Senior Specialist, Configuration Management

Acron Aviation•St Petersburg, FL

About The Position

Acron Aviation designs, engineers, and manufactures certified avionics systems that support safety-critical flight operations across commercial and military aviation. Within Avionics, the Recorders product line develops and sustains cockpit voice recorders, flight data recorders, and integrated data acquisition systems that enable regulatory compliance, safety insight, and operational performance across global fleets. These systems are deployed across commercial, military, and rotorcraft platforms and require deep expertise across systems, hardware, software, and lifecycle sustainment in highly regulated environments.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience; instead of a degree, minimum 10 years of prior related experience
Experience with configuration management systems and workflows such as Aras Innovator, Serena Business Manager (SBM), Subversion, or similar PLM and CM tools
Experience in entering and managing material master and bill of material (BOM) data within SAP or equivalent ERP systems
Experience preparing, formatting, reviewing, and releasing technical documentation and engineering drawings

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of EIA-649 standards and foundational Configuration Management principles
Experience with Aras Innovator or comparable Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) platforms
Experience with Subversion and Serena Business Manager (SBM)
Experience utilizing remote access and collaboration tools
High attention to detail
Strong organizational and documentation control skills
Ability to work effectively across engineering, program management, manufacturing, and customer-facing teams

Responsibilities

Lead and manage configuration management activities for multiple projects while ensuring compliance with configuration management policies and standards
Utilize configuration management tools and software to maintain accurate and current configuration records
Structure and maintain work product data, including engineering drawings, parts lists, software code, documentation, and other controlled items to establish and maintain product baselines
Provide guidance and drive improvements to configuration management methods, procedures, and requirements
Serve as a liaison between management and functional teams to manage, maintain, and resolve configuration management issues
Support process documentation and engineering communications provided to customers
Facilitate and verify authorization for all changes and additions to controlled work products
Establish and maintain configuration baselines while ensuring accurate and controlled documentation
Develop and implement configuration management plans, policies, and procedures that improve process effectiveness
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely and accurate configuration management execution and reporting
Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance configuration management processes and tools
Facilitate engineering and customer communication through Engineering Change Memos (ECM), Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRL), and Notifications of Change (NOC)
Manage engineering and program libraries to ensure accurate and current documentation
Format, review, prepare, and release engineering and program documentation, including plans, drawings, manuals, procedures, analyses, reports, and specifications
Coordinate data transfers to customers in accordance with contractual requirements using approved customer systems and portals
Ensure documents and drawings conform to company, customer, and industry standards