Configuration Engineer

Czinger • Torrance, CA

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About The Position

The Configuration Engineer manages product data and configuration processes that support development, production, and evolution of Czinger Vehicles’ Hypercar programs throughout the product lifecycle. The role covers product definition, engineering bills of materials, variants and options, engineering changes, and customer specifications.

The engineer maintains product configuration and definition, including product structures, part and revision data, configuration logic, effectivity, and customer specifications. They work with engineering teams to protect product-data integrity, resolve definition gaps and inconsistencies, and proactively identify data-quality issues. They analyze and coordinate engineering changes from release through implementation, including impacts to vehicle configurations, production builds, inventory, procurement, and timing.

The role supports existing production models, new model and variant introductions, and future vehicle programs. It also establishes and maintains configuration-management standards and processes, and drives scalable improvements to workflows, reporting, data-quality checks, automation, and supporting tools.

The position operates in a fast-paced product-development and low-volume manufacturing environment, with future product development taking place alongside ongoing production. Work is primarily computer-based and involves engineering systems, technical documentation, product data, and large datasets, with occasional work in production and warehouse environments.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.
• Strong technical aptitude and ability to quickly understand complex products, systems, and underlying data structures.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to identify inconsistencies, investigate root causes, and develop practical solutions.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, adapt to changing requirements, and work effectively in a fast-paced product-development environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to convey technical information clearly and collaborate across technical and non-technical teams.
• Curiosity, adaptability, and a proactive approach to learning, problem-solving, and continuous improvement.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with PLM, PDM, BOM management, configuration management, or engineering change management.
• Experience with Siemens Teamcenter, Siemens NX, Jira, Excel, Power BI, or equivalent tools.
• Experience in automotive, aerospace, advanced manufacturing, robotics, or another complex engineered-product environment.
• Understanding of manufacturing and supply-chain processes and their relationship to engineering product definition.
• Experience working with structured datasets, reporting, and data-quality controls.
• Scripting, programming, or automation experience using Python, SQL, VBA, Power Automate, or similar tools.
• Experience improving technical processes, workflows, or engineering systems.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain product configuration and definition, including engineering BOMs, product structures, part and revision data, variants and options, configuration logic, effectivity, and customer specifications throughout the product lifecycle.
• Work with engineering teams to identify and resolve incomplete product definitions, configuration gaps, inconsistencies, and data-quality issues.
• Analyze engineering-change impacts to parts, assemblies, vehicle configurations, production builds, inventory, procurement, and timing; define introduction and effectivity plans and coordinate changes through implementation.
• Support product development and production execution for existing models, new model and variant introductions, and future vehicle programs.
• Establish and maintain configuration-management standards and processes for BOM management, product configuration, engineering release, effectivity, and change control.
• Improve product-development systems and processes through scalable enhancements to workflows, reporting, data-quality checks, automation, and supporting tools.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package with an equity plan and discretionary results-based incentive bonus opportunities.
• Paid vacation, sick time, and company holidays, including a year-end shutdown.
• Paid parental leave.
• Health and wellness benefits, including HMO and Premium PPO options.
• Company-sponsored life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Reimbursement opportunities for learning and development initiatives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level