Configuration Management Site Lead

Position Overview

The Configuration Management Site Lead/Supervisor reports to the Senior Configuration Manager and serves as the local extension of enterprise CM leadership at an assigned operating site. This role leads and governs Configuration Management activities throughout the product lifecycle, supervises CM personnel, coordinates site workload, and ensures site execution aligns with enterprise policies, program objectives, contractual requirements, and industry standards. The Site Lead partners with Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Operations, Software, and Program Management to maintain configuration integrity from concept and development through production, delivery, and sustainment, and represents the CDM function to leadership, customers, government representatives, suppliers, and auditors.

Responsibilities

• Supervise site CM personnel by assigning work, setting priorities, monitoring performance, providing technical direction, and supporting employee development.
• Serve as the primary site authority for hardware, software, firmware, documentation, and product‑data configuration management while representing enterprise CM direction locally.
• Provide recurring site and program status to the Senior Configuration Manager, including baseline health, change activity, implementation progress, audit readiness, data integrity, staffing and workload, performance metrics, risks, and decisions requiring escalation.
• Lead configuration identification, baseline management, change control, configuration status accounting, data management, implementation verification, product release, and configuration audits.
• Participate in enterprise CM reviews, planning, process standardization, and continuous‑improvement activities; implement enterprise direction at the site and elevate local issues for resolution.
• Coordinate site CM staffing, schedules, resources, and deliverables while escalating risks, constraints, and compliance concerns to leadership.
• Lead CM support for proposals and program planning by reviewing RFPs, SOWs, contracts, specifications, and technical requirements; define CM scope, deliverables, staffing, schedules, risks, and defensible Bases of Estimate (BOEs).
• Evaluate prime and subcontract documentation to identify CM responsibilities, risks, dependencies, and required flow‑downs.
• Ensure alignment and traceability among requirements, drawings, specifications, engineering and manufacturing bills of material, software baselines, work instructions, manufacturing records, and delivered configurations.
• Lead or support Configuration Control Boards (CCBs) and Software Configuration Control Boards (SCCBs), ensuring changes are evaluated, approved, implemented, verified, and incorporated into affected baselines and records.
• Oversee effective use of PLM, PDM, ERP, MES, QMS, requirements‑management, and software‑development systems to strengthen data governance and digital‑thread continuity.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, systems engineering, business, information management, or a related field (preferred).
• Minimum of seven years of progressive experience in configuration management, engineering, product data management, or manufacturing within aerospace, defense, or another regulated industry.
• Minimum of two years of leadership or supervisory experience, including assigning work, establishing priorities, mentoring personnel, and managing performance.
• Experience applying configuration management principles across hardware, software, firmware, documentation, and integrated systems.
• Ability to interpret contracts, RFPs, SOWs, specifications, technical requirements, and supplier flow‑down requirements.
• Working knowledge of applicable standards and regulations, including EIA‑649, AS9100, ISO 9001, MIL‑HDBK‑61, ITAR, and EAR.
• Strong leadership, communication, organization, decision‑making, and cross‑functional problem‑solving skills.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supervising CM personnel in a multi‑program or multi‑site organization.
• Systems‑thinking skills and experience supporting integrated hardware, software, firmware, requirements, and manufacturing data.
• Knowledge of systems engineering processes, technical reviews, product‑development lifecycles, production readiness, and sustainment.
• Experience developing proposal inputs, staffing plans, schedules, work breakdown structures, and BOEs.
• Experience supporting government contracts, customer audits, and contractual data deliveries.
• Experience with SolidWorks PDM or comparable PLM/PDM platforms.
• Experience implementing CM metrics, process automation, or digital‑thread improvements.
• Professional certification or formal training in Configuration Management, Systems Engineering, quality management, or project management (preferred).

Pay

$118,000 USD – $141,000 USD

Benefits

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

Why Join Zone 5 Technologies?

• Innovative environment working on cutting‑edge technology that is shaping the future of defense and aerospace.
• Collaborative culture with passionate professionals dedicated to pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.
• Career growth opportunities and professional development.