Engineering Support Assistant

Austin, TXFull-timePosted Jul 24, 2026


Core Job Responsibilities

  • Assists the Project Manager in achieving project deadlines and milestones

  • Communicates with the entire project team to facilitate project goals and initiatives

  • Identifies procurement needs and mitigates risks such as lead times and part availability

  • Creates new part numbers and symbols for use in designs and maintains the Bill of Materials (BOM) for products in NI’s PLM (Product Lifecycle Management)

  • Responsible for project logistics and maintaining accuracy and timeliness of manufacturing jobs

  • Coordinates with cross-functional teams to ensure that deliverables are completed on time

  • Follows-up and thoroughly tracks results of all assigned tasks

Basic Qualifications

  • Detail-oriented

  • Exhibits initiative & persistence to overcome obstacles to meet project goals

  • Works well in a team environment

  • Follows existing processes and identifies and escalates any process deficiencies

  • Strong organizational and time management skills

  • Ability to prioritize multiple tasks while adhering to respective deadlines

  • Capable of learning and retaining technical information (required for part creation and BOM management)

  • Ability to coordinate and work across groups/departments

  • Thorough competence with Microsoft Office suite

  • High School diploma (or GED equivalent)

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience supporting engineering groups in a corporate environment

  • Experience using Agile and Oracle
     

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