Hybrid Change Control Lead – Vehicle Programs

Aston Carter; United States; Hybrid; USD 99,929,000 - 142,322,000; Full time

Job summary

Aston Carter is seeking an Analyst General/Engineering Change Control Analyst (CCA) to lead the engineering change management process for North American vehicle programs. The role drives CR validation, authorization, and release, coordinating with engineering, manufacturing plants, and cross-functional teams to keep programs on schedule and within cost/quality targets.

The position emphasizes WERS, Teamcenter, and Excel data analysis, with strong emphasis on accuracy, communication, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or closely related technical field.
• Solid understanding of engineering change management processes, including end-to-end change control and release management.
• Hands-on experience with WERS, including independently creating, reviewing, validating, and managing Engineering Change Requests.
• Ability to navigate WERS C- and D-screens, manage release intent, review change documentation, and support approval routing.
• Experience ensuring engineering changes align with program timing, cost, and quality requirements.
• Proficiency in Team Center/Teamcenter for accessing and reviewing engineering data, part information, BOMs, documentation, and release records.
• Knowledge of release engineering processes and the relationship between design changes, program timing, manufacturing readiness, and vehicle quality.
• Release management capability: tracking open changes, monitoring aging, driving approvals, escalating issues.
• Fluency in English, excellent written and verbal communication for global cross-functional teams.
• Strong sense of urgency and proactive problem-solving to support high-stakes build phases.
• Demonstrated leadership to own processes and guide teams through complex workflows.
• High accuracy, attention to detail, and accountability in change documentation.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel for data analysis, metrics, and status reporting.
• Experience with Excel formulas, pivot tables, filters, sorts, and data validation.

Responsibilities

• Lead and facilitate WERS Change Control and CR/DF meetings, preparing agendas and tracking actions.
• Review and validate data in Engineering Change Requests to ensure timing, cost, and quality alignment.
• Coach engineers in writing high-quality change requests and navigating WERS workflows.
• Collaborate with vehicle operations, validation, program management, finance, and plants to drive CR approvals.
• Manage WERS C-screen and D-screen approvals, assign PINs, and maintain documentation.
• Confirm cost and timing containment by coordinating with program teams and assembly plants.
• Monitor CR throughput, aging, bottlenecks, and elevate issues to prevent delays.
• Produce CR status reports and program health indicators for leadership.
• Support production release activities by validating documentation and ensuring required approvals.
• Ensure engineering changes are reflected in production processes and documentation.
• Use Excel to manage large datasets, analyze data, and develop status reports for reviews.
• Use Teamcenter to access engineering data, BOMs, and release-related records.
• Coach teams to ensure data integrity and effective change implementation.

Job description

Aston Carter is seeking an Analyst General/Engineering Change Control Analyst (CCA) to lead the engineering change management process for North American vehicle programs. The role drives CR validation, authorization, and release, coordinating with engineering, manufacturing plants, and cross-functional teams to keep programs on schedule and within cost/quality targets.

The position emphasizes WERS, Teamcenter, and Excel data analysis, with strong emphasis on accuracy, communication, and