Sobre esta vaga de Engineering Change Manager na ON.energy
ON.energy is building the power infrastructure that makes the AI era possible. As AI demand surges past what the grid and traditional data centers can support, ON.energy provides a new class of power technology proven at gigawatt scale and trusted by the world’s leading cloud and AI companies. Our systems are already deployed across 2.5 GW of hyper-scale campuses, validated by top U.S. national labs, and certified for grid-safe operation by major utilities. With real products in the field, we’re scaling faster than the grid can, transforming power from a bottleneck into a competitive advantage for the companies building the future.
Engineering Change Manager - Program Management
Location: On-Site / Remote / Hybrid
Department: Program Management
Reports To: Sr. Director of Program Management
Employment Type: Full-Time
About the Role
We're seeking an experienced Engineering Change Manager to lead our Engineering Change Control Board (CCB) and oversee the end-to-end engineering change management process. This role is responsible for ensuring that all product, process, and design changes are properly evaluated, documented, approved, and implemented — balancing engineering rigor, regulatory compliance, cost, schedule, and risk. You'll chair change review meetings, drive cross-functional alignment, and act as the gatekeeper ensuring changes don't compromise product quality, safety, or configuration integrity.
Key Responsibilities
- Chair and facilitate regular Engineering Change Control Board meetings, driving structured review, discussion, and disposition of Engineering Change Requests (ECRs), Engineering Change Orders (ECOs), and Engineering Change Notices (ECNs)
- Own the change management process from initiation through implementation and closure, ensuring consistent application across all engineering changes
- Review submitted change requests for completeness, technical accuracy, and business justification prior to board review
- Coordinate cross-functional impact assessments with engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, regulatory, and program management stakeholders
- Ensure changes are properly classified (e.g., major/minor, emergency, class I/II) and routed through appropriate approval workflows
- Maintain change control documentation, meeting minutes, decision logs, and audit trails in the PLM/QMS system
- Track change request status, cycle times, and backlog; report metrics to leadership on process health and bottlenecks
- Ensure traceability between change requests, requirements, design documents, and verification/validation activities
- Enforce configuration management principles to maintain product baseline integrity across hardware, software, and documentation
- Identify and escalate high-risk changes, conflicting priorities, or resource constraints to leadership
- Drive continuous improvement of the change control process, tools, and templates
- Support internal and external audits (e.g., ISO, FDA, customer audits) by ensuring change records are complete and compliant
- Train and coach engineers and stakeholders on change control procedures and best practices
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field (or equivalent experience)
- 5+ years of experience in engineering change management, configuration management, or product lifecycle management
- Experience chairing or actively participating in change control boards (CCB) in a regulated or structured engineering environment
- Strong understanding of configuration management principles (e.g., EIA-649, ISO 10007) and change control best practices
- Hands-on experience with PLM/PDM or QMS systems (e.g., Windchill, Arena, Agile PLM, MasterControl, Propel, etc)
- Excellent facilitation, meeting management, and cross-functional communication skills
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to assess technical and business risk
- Experience working with engineering documentation: BOMs, drawings, specifications, requirements
Preferred Qualifications
- Certification in configuration management (CMPIC) or quality (ASQ CQE/CQM)
- Experience with Agile/hardware-software co-development environments
- Six Sigma or Lean process improvement experience
- Prior people management or team leadership experience
Key Competencies
- Strong facilitation and conflict resolution skills — able to drive consensus among competing stakeholder interests
- Detail-oriented with rigorous documentation habits
- Comfortable balancing speed of execution with process discipline
- Clear, concise communicator able to present to both technical teams and executive leadership
- Sound judgment under ambiguity and pressure
For US-based roles - What you’ll get:
- Competitive salary + annual performance-based bonus eligibility
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid time off and company holidays
For Mexico-based roles - What you’ll get:
- Competitive salary + annual performance bonus eligibility
- Christmas Bonus (Aguinaldo): 30 days
- Major medical expenses and life insurance
- Paid time off and holidays (per local policy)
For all roles:
- Professional development and growth opportunities
- Opportunity to grow with a mission-driven team shaping the future of clean energy
- Equal Opportunity: ON.energy is committed to equal employment opportunity and to maintaining a work environment free of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation.
- Accommodations: If you need an accommodation during the application process, email [email protected]
- Benefits vary by role and location and are subject to change.
