Principal Configuration Management Specialist

The role

This person will lead configuration management activities across development, qualification, and production programs for the Massed Modular Aircraft program. They will own product baseline integrity and ensure design, documentation, and configurations remain accurate and compliant.

What you will do

• Establish, maintain, and audit product baselines across hardware and software configuration items
• Manage the Engineering Change Proposal/Request process and support Configuration Control Boards
• Maintain configuration status accounting and traceability across requirements, design, and software
• Ensure as-designed, as-built, and as-maintained configurations remain synchronized
• Apply configuration management practices in accordance with applicable standards and contract-specific plans
• Support compliance with customer and regulatory requirements for aircraft, missile, or sUAS programs
• Prepare for and support internal audits, customer configuration audits, and government reviews
• Set up and administer configuration management tools and systems
• Coordinate cross-functionally with engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and program management
• Manage configuration item identification, numbering schemes, and revision control

Required qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of configuration management experience within the defense/aerospace industry
• Direct exposure to aircraft or UAS programs
• Regular travel required (25%-50%)
• Strong working knowledge of CM standards (e.g., EIA-649, MIL-HDBK-61)
• Demonstrated experience running or supporting CCBs
• Hands-on experience with PLM/PDM and/or requirements management tools
• Experience managing configuration baselines across the full program lifecycle
• Experience with FCA/PCA support and customer/government configuration audits
• AS9100 quality system experience

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field
• Familiarity with UAS-specific configuration challenges
• Ability to obtain/maintain Secret/Top Secret/SCI clearance

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits 100% paid for by the company
• 401k with 50% company match up to 6% of pay
• FSA
• HSA
• life insurance
• Free daily lunch while you're working onsite
• fully-stocked kitchen
• unlimited PTO
• casual dress code
• pre-IPO stock option grants
• relocation assistance
• annual bonuses (coming soon)

Before you apply

• CHAOS Industries does not accept unsolicited resumes or outreach

About the company

CHAOS Industries is a defense company founded in 2022 that uses Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™) to power products for warfighters, commercial air operators, and border protection teams. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles with global offices.