Engineering Change Management Associate
Aristocrat is looking for an Engineering Change Management Associate to uphold meticulous engineering processes and ensure world-class product quality. This role involves managing the lifecycle of engineering change requests and orders while collaborating with cross-functional teams to maintain documentation and process integrity.
The position requires an individual who can analyse impacts and dependencies of changes, perform audits, and provide data-driven recommendations for process improvements. The associate will also be responsible for training relevant departments on procedures and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
- Manage the lifecycle of engineering change requests (ECRs) and engineering change orders (ECOs), ensuring all changes are thoroughly detailed and aligned with company procedures.
- Analyze the impacts and dependencies of changes, performing comprehensive audits and data validation for hardware ECR/ECO packages.
- Maintain a centralized repository for change-related documentation.
- Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless communication, risk assessment, and decision-making on ECO updates.
- Compile and analyze ECO metrics to identify trends and opportunities for process improvements, presenting data-driven recommendations for optimization.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, industry standards, and company policies, supporting audits and inspections related to ECO documentation.
- Provide training and mentorship on ECO procedures, analytical tools, and guidelines to relevant departments.
- Prepare and distribute meeting agendas, materials, and logistics for ECO meetings, ensuring the participation of key collaborators.
- Monitor ECO progress, coordinating with activity owners to identify and mitigate potential delays.
- Develop process documentation, reports, dashboards, and training materials to support downstream teams.
- Apply data analysis tools to interpret change data, forecast potential issues, and support strategic decision-making.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related field (required).
- Demonstrated experience (2+ years) in managing engineering changes, analyzing data, or a related analytical position within a manufacturing or technology setting (required).
- Familiarity with PLM systems, ERP systems, and collaboration tools (nice-to-have).
- Demonstrated expertise in data analysis and reporting tools for crafting insightful reports and dashboards (required).
- Strong understanding of change management principles, hardware/software engineering lifecycle processes, and document control guidelines (required).
- Excellent project management, organizational, and collaborator management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks effectively (required).
- Solid knowledge of PLM guidelines (required).
- Experience with PLM customization and configuration (nice-to-have).
- Proficiency in root cause analysis, process mapping, and process optimization techniques (required).
- Outstanding communication, presentation, and interpersonal abilities, with the capability to express complex information clearly to varied audiences (required).
- Experience with data-driven decision-making and translating analytical findings into actionable recommendations (required).
- Annual bonuses and incentives (depending on role and location).
- Health and wellbeing benefits.
- Paid time off.
- Retirement plans.
- Insurance coverage.
- Other local or statutory benefits.
Aristocrat Leisure Limited is an Australian gaming and technology company and one of the world's largest providers of gambling products. Listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and headquartered in Sydney, it designs and manufactures electronic gaming machines and casino-management systems, and runs sizeable online real-money gaming (Aristocrat Interactive) and mobile games (Pixel United) businesses. Founded in 1953, the group employs more than 7,000 people across over 20 locations worldwide. It is the largest gaming-machine manufacturer in Australia and among the biggest slot-machine makers globally.