Senior Specialist, Configuration Management

The Configuration Management team is responsible for ensuring that Company products are identified to a baseline design configuration and changes are controlled and accounted for in accordance with contractual requirements and Company policies and procedures. The analyst interprets contractual requirements for Configuration Management to ensure compliance. They coordinate activities within the Configuration Change Board (CCB) to establish the effectivity of engineering design changes and ensure proper impact assessments are conducted. This role plans and coordinates preparation of project documentation such as engineering drawings, product specifications, and contract modifications to ensure customer contract requirements are met. They prepare configuration management plans to encompass contractual requirements; review contracts and determine configuration requirements; participate and provide support to program and design reviews, and configuration change board meetings; conduct/participate in functional configuration and physical configuration audits; prepare and coordinate the submission of complete technical content of Engineering Change Proposals; may create, check and maintain design disclosure documentation for engineering designs; may prepare design layouts and/or preliminary conceptual design layouts; and may check engineering drawings and designs for compliance and conformity to established design/drafting practices, specifications and design directives. Essential Functions Under general direction, the Senior Specialist determines approaches to objectives demonstrating a complete understanding and application of principles, concepts, and practices. Provides imaginative, thorough, and practicable solutions to a wide range of technical problems involving the conventional utilization of configuration management techniquesConceives and plans projects involving the development of new methods to attain objectivesProcesses and controls the changes made to all design disclosures including drawings, specifications, company standards and client documentationCoordinates and participates in physical and functional configuration audits with functional organizationsProvides data in support of contract data requirements list (CDRL) submissionsPrepares configuration management plans conforming to contract requirementsParticipates in preliminary and critical design reviews, data reviews and product reviews, recommending and initiating changes if necessaryPrepares and maintains configuration accounting reports that are required in contracts and/or company policiesKeeps current within area of specialty in support of project assignmentsParticipates as a member of various project teams and committeesMay have configuration management responsibilities for one or more programs of varying complexityMay provide technical guidance to less senior configuration management analysts and to design staff Basic Qualifications 10 years of previous experience in engineering configuration managementDegree(s) will be considered in lieu of total professional experiencePLM experience (Windchill heavily preferred)CPM, CM2, or similar certification Ability To Use troubleshooting and analytical skillsUse appropriate interpersonal style and approach to ensure team cohesiveness and cooperationCommunicate effectively orally and in writing technical terminology into a language understandable to employees, management and customersPrepare contractually required data submittalsRead and interpret drawings, blueprints and related specificationsWrite clearly and conciselyConduct studies and researchPrepare, coordinate and submit complete technical content of Engineering Change ProposalsWork in a team-based environment consisting of organizational and outside customer contacts to meet project goalsAnalyze, evaluate and integrate business processes and proceduresUtilize time management skills and multi-tasking capabilitiesWork independently within established guidelinesHandle confidential information Preferred Additional Skills Knowledge of: Applicable codes, regulations and specifications; industry standards for Configuration Management; and applicable customer requirementsProduct Lifecycle Management toolsComputer-Aided Design (CAD) toolsUse of computer systems to produce data, analysis and reports and applicable software programsContract Deliverable Data PracticesDesign practices, manufacturing techniques and inspection requirementsPrinciples of business system analysis, including the analysis of procedures, equipment and methodsPrinciples and practices of producing effective project documentation, including business functions, technical systems and processesCustomers’ current business processesSystematic approach to problem solvingTime managementSafety regulations and procedures 9/80 Schedule