Engineering Change Leader: Cross-Functional Impact

TRUMPF North America; Farmington (CT); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

TRUMPF North America seeks a Change Management Specialist to evaluate, approve, implement, and document engineering changes, ensuring alignment with customer requirements and business objectives. You will coordinate ECN work, analyze drawings and BOMs, and collaborate with Engineering, Production, Supply Chain, Procurement, and Quality to ensure successful change execution.

The role requires 3–5 years in change management or related technical fields, strong BOM and drawings proficiency, and

Qualifications

• Three to five years of experience in engineering change management, manufacturing, industrial engineering, supply chain, or related technical field.
• Strong knowledge of engineering drawings, BOMs, manufacturing processes, and change control procedures.
• Hands-on mechanical aptitude and knowledge of the metric system.
• Experience with ERP/MRP and PLM systems; SAP and SmartSheet preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage and continuously improve the engineering change management process, including ECN workflows, procedures, governance standards, and process improvement initiatives.
• Receive, validate, prioritize, and process engineering change requests, ensuring completeness of documentation and compliance with established change management procedures.
• Coordinate and facilitate cross-functional reviews with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Procurement, Service, Suppliers, and Affiliates to evaluate proposed changes and support decision-making.
• Lead change impact assessments by analyzing technical, quality, cost, inventory, procurement, compliance, and schedule implications, and communicate recommendations to affected organizations.
• Manage approval workflows and release activities, ensuring required reviews, approvals, and implementation criteria are completed prior to change deployment.
• Develop and execute implementation plans, including effectivity management, production timing, inventory disposition, supplier coordination, and communication of implementation requirements to affected organizations.
• Support sourcing, procurement, quoting, and implementation planning activities for new and revised parts by evaluating inventory levels, implementation urgency, and operational requirements.

Skills

Engineering change management

BOMs knowledge

ERP/MRP systems

PLM systems

Education

Bachelor’s/Associate degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering

Tools

SAP

SmartSheet

Job description

TRUMPF North America seeks a Change Management Specialist to evaluate, approve, implement, and document engineering changes, ensuring alignment with customer requirements and business objectives. You will coordinate ECN work, analyze drawings and BOMs, and collaborate with Engineering, Production, Supply Chain, Procurement, and Quality to ensure successful change execution.

The role requires 3–5 years in change management or related technical fields, strong BOM and drawings proficiency, and