Engineering Change Manager

ON.energy is building the power infrastructure that makes the AI era possible. As AI demand surges past what the grid and traditional data centers can support, ON.energy provides a new class of power technology proven at gigawatt scale and trusted by the world’s leading cloud and AI companies. Our systems are already deployed across 2.5 GW of hyper-scale campuses, validated by top U.S. national labs, and certified for grid-safe operation by major utilities. With real products in the field, we’re scaling faster than the grid can, transforming power from a bottleneck into a competitive advantage for the companies building the future.

Engineering Change Manager - Program Management

Location: On-Site / Remote / Hybrid

Department: Program Management

Reports To: Sr. Director of Program Management

Employment Type: Full-Time

About the Role

We're seeking an experienced Engineering Change Manager to lead our Engineering Change Control Board (CCB) and oversee the end-to-end engineering change management process. This role is responsible for ensuring that all product, process, and design changes are properly evaluated, documented, approved, and implemented — balancing engineering rigor, regulatory compliance, cost, schedule, and risk. You'll chair change review meetings, drive cross-functional alignment, and act as the gatekeeper ensuring changes don't compromise product quality, safety, or configuration integrity.

Key Responsibilities

Chair and facilitate regular Engineering Change Control Board meetings, driving structured review, discussion, and disposition of Engineering Change Requests (ECRs), Engineering Change Orders (ECOs), and Engineering Change Notices (ECNs)

Own the change management process from initiation through implementation and closure, ensuring consistent application across all engineering changes

Review submitted change requests for completeness, technical accuracy, and business justification prior to board review

Coordinate cross-functional impact assessments with engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, regulatory, and program management stakeholders

Ensure changes are properly classified (e.g., major/minor, emergency, class I/II) and routed through appropriate approval workflows

Maintain change control documentation, meeting minutes, decision logs, and audit trails in the PLM/QMS system

Track change request status, cycle times, and backlog; report metrics to leadership on process health and bottlenecks

Ensure traceability between change requests, requirements, design documents, and verification/validation activities

Enforce configuration management principles to maintain product baseline integrity across hardware, software, and documentation

Identify and escalate high-risk changes, conflicting priorities, or resource constraints to leadership

Drive continuous improvement of the change control process, tools, and templates

Support internal and external audits (e.g., ISO, FDA, customer audits) by ensuring change records are complete and compliant

Train and coach engineers and stakeholders on change control procedures and best practices

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field (or equivalent experience)

5+ years of experience in engineering change management, configuration management, or product lifecycle management

Experience chairing or actively participating in change control boards (CCB) in a regulated or structured engineering environment

Strong understanding of configuration management principles (e.g., EIA-649, ISO 10007) and change control best practices

Hands-on experience with PLM/PDM or QMS systems (e.g., Windchill, Arena, Agile PLM, MasterControl, Propel, etc)

Excellent facilitation, meeting management, and cross-functional communication skills

Strong analytical skills with the ability to assess technical and business risk

Experience working with engineering documentation: BOMs, drawings, specifications, requirements

Preferred Qualifications

Certification in configuration management (CMPIC) or quality (ASQ CQE/CQM)

Experience with Agile/hardware-software co-development environments

Six Sigma or Lean process improvement experience

Prior people management or team leadership experience

Key Competencies

Strong facilitation and conflict resolution skills — able to drive consensus among competing stakeholder interests

Detail-oriented with rigorous documentation habits

Comfortable balancing speed of execution with process discipline

Clear, concise communicator able to present to both technical teams and executive leadership

Sound judgment under ambiguity and pressure

For US-based roles - What you’ll get:

Competitive salary + annual performance-based bonus eligibility

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and company holidays

For Mexico-based roles - What you’ll get:

Competitive salary + annual performance bonus eligibility

Christmas Bonus (Aguinaldo): 30 days

Major medical expenses and life insurance

Paid time off and holidays (per local policy)

For all roles:

Professional development and growth opportunities

Opportunity to grow with a mission-driven team shaping the future of clean energy

Equal Opportunity: ON.energy is committed to equal employment opportunity and to maintaining a work environment free of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation.

Accommodations: If you need an accommodation during the application process, email recruitment@onenergystorage.com

Benefits vary by role and location and are subject to change.