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Engineering Change Services Specialist

Location: Fremont, CA

Work Arrangement: 100% Onsite, Monday–Friday

Duration: 24-month contract with possible extensions

Pay Rate: $46.43/hour

Position Summary

We are seeking an Engineering Change Services Specialist to support engineering documentation, configuration management, and change control activities in a fast-paced engineering and manufacturing environment.

This role will be responsible for managing Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) and Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) from initiation through closure, ensuring engineering documentation, drawings, part numbers, and Bills of Materials (BOMs) are accurate, complete, and properly released.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on CAD experience, preferably Siemens NX, along with experience using PLM systems such as Teamcenter and a strong understanding of engineering change and configuration management processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Generate, process, track, and manage Engineering Change Orders through closure.
• Perform documentation research for parts and assemblies to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with change control procedures and drafting standards.
• Review and process part numbers, BOMs, engineering changes, drawings, and related documentation.
• Coordinate change requests through appropriate review and approval workflows.
• Support engineering and New Product Introduction teams with change control activities.
• Work closely with Engineers, Designers, Manufacturing, and other cross-functional stakeholders to resolve change-related issues.
• Update engineering drawings and documentation based on approved model or design changes.
• Support BOM updates and ensure engineering changes align with manufacturing and configuration requirements.
• Track documentation from initiation through final approval and release.
• Monitor document review progress and communicate status to stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain trackers, reports, dashboards, and key performance metrics.
• Serve as a point of contact for engineering change control questions and escalations.
• Facilitate design review and change-related meetings.
• Capture key decisions, action items, and detailed meeting minutes.
• Support documentation revision and release activities in alignment with applicable quality and ISO standards.
• Participate in process improvement and continuous improvement initiatives related to engineering documentation and change management.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering is required.
• Hands-on experience creating, reviewing, or updating engineering drawings using Siemens NX CAD.
• Experience with engineering change management and configuration management processes.
• Experience managing ECRs, ECOs, Change Orders, BOMs, part numbers, or engineering documentation.
• Experience using Teamcenter PLM or a similar Product Lifecycle Management system.
• Strong understanding of engineering drawings, documentation, revision control, and release processes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to facilitate meetings and document decisions, action items, and meeting minutes.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
• Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to documentation accuracy.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Technical Skills

• Siemens NX CAD – hands-on experience required
• Teamcenter PLM
• Engineering Change Management
• Configuration Management
• ECR / ECO / Change Orders
• BOM Management
• Engineering Drawings & Drafting
• Document Control
• Revision & Release Management
• Microsoft Excel, including PivotTables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, formatting, and graphing
• Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Teams

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with the following will also be considered:

• CAD tools such as SolidWorks or Creo
• PLM systems such as ENOVIA, Windchill, or Agile
• SAP or other ERP systems
• NPI or new product introduction environments
• ISO documentation and quality management processes
• Manufacturing or complex engineering environments
• Continuous improvement and process improvement initiatives

Key Skills

• Siemens NX | Teamcenter | Engineering Change Orders | ECO | ECR | Change Management | Configuration Management | CAD Drafting | Engineering Documentation | BOM | Part Number Management | Document Control | PLM | Drawing Updates | Revision Control | NPI | Excel | Cross-Functional Collaboration | Meeting Facilitation | Technical Communication

Pride Global offers eligible employee's comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Pride Global and its affiliates are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Fair Chance Employment

Pride Global and its affiliates are a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.

Accommodations

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.