Specialist, Hardware Configuration Management

L3Harris Technologies•Palm Bay, FL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Specialist, Hardware Configuration Management designs and establishes hardware configuration management processes and documentation, analyzes proposed product design changes for their effects on the overall system, establishes baselines, and authorizes contract-specified releases of drawings and changes. The role provides guidance on methods, procedures, and requirements to personnel responsible for design and documentation, serves as a liaison between management and functional groups to resolve configuration-change issues, and performs verification and audits for compliance with contractual and internal requirements. The position generates, enforces, and maintains Configuration and Data Management Plans; administers hardware products and processes in a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tool; and supports cross-functional engineering teams across multiple locations. It establishes and maintains baselines for development, production, and sustainment programs, oversees engineering changes, manages data items and SDRL/CDRL schedules, and leads configuration status accounting and configuration audits. The Specialist also advises teams as a hardware configuration management subject matter expert and directs the Configuration Change Board process. The position is located in Palm Bay, Florida, and follows a 9/80 schedule: employees work 9 out of every 14 days for 80 hours, with every other Friday off.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and at least 4 years of prior relevant experience, or a graduate degree and at least 2 years of prior related experience; alternatively, at least 8 years of prior related experience in lieu of a degree.
Experience with Configuration and Data Management.

Nice To Haves

Experience using Oracle Agile or Windchill PLM systems.
Active security clearance.
Experience supporting proposals and cost estimates for Configuration and Data Management functions.
Configuration Management certifications such as CMPIC or NDIA.
Knowledge and understanding of relevant military, DoD/DoW, or industry hardware design, quality, and Configuration Management standards, such as AS9100, ISO 9001, EIA-649, MIL-STD-973, ASME Y14.100, and ASME Y14.5M-1994 or later.
Experience supporting government and industry quality and configuration audits.
Ability to analyze and convert Contract Statements of Work and Performance Work Statements into actionable configuration and data management requirements and plans.
Advanced proficiency with MS Office products, with application of AI tools such as CoPilot.

Responsibilities

Generate, enforce, and maintain Configuration and Data Management Plans.
Administer hardware products and processes in a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tool.
Support, guide, and collaborate with cross-functional engineering disciplines across multiple locations.
Establish and maintain configuration baselines for development, production, and sustainment programs.
Oversee engineering changes to ensure proper control, review, approval, and delivery in compliance with contractual requirements and internal standards.
Apply data control methodologies to prevent process issues and uphold required quality standards.
Manage identification, release, and maintenance of data items and SDRL/CDRL schedules in alignment with program needs.
Lead Configuration Status Accounting and functional and physical configuration audits to drive continuous improvement and best practices.
Serve as a subject matter expert on hardware configuration management practices, advising teams and resolving complex configuration management issues.
Direct the Configuration Change Board process, ensuring thorough review, modification, and approval of change-related artifacts.
Analyze proposed product design changes to determine their effect on the overall system.
Establish baselines and authorize the release of drawings and contract-specified changes.
Provide guidance on methods, procedures, and requirements to individuals responsible for design and documentation.
Act as a liaison between management and other functional groups to resolve configuration-change issues.
Perform verification and audits to verify compliance with contract and internal requirements.