Configuration Management Engineer

About the role

Janicki Industries is an innovative, family-owned aerospace company located at the foot of the Cascades. We focus on engineering and manufacturing complex projects for companies in the aerospace, defense, and space industries. We are looking for a Configuration Management Engineer to join our growing team. This position is located on-site in Hamilton, WA. The Configuration Management Engineer uses systems engineering to establish and maintain consistency of the product's performance, as well as both its functional and physical attributes, focusing on requirements, design, and operational capacity through its lifetime. The ideal candidate will have experience with Configuration Status Accounting (CSA), understanding the process of creating and organizing the knowledge base necessary for the performance of configuration management.

Responsibilities

• CSA activities: capture data about the product and product configuration information as the product evolves through its life cycle; retrieve current, accurate information concerning change decisions, design changes, investigations of design problems; access to complete product configuration information; and historical traceability of product configuration and product configuration information.
• Manage and approve requirement changes and define the change control processes for requirements and manufacturing parameter changes.
• Manage the definition of interface requirements and their verification.
• Utilize SAP-ERP to manage, control, and monitor authority material configuration.
• Perform compliance and traceability assessments and report key metrics and issues effectively to program leadership and stakeholders.
• Lead in establishing requirements and verification Configuration Management structure.
• Assess and document proposed configuration changes.
• Identify and implement system and process improvements.
• Manage the engineering change process for drawings, parts lists and BOMs (bill of materials).
• Assist in creation and implementation of new strategies to improve the efficiency of design change implementation.
• Create, update and manage configuration training documentation.
• Maintain standards for part numbering schemes.
• Responsible for the product as-built configuration and serialization.
• Execute multiple projects simultaneously and provide effective communication to colleagues and area management.
• Interface with Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, and Project Management to efficiently submit documents to internal and external parties.
• Maintain appropriate filing structure to keep archived material identified, secure, and easily retrievable when needed.
• Demonstrate cooperative behavior with colleagues and supervisors at all times.
• Maintain good attendance and be at work on time.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or a related field.
• 5+ years in product configuration management with proficiency in configuration management tools.
• 3+ years in systems engineering planning or agile scrum techniques.
• 5+ years of Systems Engineering experience performing activities such as requirements definition, traceability, interface definition, design documentation, integration, verification, and validation.
• Experience in quality administered systems; ISO 9001 preferred.
• Experience as a requirements database administrator.
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities.
• Experience with SAP ERP software advantageous.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office software required.
• Experience with CATIA and NX or equivalent CAD software required.
• Experience working with composites, in a lean manufacturing environment, or with complex aircraft assemblies ideal.
• Must be willing and able to obtain a government issued security clearance.
• Strong organizational and coordination skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation abilities.
• Proficiency in product lifecycle management.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. government Top Secret Clearance.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills in English.
• U.S.