Lifecycle Sustaining Engineer: Change Management Lead

Aptiv; Rhode Island; On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance may be available

Job summary

Aptiv is seeking a Sustaining Engineer in the United States to own released products through their lifecycle and manage changes across design revisions, materials, supplier updates, and cost-reduction initiatives. You will collaborate with Quality, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Program Management to ensure changes are properly assessed, validated, and implemented without production disruption.

You will support root-cause investigations, document changes, and maintain configuration control and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required (Mechanical or Manufacturing preferred).
• Minimum of three (3) years of engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Automotive manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
• Proven track record leading process improvements and engineering change implementations.
• Experience managing engineering changes, drawing revisions, BOM updates, and change control.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the engineering owner for released production products throughout their lifecycle.
• Evaluate, coordinate, and implement engineering changes affecting released products, components, materials, specifications, manufacturing processes, and supplier-sourced parts.
• Manage Change Requests (CRs) and Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) and associated documentation.
• Assess impact of proposed changes on performance, quality, manufacturing, tooling, cost, inventory, and regulatory compliance.
• Lead cross-functional reviews with Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Purchasing, and Program Management.
• Coordinate and execute product changes from customer requests, supplier changes, quality concerns, obsolescence, and cost-reduction initiatives.

Skills

Engineering change mgmt

Product lifecycle mgmt

Manufacturing processes

Tooling & fixtures

Documentation & specs

Cross-functional leadership

Analytical problem solving

Reading drawings & BOMs

MS Office & ERP/MRP

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

Aptiv is seeking a Sustaining Engineer in the United States to own released products through their lifecycle and manage changes across design revisions, materials, supplier updates, and cost-reduction initiatives. You will collaborate with Quality, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Program Management to ensure changes are properly assessed, validated, and implemented without production disruption.

You will support root-cause investigations, document changes, and maintain configuration control and