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.
Coordination & Project Tracking
Plan, define, and track key milestones for change activity.
Ensure R&D, Engineering, and other functions deliver their elements of the change accurately and on time.
Manage day‑to‑day tracking of multiple changes in parallel.
Identify risks, bottlenecks, and dependencies early and escalate where required.
Stakeholder Management & Communication
Act as a 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.
Quality, Compliance & Governance
Ensure all changes comply with regulatory, customer, quality, and internal process requirements.
Work closely with Quality to support PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) activity.
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, though not a core focus of the role).
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 or similar).
Experience with formal change management or documentation systems.
We offer a competitive salary alongside 25 days holiday per annum not including UK bank holidays. We also offer a contributory pension and sick pay schemes, staff discounts and more.
Does this sound like you? Then we would love to hear from you!
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Additional Information
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 .
Bdrthermea · Preston