Why This Role Matters

As a Hardware Configuration & Change Management Specialist, you will be the backbone of engineering integrity across our fusion demonstration system. Thousands of custom mechanical and electrical assemblies, subject to constant design iteration, must remain traceable, releasable, and buildable at all times. You will own the processes and tools — centered on Windchill — that keep our hardware baseline accurate as the design evolves at startup speed. This is a high-impact role at the interface of engineering, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain, ensuring that the right revision of the right part reaches the floor every time

What You'll Do

• Use our Windchill PLM system as the single source of truth for part numbers, CAD data, BOMs, and released documentation, keeping records accurate and up to date
• Manage the full engineering change lifecycle — ECRs, ECOs, and deviations — driving changes through review, approval, and release with rigor and urgency
• Establish and enforce configuration baselines for hardware assemblies and subsystems, ensuring as-designed, as-built, and as-maintained records stay in sync
• Partner directly with design engineers to structure BOMs, part numbering schemes, and CAD/PLM workflows that scale with a rapidly growing hardware organization
• Coordinate cross-functionally with manufacturing, quality, and supply chain to assess change impact, manage effectivity dates, and prevent disruption to build schedules
• Audit configuration data for accuracy and completeness, identifying and resolving discrepancies before they affect procurement or assembly
• Develop and deliver training on Windchill workflows and change processes to engineers and technicians across the organization
• Support internal and customer audits by producing clean, traceable configuration and change history records

What You Bring

• 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) is required
• Solid understanding of engineering change processes (ECR/ECO/ECN) and configuration management principles for complex, multi-revision hardware
• Comfort reading mechanical and electrical drawings and BOMs well enough to assess the impact of a proposed change
• Proactive, "DOer," and self-starter capable of navigating the ambiguity of a first-of-a-kind research project
• A positive attitude and the ability to influence cross-functional teams of scientists, engineers, and technicians
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong attention to detail

Bonus Points For

• 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