Manufacturing Engineer- Configuration Management

The ePlane Company; Chennai District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

The ePlane Company seeks a ME Configuration Management Specialist to safeguard manufacturing documentation and baselines. You will manage ECO/ECR/MCO workflows, oversee MBOM alignment with EBOM, and maintain baselines across variants. This role bridges design and shop-floor execution.

Responsibilities include change impact analysis, data integrity between PLM and ERP/MES, and regular audits for compliance. You will standardize CMPs and SOPs to drive process improvements across manufacturing

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering field.
• 3–7+ years in manufacturing engineering, product lifecycle management, or configuration management.

Responsibilities

• Change Control Management: Author, review, and process ECRs, ECOs, and MCOs; coordinate cross-functional sign-offs.
• BOM Management: Maintain and audit MBOM to align with EBOM across variants.
• Baseline Control: Establish, audit, and archive manufacturing baselines (build configurations, routing, tooling specs).
• Impact Analysis: Assess effectivity dates, inventory disposition, tooling changes, and costs.
• Data Integrity & PLM/ERP Synchronization: Maintain master data integrity between PLM and ERP/MES.
• Compliance & Audits: Perform configuration control audits to ensure shop-floor builds match docs (AS9100).
• Process Improvement: Develop and standardize Configuration Management Plans and SOPs.

Skills

Change control

BOM management

Baseline control

Impact analysis

Data integrity

Audits & compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace/ Aeronautical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field

Tools

PLM

ERP

MES

Job description

The ME Configuration Management Specialist is responsible for establishing and maintaining the integrity of manufacturing documentation and product baselines. This role bridges product design and factory execution by managing Engineering Change Orders (ECOs), Manufacturing Change Orders (MCOs), Bill of Materials (BOM) structures, and manufacturing process configurations. the candidate will also work on the ME Process documents and support shop floor activities as on when required.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace/ Aeronautical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience: 3–7+ years in manufacturing engineering, product lifecycle management, or configuration management.

Key Responsibilities

• Change Control Management: Author, review, and process Engineering Change Requests (ECRs), Engineering Change Orders (ECOs), and Manufacturing Change Orders (MCOs). Coordinate cross-functional sign-offs (Engineering, Quality, Procurement, Operations).
• BOM Management: Maintain and audit the Manufacturing Bill of Materials (MBOM) to ensure alignment with the Engineering Bill of Materials (EBOM) across product variants.
• Baseline Control: Establish, audit, and archive manufacturing baselines (build configurations, assembly instructions, routing, tooling specs).
• Impact Analysis: Conduct change impact assessments to determine effectivity dates, disposition of existing inventory (scrap, rework, use-as-is), tooling modifications, and cost implications.
• Data Integrity & PLM/ERP Synchronization: Maintain master data integrity between Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES).
• Compliance & Audits: Perform regular configuration control audits to ensure shop-floor builds match approved engineering and manufacturing documentation (AS9100 compliance).
• Process Improvement: Develop, implement, and standardize Configuration Management Plans (CMP) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).