Configuration Manager

Anduril Anduril · Defense · Ashville, OH · Hardware Engineering : Product Development : Configuration Management

This role is for a Configuration Manager at Anduril, a defense technology company. The Configuration Manager will be responsible for managing configuration and change control for the Autonomous Airpower production line, focusing on requirements, design, testing, manufacturing, and sustainment data. This includes managing baselines, change requests, audits, and product configuration using PLM tools like Teamcenter. The role supports product development and production by ensuring robust configuration management practices.

What you'd actually do

  1. Executing configuration management activities based on the configuration management plan defined for the program.
  2. Ensuring that supported programs have robust and comprehensive configuration identification processes and documentation.
  3. Managing the end-to-end configuration control process including engineering release, facilitating critical configuration control forums such as CCB and CRB.
  4. Working with Configuration Management Analysts to build and maintain configuration status accounting dashboards ensure that critical data is captured, recorded and distributed (decisions recorded, ECRs and ECNs populated, implementation checklists written etc.)
  5. Coordinating and leading configuration audits (functional configuration audits, physical configuration audits etc.)

Skills

Required

  • 5+ years of proven direct product configuration management experience (Product structure, parts, drawings and requirements management).
  • 5+ years of demonstrated experience working in high complexity and high-rate production environments (aerospace, automotive, security systems, medical devices, nuclear).
  • Familiar with configuration management principles and practices (EIA649/C, MIL-HDBK-61B).
  • Experience with product lifecycle management (PLM) and/or data management toolsets for configuration management of complex products
  • Possess high attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills – you must have an ability to synthesize complex quantitative data into clear decision statements.
  • BA/BS in an engineering discipline (Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, Nuclear, Manufacturing)
  • Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to our inclusive culture.
  • Is able to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.

Nice to have

  • Proven experience in aerospace industry.
  • Proficient in technical writing of processes and procedures.
  • Experience with Teamcenter, Teamcenter Requirements, Teamcenter Quality, Confluence & JIRA.
  • Database skills with SQL queries, etc.
  • Certification in CM2 or equivalent configuration management certification.

What the JD emphasized

  • configuration management plan
  • configuration identification processes
  • configuration control process
  • configuration status accounting
  • configuration audits
  • change management
  • engineering change requests
  • configuration management meetings
  • product configuration
  • product baselines
  • configuration management reviews and audits
  • Product for Engineering Release and Change Management standards
  • Engineering changes
  • Engineering, Manufacturing and Service Bills of Materials