Engineering Document Control Manager

Teledyne Technologies • Hawthorne, CA

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About The Position

Teledyne Relays is seeking an Engineering Document Control Manager to lead the people, systems, and processes that ensure critical technical information is accurate, secure, and actionable. The role supports product quality, customer confidence, regulatory compliance, and new product introduction across the product lifecycle, from design and qualification through production and long-term support. The manager will modernize document control, introduce digital workflows, and build a team that serves as a trusted business partner in a regulated aerospace and defense environment.

The manager owns document control strategy and its roadmap, including policies, procedures, workflows, and technology. The role oversees engineering-change records and technical documentation, optimizes ERP, PLM, and related integrations, and maintains processes for review, approval, release, distribution, retention, archiving, and disposition. The manager ensures alignment with company procedures, customer and contractual requirements, and applicable standards and regulations, including AS9100 and ITAR, and represents document control in audits and cross-company initiatives.

This is a primarily office-based position involving regular collaboration in engineering and manufacturing environments. Occasional travel may be required based on business needs. Frequent computer use and the ability to sit or stand for extended periods are required. Candidates must be a US Person as defined in the posting and complete a satisfactory background check and drug screen before employment.

Requirements

• Typically 5 or more years of progressive experience in document control, configuration management, quality systems, engineering administration, or a closely related discipline.
• Typically 2 or more years of people leadership, team leadership, or supervisory experience, with evidence of building capability and improving performance.
• Practical knowledge of engineering change management and quality management systems such as AS9100 or ISO 9001.
• Experience using and improving ERP, PLM, EDMS, or comparable platforms.
• Clear understanding of engineering drawings, specifications, bills of material, document lifecycles, and configuration management principles.
• Ability to translate complex regulatory and quality requirements into clear, practical, scalable processes.
• Collaborative leadership style that builds trust, accountability, and productive partnerships across technical and operational teams.
• Strong organizational, project management, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Sound judgment, attention to detail, and ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-moving environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and ability to quickly learn, administer, and improve document management technology.
• Must qualify as a US Person (US Citizen, US National, lawful permanent resident, asylee, or refugee).
• Must complete a satisfactory background check and pass a drug screen prior to employment.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Information Management, or a related field is preferred; equivalent education, specialized training, and directly relevant experience will also be considered.
• Experience in aerospace, defense, or another regulated industry is strongly valued.
• A continuous-improvement mindset, curiosity about emerging technology, and enthusiasm for simplifying work.
• Interest in professional training and certifications, cross-functional projects, and increasing ownership of high-value initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Build, coach, and inspire a high-performing document control team, establishing priorities, service standards, accountability, and continuous learning.
• Own the document control strategy and roadmap, aligning policies, procedures, workflows, and technology with business and customer needs.
• Modernize and optimize ERP, PLM, and related integrations to improve usability, visibility, accuracy, and speed.
• Ensure accurate, timely processing of engineering change requests, engineering change notices, drawings, specifications, procedures, bills of material, and associated records.
• Create efficient processes for document review, approval, release, distribution, retention, archival, and disposition.
• Maintain alignment with company procedures, customer and contractual requirements, and applicable standards and regulations, including AS9100 and ITAR.
• Prepare complete, accurate, accessible, audit-ready records and serve as a trusted leader during internal, customer, and regulatory audits.
• Partner with Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Program Management, and other functions to ensure released documentation reflects product and process changes.
• Champion process automation, standardization, and practical digital solutions to reduce manual effort, eliminate bottlenecks, and improve responsiveness.
• Provide employees with training, tools, and resources to support understanding and compliance with document practices.
• Represent document control in company-wide quality, configuration management, digital transformation, and operational excellence initiatives.
• Set meaningful team goals, provide timely coaching and recognition, and create individualized development opportunities.
• Plan resources, balance priorities, strengthen team capability, and connect daily work to broader business objectives.
• Promote faster and more predictable engineering changes; accurate, traceable, accessible, compliant records; timely corrective actions; controlled backlogs; easier-to-use document systems; and measurable process improvements.

What This Job Offers

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