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Job Description
*Must maintain daily office hours of 8:00am to 5:00pm.
*Be capable of working from any one of Tangram’s multiple office locations: SFS, Newport Beach, DTLA, or other if needed.
*Experience working on multiple projects simultaneously.
*Ability to work under pressure and to tight schedules.
*Ability to carry out design intent as sold to client throughout final engineered solution.
*Execute assignments with a sense of urgency.
*Execute assignments in a cooperative manor with co-workers, clients and outside vendors.
*Collaborate with cross departmental Directors and other team members providing engineering knowledge and product development for special projects, technical support to design and sales, bid costing, process and standards improvements.
*Ability to travel to job sites, off site project meetings and manufacturing vendors in both Southern California and nationwide as needed.
*Establishing and achieving personal goals and objectives that support Studio Other’s goals and objectives.
*Participate in departmental weekly team meetings.
*Participate in on-going learning opportunities through company provided product and software training programs.
*Focus and deliver at level of overall performance that meets or exceeds customer expectations.
*Participate in problem solving.
Project & Vendor Management Responsibilities:
*Responsible for the overall engineering success of each assigned order.
*Must schedule download meeting with design / sales of each purchase order assignment to establish required lead-time and review pricing and all design details or criteria.
*Complete engineering timeline per each order with milestone dates for all engineering deliverables to ensure vendors have appropriate lead-time and install date is met.
*Monitor and prioritize engineering tasks on daily and weekly basis to achieve milestones in each project timeline.
*Ability to communicate directly with client or architect to schedule meetings; to thoroughly review shop drawing details; answer any engineering questions; and obtain required approvals.
*Ability to host Skype meetings, conference calls, or attend off site meetings as required to manage engineering related items.
*Confirm with each vendor that specified materials/finishes fit into allotted production timeline.
*Responsible for releasing production drawings and vendor P.O.s with adequate production lead-time to ensure vendor can meet required will call date.
*Visit manufacturers to inspect samples, first articles, and conduct quality control as required.
*Track and record hours spent on work assignments.
*Assist Studio Operations Manager in installation review meetings, planning and logistics for delivery and installation.
Engineering Responsibilities:
*Responsible for the structural integrity of engineered parts and built assemblies.
*Responsible for the proper selection of material gauge thickness and structural engineering achieve required stability of furniture assembly.
*Ability to analyze weights of materials and build assemblies relative to furniture context and installation requirements.
*Manage architectural ACAD. Integrate background XRef files. Coordinate, dimension, and submit all furniture electrical plans with correct electrical symbols with accurate tagged furniture blocks.
*Order material samples for client approval as needed, and manage approval documentation.
*Execute order assignments within pre-established budgets.
*Participate in value engineering exercises as required.
*Execute and submit order Shop Drawings for client approval.
*Execute and submit furniture floor plans including electrical symbols / locations for client approval.
*Manage and archive all client approval documents to the job file on network.
*Coordinate all required V.I.F.s and update ACAD / SolidWorks per V.I.F. as-builts.
*Engineer all Studio Other jobs using both ACAD and SolidWorks.
*Generate accurate handed component counts using ACAD, SolidWorks and Excel tables.
*Generate and submit to each vendor accurate and detailed production drawing file sets in applicable CAD file format.
*Initiate accurate purchasing instructions to CSR for each vendor using will call dates established and recorded in job timeline.
*Manage all required production REV bumps: Updating REV table on each drawing & in counts sheet; Revised file submittals and notification to vendor; Revised CSR PO instructions.
Generate tagged installation floor plans and full assembly drawings with B.O.M.s.
Self-audit all engineering deliverables.
*Work accuracy to achieve a zero engineering related punch list on each assignment.
*Daily backup of all electronic files to Tangram network server
*Follow Studio Other Engineering Protocols as outlined by the Director of Engineering
*Develop and maintain viable manufacturing vendors for Studio Other production needs.
*Maintain working knowledge of all Studio Other vendor material samples in Studio library.
*Maintain working knowledge of Byrne modular electrical systems and their components.
*Maintain working knowledge of all Studio Other cage stocked hardware and parts.
*Responsible for project and product manufacturing related success having to do with order counts, accuracy and tolerancing of manufacturing drawings and specifications.
*Ability to take accurate inventories of field installed components at client sites.
*Ability to provide installation management and field direction for assembly of products as required.
*Ability to participate in the assembly and installation of mock-ups as required.
