Engineer II-ChangeCntrl/Val

ZF Group; Gray Court (SC); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

ZF Group is seeking a Change Control Engineer to drive engineering change orders through cross-functional teams in a manufacturing environment. You will review, analyze, and validate changes and ensure timely implementation across plant departments.

A BS in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering is required, with 3–4 years of engineering design experience. Strong problem solving, analytical skills, and proficiency with Microsoft Office are essential for success.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering or related field.
• 3–4 years of engineering design experience in product development/manufacturing.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.

Responsibilities

• Review, analyze, and validate engineering change orders and deviations.
• Lead cross-functional change management/change implementation teams across plant departments.
• Resolve issues that prevent change implementation; provide technical explanations.
• Manage the change process via the change information database.
• Coordinate with staff from assembly to senior management to implement changes on time.
• Monitor change requests from initiation to release and report progress.

Skills

Cross-functional teamwork

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Communication

Multi-tasking

Education

B.S. in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

FMEA / Change control tools

FEA

Job description

Our team of skilled change control engineers is dedicated to ensuring seamless change management across all plant departments. We are responsible for reviewing, analyzing, and validating engineering change orders, while leading cross-functional teams to implement these changes effectively. Working closely with various plant personnel, from assembly staff to senior management, we facilitate the smooth introduction of engineering changes into production. By maintaining a detailed change information database and providing technical support, we ensure that changes are executed accurately and on time, while consistently monitoring and reporting progress throughout the process.

What you can look forward to as a Change Control Engineer

Perform daily reviews/analyses and validation of engineering change orders and deviations, create workflow/change control documentation as necessary to improve change management processes.

Lead cross-functional change management/change implementation teams across all plant departments.

Work with affected departments to resolve issues that prevent change implementation, providing detailed technical explanations surrounding the change process and/or working with design teams to create additional technical documentation/basis for the change.

Control the change process via supervisors/managers over the change information database.

Work with all levels of plant personnel from assembly staff to senior management to ensure required changes are effectively introduced into production at the appropriate time.

Monitor engineering change request from initial requests through release in order to facilitate the change implementation process.

Assess deviations from initial requests to confirmation of closure, verifying status in production departments.

Prepare necessary reports and related information in a timely manner and channel to affected persons or department.

Your Profile as a Change Control Engineer

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering / Industrial Engineering or related field

3-4 years of experience in engineering design in a product development and/or manufacturing environment with strong product knowledge and the ability to train others

Working knowledge of calculation methods (i.e. FE – analysis, tolerance, calculations, analytical calculations, etc.).

Proficient with Microsoft Office

Ability to interface with cross-functional teams and all levels of personnel/management.

Strong problem solving and analytical skills.

Good verbal and written communication skills

Able to manage multiple responsibilities