Change Engineer

Thompson Construction Group, Inc.; Florence (SC); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Thompson Construction Group, Inc. is seeking a Change Engineer to oversee engineering change management from initiation to closure.

You will coordinate with engineering, materials, manufacturing, and suppliers to drive changes through the ECR process, ensuring timely reviews, approvals, and implementations. The role emphasizes visibility, prioritization, and execution of engineering changes, reducing delays and coordinating actions across functions while maintaining documentation and status

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate engineering changes from initiation through implementation and closure.
• Maintain an accurate tracking system for open ECRs.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Materials, Manufacturing, and Suppliers to drive changes.

Job description

The Change Engineer will provide dedicated engineering change management support to ensure Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) and associated change activities are effectively planned, prioritized, coordinated, approved, and implemented.

The Change Engineer will serve as the primary coordination point between Engineering, Supply Chain, Materials, Manufacturing, Suppliers, and other affected functions to drive engineering changes through the change process in a timely and controlled manner.

The primary objective of this role is to improve visibility, ownership, prioritization, and execution of engineering changes while reducing delays associated with technical reviews, supplier activities, material disposition, approvals, and implementation.

The Change Engineer will be responsible for managing and coordinating engineering changes from initiation through implementation and closure.

• Maintain an accurate and current tracking system for open Engineering Change Requests (ECRs).

Prioritization

• Track each ECR through the required review, approval, implementation, and closure activities.
• Work with Engineering, Materials, Manufacturing, and program leadership to establish priorities for open ECRs.
• Maintain a prioritized list of engineering changes based on business need, production impact, supplier requirements, quality considerations, cost, inventory exposure, and program timing.

Engineering Coordination

• Coordinate engineering activities required to support ECR development and implementation.
• Work with responsible engineers to ensure drawings, specifications, bills of material, technical documentation, and other design outputs are completed as required.

Approval and Sign-Off Coordination

• Identify required reviewers and approvers for each engineering change.
• Actively follow up on outstanding reviews and approvals.
• The Change Engineer is responsible for coordinating and driving the approval process but does not replace the technical or functional accountability of designated approvers.

Supplier Coordination

• Work directly with suppliers and Supplier Quality, Sourcing, Engineering, and Materials teams to coordinate supplier-related change activities.
• Communicate upcoming design changes and implementation requirements to affected suppliers.

Materials and Inventory Coordination

• Work closely with the Materials organization to understand inventory levels, open purchase orders, work in process, and material exposure associated with engineering changes.

Deliverables

The Change Engineer will provide the following deliverables:

• Current ECR tracking and prioritization list.
• Clearly identified owners and due dates for all open actions.
• Weekly status reporting for active engineering changes.
• Identification of overdue, stalled, or high-risk ECRs.
• Documented implementation plans for significant changes.
• Supplier readiness and material transition status where applicable.
• Tracking of outstanding approvals and sign-offs.
• Escalation of issues threatening agreed implementation dates.
• Closure of completed ECRs and associated actions.

Performance Expectations

Performance of the Change Engineer will be evaluated based on the effectiveness of engineering change execution, including:

• Visibility and accuracy of ECR status.
• Reduction in aging or stalled ECRs.
• Timely completion of assigned actions and approvals.
• Achievement of planned implementation dates.
• Effective coordination between Engineering, Suppliers, Materials, and Manufacturing.
• Timely identification and escalation of risks.
• Reduction of unnecessary material and inventory exposure associated with changes.
• Clear communication of priorities, ownership, and next steps.
• Consistent follow-through until changes are fully implemented and closed.

The Change Engineer is responsible for driving the process and coordinating execution, but technical and functional accountability remains with the appropriate responsible organizations.

The Change Engineer will not independently approve technical design decisions, quality dispositions, supplier qualifications, or material dispositions unless specifically authorized to do so.

Technical design ownership remains with the responsible Design Engineer or Engineering organization.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.