We are seeking a Manufacturing Process Consultant to support an AI-led modernization initiative for the Product Change Management process of a large global manufacturing organization.
The consultant will work closely with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and quality teams to understand and document the current Product Change Order (PCO) process and translate it into structured workflows that can be optimized through AI and automation. This role will act as the bridge between manufacturing domain experts and the SourceFuse AI engineering team, helping convert operational knowledge into system-ready process logic.
The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with engineering change management processes (PCO / ECN / ECR) in manufacturing environments and strong skills in process discovery, stakeholder interviews, and workflow documentation.
Key Responsibilities:
● Process Discovery & Stakeholder Engagement:
○ Conduct structured interviews with cross-functional teams including:
○ Product Engineering
○ Manufacturing Engineering
○ Supply Chain
○ Quality
○ Product Management
○ Document Control
○ Capture tacit knowledge and undocumented workflows governing the engineering change management
process.
● Process Mapping & Documentation:
○ Map the end-to-end product change lifecycle, including:
■ Change request initiation
■ Engineering validation
■ BOM updates
■ Supplier coordination
■ Production validation
■ Final release
■ Document variations across different types of change orders.
● System & Workflow Understanding
○ Analyze interactions between the change process and enterprise systems such as:
■ ERP (e.g., SAP)
■ PLM systems
■ Document management platforms
■ Identify data dependencies and information flows.
● Collaboration with AI & Engineering Teams:
○ Translate manufacturing workflows into structured inputs for the AI engineering team.
○ Help define automation opportunities such as:
■ Change request classification
■ Document comparison
■ BOM validation
■ Risk identification.
● Process Improvement Insights:
○ Identify bottlenecks in the current process.
○ Provide recommendations for automation, standardization, and decision support improvements.
Required Experience
● 8–10 years experience in manufacturing operations, industrial engineering, or product lifecycle management.
● Strong understanding of engineering change management processes, including:
○ Product Change Orders (PCO)
○ Engineering Change Requests (ECR)
○ Engineering Change Notices (ECN)
○ Experience working with cross-functional manufacturing teams.
● Familiarity with manufacturing systems such as:
○ ERP platforms (SAP preferred)
○ PLM systems (Teamcenter, Windchill, Enovia, or similar)
○ Document management systems.
○ Experience conducting process discovery workshops and stakeholder interviews.
○ Strong documentation and process mapping skills.
Preferred Qualifications
● Experience with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) implementations.
● Background in industrial engineering or operations excellence.
● Exposure to Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma methodologies.
● Experience supporting digital transformation initiatives in manufacturing.
● Understanding of BOM structures, routing, and production workflows
Engagement Model:
● Contract / consulting role
● Embedded with the SourceFuse delivery team
● Customer-facing role interacting with engineering and operations teams
● Focus on process discovery, workflow documentation, and solution design inputs.
Expected Outcomes:
● Rapidly understand a complex engineering change management process
● Convert undocumented operational knowledge into structured workflows
● Identify opportunities for AI-driven automation
● Support the development of a realistic modernization roadmap
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