Engineering Planner

Job Summary

Extensive contact and interface with all areas of the business:
Engineering, Purchasing, Operations, Quality, Configuration Management, Delivery Management, and Program Management. Read and interpret BOMs, engineering planning, and analyze production workflow for multiple products. Usage of Material Requirements Planning (MRP) system to create demand, purchase requisitions, work orders, materials management, and planning. This position typically works under limited supervision and direction.

• Management of assigned commodities for various projects and products
• Create material demand for prototype/LRIP product builds
• Ensure parts and/or materials are available for Engineering to perform the work
• Kit all the materials for prototype builds
• Coordinate with production planning and suppliers when necessary
• Prepare and authorize purchase requisitions
• Evaluate purchase requisitions for materials and services of a technical or specialized nature and confer with departments regarding requirements, specifications, quantity, quality, and delivery dates
• Utilize, track, and manage P‑Card purchases
• Follow-up and expedite IRAD orders as required
• Create and track metrics for material schedules, work orders, and purchase orders
• Evaluate MRP reports and analyze impact of changes to engineering schedule
• Interpret drawing tree structures and build order relationships
• Coordinate with Engineering, Program Management, Product Line Management, and Purchasing on engineering changes and priority changes which may impact outsourcing vendors and engineering schedules for prototypes and product transition
• Accountable for the accurate purchase of material based on the Engineering requirements
• Communicate to Purchasing all major project changes of the Bills of Materials (BOM) and follow through to closure for prototypes and product transition

• Four‑year college degree or equivalent, plus two years of progressively responsible purchasing, production expediting, production planning, and/or materials management experience in a manufacturing environment working with MRP systems
• Extensive knowledge of BOMs and working knowledge of engineering planning tools
• Basic Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel
• Ability to make decisions concerning priorities, cost, lead times, and availability for prototype/LRIP needs
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• Organizational and interpersonal skills
• Ability to prioritize, delegate, complete multiple tasks, and work under deadlines

• Aras (CM/PLM tool) and SAP experience (SAP is strongly preferred), with particular attention to the following SAP T‑codes: CJ20N Demand entry, CNMM Demand release, MD02 Runs MRP – updates demand, MD04 Displays demand/stock/POs, LS24 Displays stock location, MB51 Displays material transactions, ME23N by individual, ME2L by vendor, ME2M by material number, MIGO Transfers stock; issues, receives, LT12 Confirms/finalizes transfers, CO02 Creates production orders, CO03 Displays production orders, ME51N Creates purchase requisitions, ME52N Modifies purchase requisitions, ME53N Displays purchase requisitions, XK03 Displays vendors

Pay range $75,000.00 - $90,000.00 plus benefits. Cubic offers medical, dental and vision insurance, company‑paid disability, life insurance options, critical illness and accident coverage, Flexible Spending Accounts, a pre‑paid legal plan, travel accident insurance, an award‑winning well-being program, up to six weeks of paid parental leave, and a 401(k) retirement plan with company match. Employees can also access backup childcare, pet care, pet insurance, virtual tutoring, and tuition reimbursement.

Many locations follow a 9/80 work schedule with time‑off policies; full‑time salaried employees are eligible for flexible time‑off arrangements; part‑time employees accrue paid time‑off and sick leave at a rate of 5.23 hours bi‑weekly;
Cubic provides 11 paid holidays each year.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate based on any protected characteristic under applicable law. Cubic is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.