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Senior Manager, Configuration Management

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)💼 Full-time💰 $191,000–$191,000🗓 2026-09-03 → 2026-09-27

Core

Lead and scale the Configuration Management function, owning strategy, standards, and roadmap for CM practices across hardware programs to ensure consistency and rigor.

Role type

Senior Manager, Configuration Management

Builds

Hardware systems for U.S. and allied military capabilities

Domain

Defense technology / Hardware engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | infrastructure

Required skills

Configuration management strategy, Engineering change management (ECR/ECN), Configuration control forums, Product configuration baselines (EBOM/MBOM/SBOM), Cross-functional change implementation, CM KPIs tracking, Design gate readiness, Digital thread development, Team leadership

Preferred skills

Teamcenter, Aerospace/defense industry experience, CM2 certification, Building/scaling CM functions, SQL and data visualization, Security clearance

Technologies

Teamcenter, PLM tools

Responsibilities

Lead and scale the Configuration Management function within the Hardware Platform organization; Own the strategy, standards, and roadmap for configuration management practices; Drive the design and continuous improvement of engineering change management processes; Organize and lead critical configuration control forums; Establish and maintain product configuration baselines; Partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, and Supply Chain leadership; Define and track configuration management KPIs; Own configuration management readiness for critical design gate reviews; Champion the buildout of an end-to-end digital thread; Develop and implement training programs

Seniority

Senior Manager, hands-on leadership

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