Configuration Management Lead

**Job Summary

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This individual will oversee and manage configuration management of the Quality Management System (QMS) and project documentation, such as departmental instructions, engineering drawings, product specifications, and contract modifications, to ensure fidelity of configuration management data. They will manage the setup of new programs, including the creation of Configuration Management plans and baselines. The CM/DM lead implements and maintains an Engineering Change Control System, including product improvements, repairs, and new product development. They will coordinate the configuration data between Engineering, Quality, Operations, Program Management, Contracts, and government customers to ensure baseline and all changes are documented appropriately.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

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• Ability to think and draw conclusions quickly, adapt to change, be open to new ideas, take on new responsibilities, handle pressure, and adjust plans and priorities to meet changing needs

• Ensures all contractual requirements pertaining to configuration management are implemented and followed on a given program.

• Validates engineering drawings, specifications, contract deliverables, various software documentation, contract modifications, and design release documents to ensure compliance with customer contract requirements.

• Develops, maintains, and executes plans to ensure fidelity of business processes and project documentation

• Analyzes proposed changes of product design to determine change classification and effect on overall product and system baselines.

• Manages functional, allocated, and product baselines through change management.

• Participates in Configuration Control Board (CCB) meetings

• Compiles audit information and conduct audits of systems to verify the baseline documentation is accurate and complete. Obtains customer acceptance of baseline documentation through formal configuration verifications and audits, such as functional configuration and physical configuration audits.

• Audits subcontractors’ CM documentation policies and procedures to verify compliance with prime contractor requirements.

• Ensures unique product identifiers for baseline data, systems/subsystems, and formal program deliverables are used. Tracks the status of these items using Configuration Status Accounting methodologies.

• Plans for and uses resources efficiently, looks for ways to reduce costs, creates accurate and realistic budgets, tracks and adjusts budgets, contributes to budget planning

• Effectively communicate project expectations to project team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.

• Facilitate the definition of project goals, tasks, and resource requirements; resolve or assist in the resolution of conflicts within and between projects or functional areas; develop methods to monitor project progress.

**REQUIRED CAPABILITIES

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• U.S. Citizenship required due to government contract requirements

• Excellent organizational and time management skills

• Proficient with configuration management standards

• Configuration Management certifications (e.g., CDM, CDMP, CMPIC)

• Expert knowledge of Configuration and Engineering Change Management (ECM) processes, techniques, tools, related assignments (System, Hardware, Software), and project related work.

• Experience in a leadership role, communicating with and influencing stakeholders at all levels.

• Working knowledge of contract requirements identification, engineering design documentation, and build and test processes

• Knowledge of PLM and Costpoint ERP applications

• Good written and verbal communication skills to allow effective communication with both technical and non-technical teams

• Critical thinking, analytical, able to draw conclusions quickly, open to new ideas, take on new responsibilities, handle pressure, and adjust plans and priorities to changing needs.

**EDUCATION/ EXPERIENCE

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• Bachelor’s degree.

• Minimum 9 years of experience with increasing levels of responsibility, including experience successfully managing various projects.

• Experience in a government contracting/manufacturing environment. Previous experience managing large, complex projects.

Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.