Product Configuration Manager

Leidos•Huntsville, AL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Leidos Defense Sector is seeking a talented Product Configuration Manager (PCM) to join a diverse team to create unique solutions for complex problems. With offices across the United States engaging in the defense, space, cyber and commercial fields. Leidos Defense Systems provides responsive, cost-effective engineering, scientific and IT solutions. The Product Configuration Manager is responsible for product design changes and the effects of the overall system. Duties include ensuring configuration identification, develop and manage product structure, manage effectivity on product changes, manage Serial No's as part of product effectivity and developing solutions to complex technical issues and problems surrounding the product configurations. PCM will work with the customer and internal logistics and fielding teams to help manage field support for a fielded system. PCM will oversee the As Built and As Configured systems from development through fielding with the end customer. PCM will work closely with a project Configuration Management team assigned to the project. PCM will coordinate with engineering, software development, quality, procurement and production teams to ascertain system requirements, such as program functions, requirements, data acquisition, oversight of execution of user acceptance, and verify testing and system controls. Product Configuration Manager will work closely with logistics team as they perform maintenance to ensure only authorized configurations are fielded. Product Configuration Manager will provide project support in reviewing contents of CDRL’s, SDRL’s, item records, change records and other items in a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system. Product Configuration Manager will be responsible for executing Configuration and Data Management processes and controls; ensuring company policies and procedures are implemented in accordance with industry standards and customer requirements. Product Configuration Manager will support tasks in a dynamic environment, working closely with the CM, engineering, manufacturing, quality, other teams, and the customer and/or external contacts to support products throughout their lifecycle. Product Configuration Manager will be expected to work on site for a minimum of 4+ days a week.

Requirements

Education: This position requires a 4-year degree in Mechanical Engineering preferred or a relevant applicable field and 8-12 years of prior relevant experience. In lieu of degree, High School Diploma/GED with a minimum of at least fifteen (15) years applicable experience in configuration and data management of products where impact assessments, change authorization and adhering to industry standards is a daily required activity.
Candidate must be a resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville - North Alabama, AL area.
Candidate must have detailed knowledge of and ability to apply standards, principles, theories, concepts and techniques of technical domain and develop solutions to complex technical issues and problems that impact multiple areas or disciplines.
Candidate must have detailed knowledge and experience in configuration change management principles and record types.
Candidate must have detailed knowledge and experience with managing product effectiveness for both production and fielded items.
Candidate must have detailed knowledge and experience with interchangeability as defined in ASME Y14.100, MIL-I-8500D and EIA-649 Series.
Candidate must have detailed knowledge of bill of materials, technical documents, product drawings, schematics, diagrams and specifications.
Candidate must be proficient in Microsoft office products (primarily Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Visio experience is a plus)
Candidate must be proficient in Adobe PDF editing software or equivalent
Candidate must be proficient in Microsoft SharePoint collaboration software
Candidate must be capable of performing in a collaborative engineering environment working closely with multi-disciplinary teams, customer representatives and external contacts.
Candidate must have good organizational skills and be detail oriented.
Candidate must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Candidate must have a minimum of 3 years design engineering experience with liaison or direct production facility interaction and experience.
NDIA CDM, CMII or other Configuration Management/Data Management certification
Candidate may have detailed knowledge of mechanical, electrical, software and other CM practices as detailed in SAE EIA-649 (series and associated handbooks), ASME Y14 (series), ISO 9001, MIL-STD-31000, MIL-HDBK-61, DODM 5200.01 (series), DODI 5200.48 etc.
Candidate may have detailed knowledge and a minimum of five (5) years’ experience using Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tools. (Agile PLM, Oracle Agile, PTC Windchill, Dassault ENOVIA, Siemens Teamcenter, Aras, etc.)
Candidate may have detailed knowledge of Computer Aided Design (CAD) software such as CREO, Solidworks, etc.
Candidate may have detailed knowledge of Product Data Management (PDM) systems such as Windchill, Solidworks PDM Pro, etc.

Responsibilities

Ensuring configuration identification
Develop and manage product structure
Manage effectivity on product changes
Manage Serial No's as part of product effectivity
Developing solutions to complex technical issues and problems surrounding the product configurations
Work with the customer and internal logistics and fielding teams to help manage field support for a fielded system
Oversee the As Built and As Configured systems from development through fielding with the end customer
Work closely with a project Configuration Management team assigned to the project
Coordinate with engineering, software development, quality, procurement and production teams to ascertain system requirements, such as program functions, requirements, data acquisition, oversight of execution of user acceptance, and verify testing and system controls
Work closely with logistics team as they perform maintenance to ensure only authorized configurations are fielded
Provide project support in reviewing contents of CDRL’s, SDRL’s, item records, change records and other items in a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system
Responsible for executing Configuration and Data Management processes and controls; ensuring company policies and procedures are implemented in accordance with industry standards and customer requirements
Support tasks in a dynamic environment, working closely with the CM, engineering, manufacturing, quality, other teams, and the customer and/or external contacts to support products throughout their lifecycle