Control​/Validation Engineer

Summary

Our Change Control / Validation Engineer is dedicated to ensuring seamless change management across the assigned department. Responsible for reviewing, analyzing, and validating engineering change orders while leading cross-functional teams to implement these changes effectively. Working closely with various plant personnel, from assembly staff to senior management, we facilitate the smooth introduction of engineering changes into production. By maintaining a detailed change information database and providing technical support, we ensure that changes are executed accurately and on time while consistently monitoring and reporting progress throughout the process.

• Perform daily reviews/analyses and validation of engineering change orders and deviations, create workflow/change control documentation as necessary to improve change management processes.
• Lead cross‑functional change management/change implementation teams across all plant departments.
• Work with affected departments to resolve issues that prevent change implementation, providing detailed technical explanations surrounding the change process and/or working with design teams to create additional technical documentation or basis for the change.
• Control the change process via supervisors/managers over the change information database.
• Work with all levels of plant personnel from assembly staff to senior management to ensure required changes are effectively introduced into production at the appropriate time.
• Monitor engineering change requests from the initial request through release in order to facilitate the change implementation process.
• Assess deviations from initial requests to confirmation of closure, verifying status in production departments.
• Analyze data and develop methods for reporting change information. Prepare regular and accurate reports for determining the status of engineering changes.

• Quantity of Work The quantity of work produced and the promptness with which it is completed.
• Quality of Work The ability displayed and accuracy of work produced, meeting company standards, and requiring little to no rework.
• Judgement/Knowledge of Job Knowledge of job, techniques, skills, equipment, procedures, materials, etc.
• Attendance/Dependability Punctuality and attendance.
• Teamwork/Attitude Willingness and cooperativeness with co‑workers and supervisors; ability to accept constructive criticism.
• Initiative/Independence The degree to which an employee searches out new tasks and expands their ability to perform assigned tasks without direct supervision.
• Adherence to Policy Follow quality environmental policies and have knowledge of AS9100 and IS14001.
• Adherence to Safety Follow safety procedures, security protocol, and wear proper PPE.

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering / Industrial Engineering or related field.
• Knowledge of AS9100 and IS14001.
• Experience with Plex ERP system.
• Working knowledge of calculation methods (i.e. FE – analysis, tolerance, calculations, analytical calculations, etc.).
• Ability to interface with cross‑functional teams and all levels of personnel/management.
• Preferred 2+ years of project management in a manufacturing environment.
• Preferred familiarity with plant operations, including machining, assembly, and welding.

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Must undergo and meet company standards for background check, employment verification, reference checks, physical, and controlled substance testing.

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