Manufacturing Change Management - Project Manager

About this role

<div class="content-intro"><p>We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.</p> <p>As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.</p> <p>When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.</p></div><p> </p> <div> <p><strong><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR</span></strong></p> </div> <div> <ul> <li>The Technical Project Manager, Change Control supports the plant-wide change management program by driving the day-to-day execution of the Manufacturing Change Notice (MCN) and Engineering Change (ECR/ECN) processes.</li> <li>This role coordinates cross-functional teams through structured change gates and review boards, maintains change tracking systems, and ensures documentation and communication standards are met. </li> <li>As the change program matures, this role will expand to encompass additional quality and compliance workflows including non-conformance and deviation management.</li> <li>This role also provides support for smaller launch activities as needed, assisting area TPMs with launch readiness tasks, trial coordination, and issue tracking.</li> <li>This role is based out of our Manufacturing Facility in Warsaw, Indiana and will have cross-functional communication with our teams in Troy, MI.</li> </ul> </div> <div> <p><strong>WHAT YOU GET TO DO</strong></p> </div> <div> <p><strong>Change Control Execution</strong></p> </div> <ul type="disc"> <li>Coordinate MCN and ECN workflows from initiation through implementation, tracking changes through defined gates and ensuring timely completion of cross-functional actions.</li> <li>Prepare and distribute Change Control Board (CCB) meeting packages, agendas, and action item logs.</li> <li>Maintain the change control log and tracking tools (Smartsheet), ensuring data accuracy and status visibility for all stakeholders.</li> <li>Follow up with cross-functional team members (engineering, quality, manufacturing, supply chain, maintenance) to drive action closure.</li> <li>Support trial planning and execution for manufacturing changes, including readiness checklists, parts availability, and data capture.</li> <li>Coordinate implementation follow-through on change-driven actions including BOM updates, work order modifications, and Work Instruction revisions.</li> <li>Facilitate review meetings, document decisions and approvals, and track open items to closure within agreed timelines.</li> <li>Escalate systemic or high-risk issues to the appropriate engineering, quality, or program management lead.</li> </ul> <div> <p><strong>Launch Support</strong></p> </div> <ul type="disc"> <li>Assist area TPMs with smaller launch activities including milestone tracking, readiness gate preparation, and issue resolution.</li> <li>Support launch wall updates and reporting for assigned activities.</li> <li>Coordinate documentation updates for launch-related changes including Work Instructions, PFMEA, and Control Plans.</li> </ul> <div> <p><strong>Documentation & Communication</strong></p> </div> <ul type="disc"> <li>Ensure all change and launch documentation meets plant standards for completeness, accuracy, and revision control.</li> <li>Communicate change status, risks, and escalations to the Change Management Lead and PM team.</li> <li>Maintain organized records of change history, dispositions, approvals, and supporting documentation.</li> <li>Support ERP transactions in NetSuite related to change activity as needed.</li> </ul> <div> <p><strong>WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TEAM</strong></p> </div> <div> <p><strong>Education & Experience</strong></p> </div> <ul type="disc"> <li>Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, or related field.</li> <li>8+ years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree, 6 years with a Master’s degree, or 3 years with a PhD, or equivalent professional experience.</li> <li>Experience in automotive or high-volume manufacturing environments, preferably in change control, non-conformance management, launch coordination, or program management support roles.</li> </ul> <div> <p><strong>Skills & Competencies</strong></p> </div> <ul type="disc"> <li>Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent changes and priorities.</li> <li>Understanding of manufacturing change control processes (ECR/ECN), non-conformance/deviation workflows, and manufacturing documentation (Work Instructions, PFMEA, Control…