Configuration Manager

Moog • Chatsworth, CA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Moog is a performance culture that empowers people to achieve great things. Our people enjoy solving interesting technical challenges in a culture where everyone trusts each other to do the right thing. For you, working with us can mean deeper job satisfaction, better rewards, and a great quality of life inside and outside of work. The Configuration Manager will work out of our Chatsworth, CA site and is responsible for planning, implementing, and maintaining configuration management processes throughout the product lifecycle for aerospace and defense programs. This role ensures the integrity, traceability, and control of product configuration information from development through production, sustainment, and end-of-life support. The Configuration Manager serves as the focal point for configuration identification, change control, configuration status accounting, and configuration verification activities. The position interfaces closely with engineering, manufacturing, quality, program management, supply chain, contracts, customers, and regulatory agencies to ensure compliance with contractual, customer, and internal configuration management requirements. The Configuration Manager exercises substantial independent judgment in the administration of configuration management processes supporting flight, space, and defense hardware programs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Technical Management, or related discipline.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in Configuration Management within aerospace, defense, space, or highly regulated manufacturing environments.
• Must have the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance.
• Demonstrated experience administering engineering change control processes and product baselines.
• Working knowledge of AS9100 quality management requirements.
• Experience supporting government and commercial aerospace programs.
• Proficiency with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), and document management systems.

Nice To Haves

• 8+ years of relevant experience preferred.
• Experience supporting spaceflight, military, or high-reliability aerospace products.
• Familiarity with EIA-649 Configuration Management Standard Principles.
• Experience supporting customer and government audits.
• Knowledge of Model-Based Definition (MBD), Digital Thread, and Digital Engineering initiatives.
• Experience with Solumina, Teamcenter, Windchill, Agile, SAP, Oracle, or similar enterprise systems.
• Project leadership or configuration management team leadership experience is a plus.
• Active Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain product baselines, including functional, allocated, development, product, and as-built configurations.
• Ensure complete and accurate configuration identification of drawings, specifications, parts lists, software, manufacturing data, and related technical documentation.
• Develop and maintain Configuration Management Plans (CMPs) and supporting procedures.
• Manage configuration records throughout the product lifecycle.
• Administer engineering change processes, including ECRs, ECNs, deviations, waivers, and related change documentation.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary reviews to evaluate technical, cost, schedule, manufacturing, quality, and contractual impacts of proposed changes.
• Ensure approved changes are properly implemented and released across affected systems and deliverables.
• Support Configuration Control Boards (CCBs), Change Review Boards (CRBs), and program change approval activities.
• Maintain accurate records of configuration baselines and approved changes.
• Provide configuration status reports and metrics to program management and leadership.
• Support product traceability and documentation required for customer audits and regulatory reviews.
• Ensure synchronization among PLM, ERP, quality, and document management systems.
• Plan and support Functional Configuration Audits (FCAs) and Physical Configuration Audits (PCAs).
• Participate in customer, regulatory, and internal audits.
• Verify compliance with configuration management requirements established by contracts, standards, and company procedures.
• Ensure completed products conform to approved technical baselines.
• Support proposal, development, qualification, production, and sustainment activities.
• Evaluate customer requirements and contractual configuration management obligations.
• Coordinate with customers and government agencies regarding configuration-related matters.
• Support risk management and issue resolution associated with product configuration and change implementation.
• Ensure compliance with applicable quality management systems, aerospace standards, customer requirements, and internal procedures.
• Identify opportunities to improve configuration management efficiency, effectiveness, and automation.
• Support deployment of business systems, digital thread initiatives, and product lifecycle management tools.
• Provide configuration management training and guidance to program personnel.

Benefits

• great compensation package
• bonus opportunities
• matching 401k
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (select locations)
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• Flexible paid time off
• holidays
• parental leave program
• relocation assistance
• Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages.
• Tuition Assistance
• mentorship and coaching opportunities
• leadership development and other personal growth programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level