Engineering Change Manager - Program Management
Location: On-Site / Remote / Hybrid
Department: Program Management
Reports To: Sr. Director of Program Management
Employment Type: Full-Time
About the RoleWe're seeking an experienced Engineering Change Manager to lead our Engineering Change Control Board (CCB) and oversee the end-to-end engineering change management process. This role is responsible for ensuring that all product, process, and design changes are properly evaluated, documented, approved, and implemented - balancing engineering rigor, regulatory compliance, cost, schedule, and risk. You'll chair change review meetings, drive cross-functional alignment, and act as the gatekeeper ensuring changes don't compromise product quality, safety, or configuration integrity.
Key Responsibilities- Chair and facilitate regular Engineering Change Control Board meetings, driving structured review, discussion, and disposition of Engineering Change Requests (ECRs), Engineering Change Orders (ECOs), and Engineering Change Notices (ECNs)
- Own the change management process from initiation through implementation and closure, ensuring consistent application across all engineering changes
- Review submitted change requests for completeness, technical accuracy, and business justification prior to board review
- Coordinate cross-functional impact assessments with engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, regulatory, and program management stakeholders
- Ensure changes are properly classified (e.g., major/minor, emergency, class I/II) and routed through appropriate approval workflows
- Maintain change control documentation, meeting minutes, decision logs, and audit trails in the PLM/QMS system
- Track change request status, cycle times, and backlog; report metrics to leadership on process health and bottlenecks
- Ensure traceability between change requests, requirements, design documents, and verification/validation activities
- Enforce configuration management principles to maintain product baseline integrity across hardware, software, and documentation
- Identify and escalate high-risk changes, conflicting priorities, or resource constraints to leadership
- Drive continuous improvement of the change control process, tools, and templates
- Support internal and external audits (e.g., ISO, FDA, customer audits) by ensuring change records are complete and compliant
- Train and coach engineers and stakeholders on change control procedures and best practices
Required Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field (or equivalent experience)
- 5+ years of experience in engineering change management, configuration management, or product lifecycle management
- Experience chairing or actively participating in change control boards (CCB) in a regulated or structured engineering environment
- Strong understanding of configuration management principles (e.g., EIA-649, ISO 10007) and change control best practices
- Hands-on experience with PLM/PDM or QMS systems (e.g., Windchill, Arena, Agile PLM, MasterControl, Propel, etc)
- Excellent facilitation, meeting management, and cross-functional communication skills
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to assess technical and business risk
- Experience working with engineering documentation: BOMs, drawings, specifications, requirements
Preferred Qualifications- Certification in configuration management (CMPIC) or quality (ASQ CQE/CQM)
- Experience with Agile/hardware-software co-development environments
- Six Sigma or Lean process improvement experience
- Prior people management or team leadership experience
Key Competencies- Strong facilitation and conflict resolution skills - able to drive consensus among competing stakeholder interests
- Detail-oriented with rigorous documentation habits
- Comfortable balancing speed of execution with process discipline
- Clear, concise communicator able to present to both technical teams and executive leadership
- Sound judgment under ambiguity and pressure
For US-based roles - What you'll get:- Competitive salary + annual performance-based bonus eligibility
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid time off and company holidays
For Mexico-based roles - What you'll get:- Competitive salary + annual performance bonus eligibility
- Christmas Bonus (Aguinaldo): 30 days
- Major medical expenses and life insurance
- Paid time off and holidays (per local policy)
For all roles:- Professional development and growth opportunities
- Opportunity to grow with a mission-driven team shaping the future of clean energy
- Benefits vary by role and location and are subject to change.
