administrative and documentation tasks for non-technical activities. The role requires strong attention to detail, multi-tasking, and coordination with multiple engineers to assist engineering projects.

The candidate will manage documentation, support DOORS administration, and assist in risk/change management, metrics collection, and preparation of presentations.

Qualifications

• HS Diploma or AA/AS degree (or other 2-year post high school training) with a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. DoD Security Clearance.
• Prior experience working on teams in a collaborative environment.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Create, edit and format engineering documentation.
• Submit documents to Software Control Library (SCL) and track progress.
• Perform Data Transfer Agent (DTA) duties.
• Support the Peer Review process utilizing the PREP tool.
• Provide tools expertise and support to Engineering.
• Support the TPIP process by coordinating completion of documentation.
• DOORS Administration – create user accounts and manage group/member access.
• Assist in tracking action items and tasks for risk management and change management processes.
• Collect metrics and support the preparation of presentation materials.
• Support the Bid & Proposal process, by reviewing bid narratives.
• Grant access to drives, repositories and labs.
• Parts ordering and tracking.
• Create meeting minutes for internal and external customer meetings.
• Works with engineering teams to effectively resolve issues.
• Assist Engineering leads with various project management tasks as required

Skills

MS Word

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

Team collaboration

Security clearance eligibility

Education

HS Diploma

AA/AS degree

Tools

DOORS

SCL

PREP tool

DTA

TPIP

Job description

Collins Aerospace in Richardson, TX is seeking an Engineering Project Assistant (EPA) to support engineers with administrative and documentation tasks for non-technical activities. The role requires strong attention to detail, multi-tasking, and coordination with multiple engineers to assist engineering projects.

The candidate will manage documentation, support DOORS administration, and assist in risk/change management, metrics collection, and preparation of presentations.