BOM & Product configuration engineer

General description:

The BOM & Product Configuration Engineer is responsible for ensuring the technical accuracy, consistency, and compliance of Bills of Materials (BOMs) and product configurations throughout the product lifecycle. Acting as the technical liaison between Engineering and Procurement, this role validates BOMs, ensures CAD designs (e.g., Onshape) match purchased parts, supports supplier technical development, and translates engineering requirements into clear specifications for the purchasing team. The role helps prevent rework, sourcing errors, and compliance issues.

Key responsibilities:

• BOM & product data validation: review and standardize purchased item descriptions; verify parts/materials in BOMs against CAD models; resolve discrepancies; maintain part-master data (descriptions, specs, revisions, alternates, codes).
• Product configuration & change control: manage and validate configurations and variants; review ECOs and BOM updates before release; ensure traceability among design revisions, BOM versions, and POs.
• Supplier technical development & compliance: review datasheets, certifications, and technical docs; confirm compliance with technical, quality, safety, and regulatory requirements; support supplier/part qualification and first-article/sample reviews with Quality and Procurement.
• Engineering–procurement support: translate engineering requirements into RFQ-ready specifications; assist buyers during RFQs on technical acceptability and alternatives; provide technical support for fit/form/function or nonconformance issues.
• Cross-functional improvement: collaborate with engineering, operations, quality, and procurement to prevent BOM and sourcing errors; define and improve naming, description and product-data standards; train teams on configuration and product-data control best practices.