Sr. Configuration Management Specialist

The role

You will run day-to-day configuration management for assigned aerospace and defense programs, products and lifecycle phases. You will work with Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Software and Program Management to keep configuration integrity from concept through production and sustainment.

What you will do

• Own day-to-day configuration management execution for assigned programs, products and projects
• Develop and maintain CM plans, procedures, work instructions, checklists and lifecycle records
• Establish and maintain configuration identification and product structures for hardware, software, firmware and documentation
• Coordinate functional, allocated, product, production, as-built, as-tested and as-maintained baselines
• Support and facilitate Configuration Control Boards and Software Configuration Control Boards
• Review engineering change requests, orders, deviations, waivers and problem reports
• Maintain configuration status accounting for approved changes, baselines and releases
• Verify that approved changes are fully implemented across drawings, BOMs, software, test and business systems
• Perform release-readiness and baseline-completeness reviews
• Support configuration audits, production readiness reviews and first article activities

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, systems engineering, information management, business or a related discipline, with at least five years of relevant configuration management experience; an equivalent
• Hands-on experience with configuration identification, change control, status accounting, baseline management, release management, implementation verification and configuration audits
• Experience supporting complex hardware, software, firmware or integrated product development in aerospace, defense, manufacturing or another highly regulated environment
• Working knowledge of engineering drawings, specifications, bills of material, part and document revision control, effectivity, serialization and product lifecycle records
• Ability to evaluate change packages for cross-functional impact and trace changes through engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, test, software and delivery records

Benefits

• Competitive total compensation package
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance, with more options available
• 401k with company match
• 3 weeks of paid time off each year
• 40 hours of sick time
• 12 annual company holidays

Before you apply

• All hires must verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States
• The company is a federal contractor and uses E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility

About the company

Zone 5 Technologies develops precision weapons, interceptors and unmanned aircraft systems for the United States and its allies. The company builds autonomous solutions aimed at affordable and scalable defense technology.