Engineering Specialist, Change Control

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.•Lake Mary, FL

44d•Onsite

About The Position

The Engineering Change Control Specialist owns and facilitates the end-to-end change management process within the PLM system. This role performs all Change Administrator functions, ensuring engineering changes are properly initiated, analyzed, approved, released, and implemented while maintaining auditability, data integrity, compliance with CMII/CM2 practices, and applicable ISO standards. The position collaborates closely with Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain to drive timely, effective change execution across the product lifecycle.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and 5–8 years of related experience in PLM change management.
Strong interpersonal, problem‑solving, and analytical skills; ability to lead improvement initiatives.
Clear and concise communication skills with strong negotiation abilities and comfort engaging diverse audiences.
Ability to read and interpret technical documents, business periodicals, and regulations; strong writing and presentation skills.
Proficiency with mathematical concepts such as probability, statistics, fractions, and ratios.
Strong reasoning ability with curiosity, creativity, and capability to challenge status quo based on business value.
Proficiency in PLM systems (preferably PTC Windchill) and Microsoft Office applications.
Ability to meet physical requirements, maintain professionalism, and travel up to 10%.

Responsibilities

Oversee and continuously enhance PLM Change Management workflows, including ECRs, ECNs, templates, routing rules, and workflow states.
Administer and enforce change management policies aligned with CMII/CM2 standards, ensuring proper handling of problem statements, impact analyses, baselines, efficiency, traceability, and verification.
Facilitate Change Control Boards (CRB/CIB) by organizing meetings, preparing documentation, recording decisions, tracking actions, and publishing outcomes.
Monitor and report on key change metrics such as cycle time, first-time-right rates, rework levels, and implementation adherence.
Validate incoming change requests by reviewing problem statements, affected items, object relationships, and required data or attachments; triage submissions as needed.
Coordinate impact assessments including form, fit, function, cost, inventory, supplier/obsolescence, and regulatory considerations, applying appropriate effective strategies.
Develop and oversee comprehensive change implementation plans ensuring approved changes are fully and correctly executed across the lifecycle.
Manage approval, baselining, and release processes for changes; ensure downstream tasks such as BOM updates, drawing revisions, and ERP synchronization are completed and close change records with full documentation.