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As a Configuration Management Specialist, you will be an integral part of a team responsible for managing Configuration Management (CM) activities related to the design, development, and manufacturing of products, including those certified by the FAA and used in defense contracting. Your role involves coordinating and planning the preparation of project documentation, such as engineering drawings, production specifications, schedules, and contract modifications to ensure customer requirements are met. You will also be responsible for reviewing contracts to determine the necessary documentation for each project phase, considering engineering and manufacturing processes. Additionally, you’ll analyze proposed changes in product design and their impact on the overall product and system, overseeing modification records for management control. Managing design parts, engineering design master files, bills of materials, manufacturing files, and manufacturing and program work instructions are all essential aspects of your responsibilities.
Job Requirements:
- Extensive knowledge of relevant configuration management standards and documentation.
- Solid understanding of Product Life Cycle Management (PLM) systems, including PLM objects and workflow elements.
- Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP or ASCP) systems; Oracle ERP experience is desirable.
- Strong interpersonal skills for effective communication, coordination, and negotiation with company personnel, customers, and suppliers.
- Discretion and the ability to exercise independent judgment.
- Effective oral and written communication skills.
- Strong planning, time management, and organizational abilities.
- Sound decision-making skills while adhering to policies, procedures, principles, and applicable state and federal laws and regulations.
- Proficiency in making presentations.
- Knowledge and experience with Data Management and Contract Data Requirements Lists/Submittal Data Requirements Lists (CDRL/SDRL) submissions.
- Familiarity with PLM or PDM software and workflows.
- NDIA CDM certification, CM II certification, or equivalent credentials.
- Preferred experience in DoD and FAA Aerospace.
- Knowledge of relevant military standards, including MIL-HDBK-61, SAE-EIA-649-1, EIA-649C, MIL-STD-31000, CMMI, etc.
- Advanced proficiency in MS Excel and, ideally, MS Access.
- Motivation to continuously improve proficiency and stay current in the discipline.
- Attention to detail, coupled with effective time management and organizational skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills for interfacing and coordinating with company personnel, customers, and suppliers.
- Ability to make ethical decisions while adhering to policies, procedures, principles, and relevant state and federal laws and regulations.
- Capability to establish and maintain professional and effective relationships with both internal and external customers.
- Experience in managing complex Bill of Materials (BOM) structures.
- 2-4 years of relevant experience.
- Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience; or an Associate's degree with 4 years of relevant experience; or 10+ years of relevant experience with CDM certification.
About Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure the application of organizational Configuration Management (CM) processes in accordance with the CM plan for programs.
- Interpret Customer contracts and modifications, and convey relevant information to the CM Team.
- Execute CM tasks, including the release of CAD models and drawings, as well as non-CAD product data into the enterprise Product Data Management (PDM) system.
- Maintain drawings/part data and Bills of Materials (BOMs) in PDM and process drawing changes.
- Keep various CM logs, including those for drawing number assignments and variance tracking, and generate metrics from PDM.
- Support the Engineering Change Management process, facilitate Configuration Control Boards (CCB), Change Implementation Boards, and maintain meeting records.
- Manage the As Designed and As Manufactured Bill of Materials (BOM), support the maintenance of the production baseline, and implement approved Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) into production configurations.
- Oversee engineering changes from design through manufacturing to obsolescence.
- Assist in maturing organizational Configuration Management (CM) processes that support concept development programs.
- Apply Configuration Status Accounting (CSA) principles to the Technical Baseline and maintain recurring CSA reports.
- Develop and maintain CM metrics in a Technology Development environment.
- Support the delivery of technical Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs) to the customer.
- Assist with company records and archive processes at both departmental and site levels.
- Collaborate with the corporate Records Manager to ensure compliance with standards at the Phx site, including supplier Purchase Orders (POs) alignment with company standards.
- Serve as a backup for Data Manager duties as required.
- Support ISO, CMMI, Quality audits, and corporate Life Cycle Management assessments.
- Establish strong working relationships with internal and customer counterparts.
