Aerospace Engineering Change Lead (PLM/CM)

Safran UK; Cwmbran; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Safran UK in Wales seeks an Engineering Change Manager at our Cwmbran site to lead the engineering change control process across multidisciplinary teams for aircraft seating and components, ensuring schedule, cost and quality targets.

You will coordinate ECR evaluation, chair Change Control Board meetings, plan changes, and drive continuous improvement within a regulated aerospace environment, partnering with manufacturing, engineering and customers.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Project Management or related discipline.
• Experience managing product configuration and engineering change processes in a regulated environment.
• Working knowledge of PLM and ERP systems.
• CM2 Certification or equivalent knowledge of industry standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead and maintain the organisation's Engineering Change Management Process, ensuring compliance with Group, Branch, and Local Business processes, as well as applicable standards.
• Coordinate the evaluation and implementation of engineering change requests (ECR), ensuring all impacts and ramifications are fully understood and documented.
• Serve as the key contact for the Change Control Board (CCB) and manage the end-to-end change request process, from initial review to final implementation and closure.
• Prepare and facilitate change review meetings, ensuring stakeholders have all necessary information for decision-making.
• Plan, schedule, and monitor change implementation activities, ensuring timely delivery and resource alignment.
• Champion continuous improvement in change processes, identifying and addressing inefficiencies and recurring issues.
• Support integration and improvement of PDM/PLM systems and tools within the change management framework.
• Interface and communicate effectively with engineering, manufacturing, programme management, customers, and other stakeholders to deliver robust change outcomes.
• Report on key performance indicators, progress against schedule, and share best practices and lessons learned across projects.

Skills

Engineering Change Mgmt

Communication skills

Leadership abilities

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional

Education

Engineering degree

Project Management qualification

CM2 Certification

Tools

PLM software

ERP software

Job description

Safran UK in Wales seeks an Engineering Change Manager at our Cwmbran site to lead the engineering change control process across multidisciplinary teams for aircraft seating and components, ensuring schedule, cost and quality targets.

You will coordinate ECR evaluation, chair Change Control Board meetings, plan changes, and drive continuous improvement within a regulated aerospace environment, partnering with manufacturing, engineering and customers.