Hardware Configuration & Change Management Specialist

The role

You will own the processes and tools centered on Windchill to keep hardware baselines accurate. You will manage the engineering change lifecycle and establish configuration baselines for hardware assemblies and subsystems.

What you will do

• Use Windchill PLM system for part numbers, CAD data, BOMs, and released documentation
• Manage the full engineering change lifecycle including ECRs, ECOs, and deviations
• Establish and enforce configuration baselines for hardware assemblies and subsystems
• Partner with design engineers to structure BOMs, part numbering schemes, and CAD/PLM workflows
• Coordinate with manufacturing, quality, and supply chain to assess change impact
• Audit configuration data for accuracy and completeness
• Develop and deliver training on Windchill workflows and change processes
• Support internal and customer audits by producing configuration and change history records

Required qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in hardware configuration management, engineering change management in a hardware-intensive environment
• Hands-on, working knowledge of PTC Windchill (workflows, BOM management, change objects, and lifecycle states)
• Solid understanding of engineering change processes (ECR/ECO/ECN) and configuration management principles
• Comfort reading mechanical and electrical drawings and BOMs
• Proactive, DOer, and self-starter
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams of scientists, engineers, and technicians
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong attention to detail

Nice to have

• Experience with configuration management in a highly-regulated, first-of-a-kind, or national laboratory environment (e.g., SNL, LANL, LLNL)
• ASQ CQE, CMPIC, or similar configuration/change management certification

Benefits

• Industry-Competitive Salary
• Equity Plan
• 6% Employer 401k Matching
• Generous Paid Time Off (including sick leave, vacation, paid family leave)
• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance

Before you apply

• Access may require being classified as a U.S. Person (U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents, asylees and refugees with such status granted, not pending)

About the company

Pacific Fusion was founded in 2023 with the mission to power the world with abundant, affordable, clean energy. The company is designing and building a pulser-driven inertial fusion system.