Engineering change coordinator
This is a tactical, hands-on role responsible for managing engineering and product change requests from initiation through approval and implementation. The role sits at the heart of Product Change Management (PCM) and ensures that changes are correctly defined, compliant, approved, and executed in production with minimal disruption. The role requires close collaboration with R&D, Design Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Procurement and senior decision-makers across multiple regions.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and manage Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) from initial submission through approval and implementation. Work with engineers and stakeholders to fully understand the technical, commercial and strategic rationale for change requests.
- Build and present clear, structured business cases for change to senior decision-makers.
- Track approved changes through implementation, ensuring timelines, scope and requirements are met.
- Manage handovers between functions and ensure changes are embedded correctly into production.
- Plan and track key milestones for change activity; coordinate R&D, Engineering and other functions to deliver accurately and on time; manage day-to-day tracking of multiple changes in parallel; identify risks, bottlenecks and dependencies early and escalated as required.
- Act as the central point of coordination between Design Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing, Quality and other stakeholders; gather and consolidate information for senior management across different functions and countries; communicate outcomes clearly, including feeding back decisions (e.g. explaining why a request has been declined); chair and contribute to change-related meetings.
- Ensure all changes comply with regulatory, customer, quality and internal process requirements; support PPAP activity with Quality; participate in DFMEA and PFMEA sessions to assess and mitigate risk; ensure correct generation, review and approval of engineering and change documentation; maintain accurate records within data and change management systems (e.g. Teamcenter).
Required Skills & Experience
- Technical Background (Essential) – Design/Engineering background (mechanical, product or similar); ability to read and understand technical drawings; experience using CAD systems (hands-on usage preferred); experience working in an R&D and manufacturing-adjacent environment.
- Manufacturing & Quality Understanding – Good understanding of manufacturing processes and production challenges, enabling effective communication with production teams; experience working alongside Quality functions from a product perspective; familiarity with PPAP, production readiness and product quality requirements.
- Commercial & Cross-Functional Awareness – Understanding of how Procurement operates, including supplier-driven changes, cost reduction initiatives and strategic sourcing decisions; ability to balance technical, quality, cost and operational considerations.
- Core Competencies – Strong organisation, tracking and basic project management skills; high attention to detail and process discipline; confident communicator capable of engaging engineers through to senior leaders; collaborative mindset with the ability to coordinate across multiple functions; comfortable working within structured processes and governance frameworks.
- Systems & Tools (Desirable) – Experience using data or product lifecycle management systems (e.g. Teamcenter); experience with formal change management or documentation systems.
Benefits: competitive salary; 25 days holiday per annum (not including UK bank holidays); contributory pension and sick pay schemes; staff discounts and more.
We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national-origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status.
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