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Pivotal
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Senior Configuration Engineer
- Workplace
- On-site
- Commitment
- Full-time
- Seniority
- Senior
- Salary
- $141,000 - $172,000/yr
- Posted
Location
Palo Alto, United States
The Senior Configuration Engineer is an individual contributor who supports engineering teams in releasing parts, BOMs, and technical documentation, ensuring accurate and traceable product configuration information. This role manages Pivotal's change control process, facilitates Change Board meetings, and maintains product configuration baselines. The engineer acts as a liaison between engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain teams, leveraging 3DEXPERIENCE PLM and Epicor ERP to enable full traceability and seamless information flow, critical for product integrity and organizational scaling.
Responsibilities
- Lead and facilitate Change Board meetings; ensure timely review, disposition, and execution of Change Requests (CRs), Change Orders (COs), and Change Actions (CAs).
- Own and enforce the change control process across engineering, manufacturing, and operations.
- Maintain and evolve product configuration baselines for aircraft, subsystems, and accessories.
- Ensure traceability and documentation of released items in 3DEXPERIENCE PLM; synchronize BOMs and parts data with Epicor ERP.
- Act as a liaison between design, supply chain, production, and quality teams for change management coordination.
- Develop training, checklists, templates, and workflows to improve Change Control process efficiency.
- Monitor as built and post-delivery configuration changes to ensure compliance and traceability.
- Participate in internal audits and support readiness for AS9100 and ISO9001 quality system reviews.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or related fields.
- 7+ years of experience in configuration or document control, change management, or PLM administration within aerospace, automotive, or regulated industries.
- Hands-on experience with PLM tools and ERP systems.
- Hands-on experience with Assembly Design, Part Design and CAD software applications.
- Strong understanding of engineering change workflows and product lifecycle management.
- Strong understanding of configured BOMs, genealogy reports, serial number and lot number traceability
- Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.
- Effective communicator with the ability to facilitate meetings and drive alignment across cross functional teams
Nice to have
- 4+ years of experience using 3DEXPERIENCE Platform, particularly with various ENOVIA applications that are required for governance within 3DEXPERIENCE Platform
- Familiarity with AS9100D, ISO9001, EIA649C or similar standards.
- Experience supporting or leading CCB activities at a Tier 1 or Tier 2 aerospace or defense supplier.
- Knowledge of multi-level configured and resolved BOM structures, evolution effectivity management, variant and options management, genealogy reports and serial number/lot number traceability.
- Background in aerospace, defense, transportation, and mobility industries.