Engineering Change Management Specialist

Proterra offers a dynamic and supportive workplace where our employees can thrive personally and professionally. With cutting-edge facilities and groundbreaking projects, Proterra offers unique opportunities to grow, collaborate, and lead transformative change in the electrification of heavy-duty transportation and equipment.

Our commitment to innovation extends beyond our battery solutions to our people, where we create an environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and empowered to drive change for the earth. Here at Proterra we strive to foster a culture of inclusivity, valuing diverse perspectives and encouraging bold ideas, allowing our employees to bring their full selves to work. Our employees benefit from competitive total rewards packages, and opportunities to develop professionally.

Position Overview:
The ECM Specialist executes and tracks approved engineering changes through implementation to ensure accurate, timely updates to product designs, documentation, manufacturing configurations, and ensures trial readiness. Acts as the central point of contact between engineering, production, quality, supply chain, and program management to maintain execution integrity and closure accountability.

About the Role – You will:

Change Management Execution

• Execute ECOs, ECRs, and Process Changes from approval through implementation and closure.
• Coordinate implementation schedules, trial runs, and validation activities.
• Manage change workflows and track requests through implementation stages with timely closure and documentation.
• Maintain status tracking and coordinate stakeholder notifications throughout implementation.
• Escalate implementation barriers and resource conflicts to management.

Governance & Documentation

• Coordinate scheduling and logistics for change review board meetings; document outcomes and action items.
• Maintain accurate records of all engineering changes in the PLM system.
• Ensure proper tracking and closure documentation within PLM workflows.
• Provide regular status updates and metrics on implementation activities and closure rates.

Stakeholder Coordination

• Serve as primary point of contact between engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and other departments for change status.
• Coordinate engineering change implementation with program timelines, milestones, and release schedules.
• Communicate change status, deadlines, trial results, and closure requirements to all stakeholders.

Process Improvement & Training

• Support continuous improvements in change management procedures and implementation best practices.
• Support PLM system improvements, upgrades, and validation activities.
• Train users on Change Management execution processes, tools, and implementation workflows.

Your Experience Includes:

Required

• 3+ years managing engineering changes (ECOs/ECRs) in manufacturing or product development.
• 2+ years hands-on PLM/ERP systems experience.
• Understanding of engineering drawings, EBoM, and MBoM structures.
• Experience across Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Quality.
• Kind, respectful, and relentless in driving closure.
• Dauntless in identifying and escalating barriers.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills.
• 3DEX ENOVIA or DELMIA experience.

Preferred

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, or related field.
• Deep knowledge of PLM and Bill of Materials structures.
• Ability to translate complex technical changes across stakeholders.
• Disciplined project tracking capabilities.
• Oracle, Ignition, or Visual Factory experience.
• JIRA and Confluence experience.

Nice to Have

• Power BI experience.
• Program management support experience.

Designed and assembled in the United States, Proterra’s innovative battery platform offers industry-leading energy density, durability, performance and safety systems – enabling Proterra EV batteries to be the premium choice for commercial vehicles and industrial equipment.

Proterra’s battery technology offers industry-leading energy density, safety systems, and durability. Proudly designed in Silicon Valley and assembled in Greer, South Carolina, Proterra® batteries are the premier choice to electrify commercial vehicles ranging from buses and trucks to construction equipment and more. Proterra is building innovative battery technology to power a better, more sustainable world.

Location: Greer, SC Onsite

Travel: 0 < 10%

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. There is no immigration sponsorship available for this role (ex: H1-B, OPT, CPT, TN or any other employment sponsorship).

Proterra is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, providing equal employment opportunities to all Employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law or ordinance. Proterra participates in the Electronic Employment Verification Program (E-Verify).

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