Aerospace Configuration & Change Lead

Telemetry Today LLC; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in company

Healthcare coverage

PTO starting 15 days

401(k) with employer match

Parental leave

Lunch provided

Office Playa Vista

Chance to impact aerospace

Job summary

Apex Technology, Inc. seeks an Engineering Configuration & Change Manager to own the integrity and evolution of product designs and operational systems.

This role sits at the intersection of engineering, operations, and production, acting as the control layer to ensure changes are tracked, assessed, and executed without breaking existing performance. You will govern BOM structures, implement design changes, and coordinate high-stakes updates across satellites, ground systems, and infrastructure,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, operations, or related field.
• 7+ years in configuration or change management or engineering operations.
• Hands-on experience with PLM systems (Teamcenter, Windchill, Enovia, or equivalent).
• Experience managing engineering changes (ECR/ECO) through full release and production cycles.
• Lead cross-functional boards and drive accountability across teams.
• Strong risk assessment and impact analysis for hardware, software, and infrastructure changes.
• Experience in aerospace, satellite, telecommunications, or mission-critical environments.

Responsibilities

• Establish Change Management policies, standards, and governance frameworks.
• Own and maintain product BOM structures and configuration baselines.
• Lead Change Control Board meetings and process.
• Perform impact analysis and risk assessment for all engineering changes.
• Coordinate ECO implementation across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and operations teams.
• Drive configuration audits to verify hardware-software-documentation alignment.
• Analyze change-related incidents and drive corrective actions to reduce failures.
• Resolve conflicts between priorities and schedule changes to avoid disruptions.
• Partner with supply chain to ensure BOMs are executable and changes avoid procurement risks.
• Identify automation opportunities to improve workflow efficiency.
• Bridge design, production, operations, and test for continuous improvement.

Skills

Configuration management

Change management

Cross-functional leadership

Risk assessment

BOM management

ECR/ECO processing

PLM systems

Hardware-software integration

Process governance

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Master's preferred

Tools

Teamcenter

Windchill

Enovia

Job description

Apex Technology, Inc. seeks an Engineering Configuration & Change Manager to own the integrity and evolution of product designs and operational systems.

This role sits at the intersection of engineering, operations, and production, acting as the control layer to ensure changes are tracked, assessed, and executed without breaking existing performance. You will govern BOM structures, implement design changes, and coordinate high-stakes updates across satellites, ground systems, and infrastructure,