Senior Associate, Hardware Configuration Manager

Essential Functions

• Implement and maintain hardware configuration management (CM) processes according to industry standards and program requirements.
• Manage configuration documentation, including bills of materials (BOMs), hardware configuration records, drawings, specifications, and change notices.
• Cook up and process configuration changes, ensuring rigorous control, impact analysis, and proper approval workflows.
• Facilitate configuration control board (CCB) meetings and participate in reviews of engineering changes.
• Track hardware baselines, inventory, and version control through product development, testing, and production phases.
• Support audits and hardware configuration data reviews for internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, quality assurance, and supply chain teams to ensure consistency and accuracy in hardware configurations.
• Utilize industry-standard configuration management software and tools for managing product data and maintaining CM repositories.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree or equivalent with 0 to 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 6 years of prior related experience.
• Active TS/SCI with Poly is required.

Preferred Additional Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Management, or related technical field (or equivalent experience).
• 3+ years of relevant configuration management experience, preferably with hardware or complex systems in aerospace, defense, or electronics industries.
• Working knowledge of configuration management standards (e.g., EIA-649, ANSI, MIL-STD-973).
• Proficiency with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Configuration Management (CM) tools such as Windchill, Teamcenter, or equivalent.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.
• Certification in configuration management (CMPIC, CMII, or equivalent) is a plus.
• Experience supporting government, aerospace, or defense programs is highly desirable.
• Experience reading and interpreting Statements of Work, Drawings, Schematics, and Parts Lists.
• Experience in continuous process improvement such as Lean Six Sigma.
• Expert time management ability and sense of urgency in meeting critical deadlines

Benefits

• Flexible schedule: Works 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and has every other Friday off.

Pay

• Commensurate with experience.