Senior Product Configuration Specialist

trane technologies•Kentwood, MI

13d•Onsite

About The Position

As a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable, and efficient climate solutions for buildings, homes and transportation, it's our responsibility to put the planet first. For us at Trane Technologies, and through our businesses including Trane® and Thermo King, sustainability is not just how we do business—it is our business. This role performs all configuration-related tasks associated with product release while monitoring, recording and controlling change to maintain product integrity. They guide the product development, ready-to-serve and productivity project teams through the various stage gates, ensuring all documentation requirements are satisfied.

Requirements

Associate’s Degree in Mechanical Design, Business, Manufacturing Technology, Accounting, Information Systems (or related discipline) preferred and at least 5 years’ experience with configuration management is required. High school diploma or equivalent required
Understanding of Creo or similar CAD programs, PTC Windchill or an equivalent PLM tool.
Ability to read/comprehend engineering drawings, parts lists, bills of material and rule based logic.
Standard logic and mathematical skills.
Function in a technical engineering “team” environment.
Ability to solve or coach any problems that users from any site may have with MDP.
Ability to train any and all users in any location for any product.
Exercise very good communication – written and verbal skills.
Exercise analytical problem solving and resolution skills. Attention to detail required
Exercise good organizational and planning skills.
Ability to multi-task in fast paced, deadline-oriented environment and provide process improvements.
Must be customer driven, innovative and quality-minded in performance of all assigned duties.
Ability to succeed within an open collaborative environment.
Demonstrates ability to learn new skills and adapt to changing environments.
Adheres to all Company safety and security policies and procedures. Understands document management principles and best practices.

Responsibilities

Ability to layout and define the Manufacturing Data Preparation System (MDP) architecture for products to support any and all products for any site. Coordinate, plan and track all (MDP) work for Trane Commercial Products.
Define and load all feature categories, feature codes, variable categories, validation, nameplate and part picking rules for all product groups into the Manufacturing Data Preparation Systems (MDP) independently for Product Development, RTS (Sustaining Eng) and Productivity (VAVE) intending to cover any project that requires MDP.
Act as team Subject Matter Expert (SME) by providing training and mentoring to USA and offshore team members as needed.
Determine mathematical information needed to create all temporary variable categories (VCAT) to support part picking, nameplate and validation rules.
Define and load MDP data needed to feed the factory floor end of the line tester.
Defines interface requirements to support the field selection tools (TOPSS) and what is required in the manufacturing systems to produce new product, product additions and changes for any site.
Analyze, process and track changes and other design documentation to minimize processing time, optimizing department throughput.
Provides technical recommendations to a wide variety of problems related to configuration and change management.
Coordinates the product changes and additions within the engineering, design and manufacturing environment.
Responsible for implementation, maintenance and audit of configuration management aspects maintained in several systems.
Responsible for seamless and rapid implementation of material, bills of material and product data supporting the business strategies and supply chain requirements.
Ability to travel. Expected travel time 5%.