Change Control Analyst

Change Control Analyst

Location: Allen Park, MI

Work Arrangement: Hybrid – 4 days onsite/week

Job Summary

We are seeking a Change Control Analyst to manage and coordinate engineering change activities for North American vehicle programs. The role will support the change process from Freeze Design Intent (FDJ) through OKTB , ensuring Engineering Change Requests (CRs) are accurately reviewed, approved, released, and implemented on schedule.

The analyst will work closely with engineering, manufacturing, program management, finance, plant teams, and other cross-functional stakeholders to maintain program timing, cost, and quality requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead WERS Change Control and CPE DF meetings, including agendas, action items, and follow-ups.
• Review and validate Engineering Change Requests for accuracy, completeness, timing, and cost.
• Guide engineers through WERS CR creation, C-Screen/D-Screen approvals, release intent, and authorization processes .
• Coordinate with VO, PVT, PM, Finance, PPM, manufacturing, and plant teams to obtain required approvals.
• Manage change implementation from initiation through production release.
• Track CR status, aging, throughput, and approval bottlenecks; escalate issues that may impact program timing.
• Confirm cost and timing containment and ensure changes are aligned with vehicle build requirements.
• Prepare CR night letters, status reports, PO/TO metrics, and program performance updates.
• Use Teamcenter to review engineering documentation, part information, BOMs, and release-related data.
• Support continuous improvement of the change control and release management process.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or related technical field .
• Hands-on experience with WERS and engineering change management .
• Working knowledge of WERS CR creation, C/D screens, release intent, and approval routing.
• Experience with Teamcenter/Team Center and engineering/release data.
• Understanding of engineering release and production release processes.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including formulas, filtering, sorting, pivot tables, and reporting.
• Strong communication, organization, problem-solving, and follow-up skills.
• Ability to work with multiple cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.
• High sense of urgency and ability to identify and escalate issues quickly.

Preferred

• Automotive/vehicle development experience.
• Experience supporting vehicle programs through production/OKTB.
• Experience working with engineering, manufacturing plants, and vehicle line teams.
• Experience tracking change metrics and program performance.