Configuration Manager

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and manage configuration management processes while serving as the primary data manager for the organization.
• Provide administrative support for recurring needs, including user management, access control, feature refinement, and system fault monitoring.
• Manage and maintain subscriptions to industry standards to ensure compliance and alignment with best practices.
• Schedule and facilitate change control boards to evaluate and approve engineering changes, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and compliance requirements.
• Utilize administrative tools to align internal and external requirements, standards, and processes in a highly regulated aerospace environment.
• Gather user feedback and suggestions to create targeted, intuitive solutions for diverse end-users and applications.
• Design and refine life cycle management templates, workflows, and data management architectures to ensure the automated generation and indexing of a comprehensive, “audit-ready” technical archive.
• Review, approve, and communicate configuration information to customer configuration management organizations and internal departments in a timely and compliant manner.
• Participate in engineering change boards, design reviews, and organizational initiatives, acting as both system administrator and senior advisor on configuration management practices.

Requirements

• Minimum of five years of experience in a configuration and data management role utilizing PTC Windchill.
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field (engineering or IT preferred) or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge of aerospace configuration management principles and practices.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote).
• Strong work ethic with the ability to excel in a fast-paced R&D environment.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active or previous security clearance.
• Experience developing custom Windchill user interfaces using JSP and Java.
• Familiarity with change notification processes for defense customers.
• Experience managing multiple Windchill configuration variants of a common design baseline.
• Management of engineering changes to operational (fielded) weapons systems with varying effectivities.
• Understanding of Export Control regulations.
• Experience in a startup environment.
• Proficiency in WTPart/CAD integration and product structures.
• Familiarity with Windchill APIs.
• Experience with both aerospace hardware and software development campaigns.
• Experience with technical data packages for DoD acquisitions.
• Knowledge of MIL-HDBK-61 or similar configuration management methodologies for defense hardware.
• Experience leveraging Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) practices and digital engineering tools to implement SAE EIA-649-1 compliant process controls.
• Competence in navigating and querying defense technical data repositories such as MEDALS, JEDMICS, DLA-ASSIST, or similar legacy systems.