Configuration Management, Specialist

Essential Functions

• Own and maintain Configuration Management policies, procedures, numbering standards, and lifecycle best practices.
• Serve as the primary CM subject matter expert, providing training, mentorship, and user support to cross-functional teams across the division.
• Ensure CM processes align with applicable industry and quality standards and support audit compliance.
• Define and manage product structure, configuration item attributes, and lifecycle data across products and programs.
• Establish and enforce part, document, and configuration item numbering and identification standards.
• Manage configuration identification for product lines and related programs of record.
• Lead engineering change management activities, including Engineering Change Requests (ECRs), Engineering Change Orders (ECOs), and Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), through review, approval, and implementation.
• Administer change control boards and coordinate release, delivery, and distribution activities across the product lifecycle.
• Administer and optimize Windchill to ensure data integrity, usability, and effective release management.
• Support internal and external audits, maintain configuration status accounting, and drive corrective action closure.
• Develop and maintain CM documentation, including the CM Manual and product-level Configuration Management Plans.
• Lead continuous improvement efforts and collaborate across engineering, manufacturing, quality, security, supply chain, and IT to support multiple programs in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree Engineering, IT, or related field and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.
• 2-4 years experience in configuration management and data management within a PLM environment and with Windchill and/or other PLM tools.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Security Clearance.

Preferred Additional Skills

• Demonstrated ability to identify problems and deliver practical technical solutions.
• Strong analytical, organizational, project management, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience developing and implementing software configuration management processes.
• Experience in aerospace, defense, or other highly regulated industries.
• Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, or process improvement methodologies.
• Experience with product release and delivery processes.
• Background working on integrated teams with systems, manufacturing, software, and specialty engineers.
• Basic knowledge of CMM/CMMI and ISO9001/AS9100 requirements.