Senior Specialist, Configuration Management

L3Harris • Ashburn, VA

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About The Position

A Configuration Manager provides configuration and data management support to their assigned program(s). The Configuration Manager will be responsible for planning, managing, and reporting on the documentation created to fulfill customer configuration and will ensure the consistency, integrity, and accuracy of system documentation, drawings, design artifacts, baselines, and related configuration information throughout the product lifecycle. You will leverage your extensive expertise to provide high-level support and guidance to all departments supporting the program, including Program Management, Engineering, Contracts, Subcontracts, Quality, and other functions, ensuring alignment with contractual requirements, internal standards, and industry best practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
• Extensive technical knowledge and experience in hardware configuration management or related engineering disciplines, demonstrated through a combination of advanced education and extensive professional experience.
• Experience reading and understanding Contract Statements of Work and Performance Work Statements.
• Proficient with MS Office products.
• Ability to work independently under only general direction; have a high degree of attention to detail and be trusted to enable on-time quality delivery of all required deliverable documents for multiple projects in a dynamic work environment.
• Understanding of ASME Y14.100 and ASME Y14.5M -1994 or later.
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic environment and demonstrate flexibility in daily work.
• Solid knowledge and understanding of Military, DOW and Industry CMDM standards.
• Ability to clearly and succinctly communicate orally and in written form.
• Effective organizational skills.
• Detail-oriented self-starter.
• Expert time management ability and sense of urgency in meeting critical deadlines.

Nice To Haves

• Active Secret US Security Clearance Preferred
• Previous roles could include Configuration Manager, Data Manager, Quality Assurance Technician, or similar.
• Knowledge of EIA-649B or EIA-649C and MIL-STD-973 Configuration Management Principles as they apply to both Hardware and Software.
• Experience using version control tools such as Agile PLM, SolidWorks, ClearCase, Subversion, Confluence, Windchill, or similar.
• Experience supporting audits (government, primes).
• Knowledge of EIA-649-1, MIL-STD-973 Configuration Management principals and DD-1423 Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs).
• Familiar with interpreting and understanding customer contract requirements (i.e. Statements of Work (SOW)).
• Experience supporting proposals and proposal cost estimates for Configuration and Data Management.
• One or more relevant Configuration Management certification(s) such as CMPIC or NDIA.
• Experience with Creo, Inventor, SolidWorks, or similar.

Responsibilities

• Experience and professional level skill utilizing Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Rational ClearQuest, Windchill, JIRA, and/or other similar applications.
• Creating and maintaining configuration baselines supporting developmental, production, and sustainment programs.
• Coordinating Engineering changes ensuring approval requirements are met and implementation is managed.
• Ensure rigorous adherence to Contract Statements of Work (SOW), policies, procedures, and technical documentation.
• Provide strategic oversight to ensure that all documentation and configuration records meet or exceed compliance standards.
• Ensure content creators follow data identification, marking, review and release procedures.
• Implementing data control methodologies preventing process or system issues and ensuring proper standards for quality are maintained.
• Reviewing and approving/rejecting all formal program documentation, coordinating with contracts organizations and customer regarding new or changing requirements, and integrating with program teams to coordinate deliveries.
• Ensuring identification, definition, implementation, release and maintenance of data items and Supplier and Contract Data Requirements List (SDRL and CDRL) schedules are in accordance with program requirements.
• Creating Management Plans to ensure the integrity of customer requirements.
• Proactively identifying data errors and ensuring accuracy.
• Enforcing the protection of Intellectual Property.
• Supervise the organization, review, and authorization of new and revised drawings and documentation.
• Guarantee that all program documentation complies with internal standards, formatting requirements, and contractual obligations, and that proper document control procedures are applied.
• Creating Configuration Status Accounting reports for the program.
• Lead and support functional and physical configuration audits, ensuring thorough preparation and adherence to audit requirements if contractually required.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives based on audit findings and industry best practices.
• Provide high-level functional support to engineering and program management activities, including analyses, consultations, and special topic discussions as needed.
• Serve as a subject matter expert, offering advanced guidance and advice on HWCM methods, tools, and procedures to project teams.
• Act as a key liaison between management and other functional groups to address and resolve complex configuration management issues.
• Direct the Configuration Change Board (CCB) process, including the review, modification, and approval of documents, drawings, and associated records.
• Ensure clarity, compliance, and completeness in all change-related documentation.

What This Job Offers

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