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- JOB TYPE: Freelance, Contract Position – W2 (no agencies/C2C – see notes below)
- LOCATION: Remote – Sunnyvale or Seattle, US only (Time Zone: PST/CIST | Full day overlap)
- HOURLY RANGE: Our client is looking to pay $70 – $75/hr
- ESTIMATED DURATION: 40h/week – Long term
THE OPPORTUNITY
Engineering Program Specialist Responsibilities
- Work closely with engineering to compile and manage packaging BOM (bill of materials) for all program skus
- Be the main interface to the PLM team to ensure accurate release of all BOMs into Agile
- Support financial budgeting and tracking processes
- Create Purchase Requisitions and maintain Purchase Order invoice reconciliations
- Manage material shipments and logistics in collaboration with both our client & contract manufacturing team
- Request program allocations
- Work on multiple projects concurrently
- Manage CM SOW inputs across all programs
- Build consensus between multiple teams to drive process improvements for the engineering, PLM, and EPS teams.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience
- 2+ years experience as an Engineering Program Specialist in consumer electronics or packaging industry
- Experience in packaging or hardware development, working with contract manufacturers in Asia
- Ability to manage complex spreadsheets, accounting tools, and coordinate across different teams, vendors and time zones
Preferred Qualifications
- 5+ years experience as an Engineering Program Specialist in consumer electronics or packaging industry
- Knowledge in SQL is a plus.
What you’ll be working on
The RL Packaging team is focused on delivering product packaging for all AR/VR products (Quest, AR, accessories and more). Our client is focus on packaging that is sustainable, design-focused, and enhances the customer experience. The products they work on help connect the world closer together and they contribute one box at a time. The RL Packaging team seeks an Engineering Program Specialist who has experience supporting large cross-functional teams to deliver consumer packaging at scale.
You’ll be a critical member of the packaging team, removing barriers to your team’s success, managing packaging skus and BOMs, supporting program budget tracking, requesting build allocations, purchase order requests, and prototype shipment management. Ideal team members thrive in a fast paced environment, have a can-do attitude, can juggle tasks across multiple programs, and remain flexible & productive in hectic environments.
This is a contract position based in our client’s Sunnyvale or Seattle office.
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ABOUT THE HIRING PROCESS:
Qualified candidates will be invited to do a screening interview with the Braintrust staff. We will answer your questions about the project, and our platform. If we determine it is the right fit for both parties, we’ll invite you to join the platform and create a profile to apply directly for this project.
C2C Candidates: This role is not available to C2C candidates working with an agency. If you are a professional contractor who has created an LLC/corp around their consulting practice, this is well aligned with Braintrust and we’d welcome your application.
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