Senior Aerospace Configuration & Change Manager

apex-technology-inc; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in Apex

Healthcare

PTO 15–20 days plus holidays

401(k) with matching

Parental leave

Job summary

Apex Technology, Inc. in Playa Vista, CA, is seeking an Engineering Configuration & Change Manager to own the integrity and evolution of product designs and production systems.

You will govern BOMs, drive changes, and coordinate across engineering, manufacturing, and operations while maintaining traceability, scalability, and reliability in a fast-growing startup environment. This role offers equity, comprehensive benefits, and a chance to influence aerospace hardware at scale.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, operations, or related technical field.
• 7+ years in configuration or change management or engineering operations.
• Hands-on experience with PLM systems (Teamcenter, Windchill, Enovia).
• Experience managing engineering changes (ECR/ECO) through full release and production cycles.

Responsibilities

• Establish Change Management policies, standards, and governance frameworks.
• Own and maintain product BOM structures and configuration baselines.
• Lead Change Control Board meetings and process.
• Perform impact analysis and risk assessment for all engineering changes.
• Coordinate ECO implementation across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and operations teams.
• Drive configuration audits to verify hardware-software-documentation alignment across production units.
• Analyze change-related incidents and drive corrective actions to reduce failure rates and impacts.
• Resolve conflicts between competing priorities and schedule changes to avoid operational disruptions.
• Partner with supply chain to ensure BOMs are executable and changes don't create procurement risks.
• Identify automation opportunities to improve workflow efficiency and reduce manual governance overhead.
• Act as the bridge between design, production, operations, and test to ensure continuous improvement.

Skills

PLM systems

ECR/ECO processes

Cross-functional leadership

Risk assessment

Hardware-software coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Tools

Teamcenter

Windchill

Enovia

Job description

Apex Technology, Inc. in Playa Vista, CA, is seeking an Engineering Configuration & Change Manager to own the integrity and evolution of product designs and production systems.

You will govern BOMs, drive changes, and coordinate across engineering, manufacturing, and operations while maintaining traceability, scalability, and reliability in a fast-growing startup environment. This role offers equity, comprehensive benefits, and a chance to influence aerospace hardware at scale.