Fleet Configuration & Change Manager
Core
Strategically plan autonomous aircraft fleet makeup, evaluate hardware change tradeoffs, and manage controlled deployment of new configurations to optimize business impact.
Role type
Senior IC fleet configuration and change manager
Builds
Operational readiness for hardware upgrades, retrofit campaigns, and fleet allocation plans
Domain
Autonomous logistics / drone delivery / hardware operations
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
hardware change deployment, fleet configuration, maintenance planning, NPI, sustaining engineering, technical operations programs, engineering change control, BOM management, part revision control, effectivity management, ECO management, compatibility analysis, production cut-in management, retrofit embodiment, lifecycle cost analysis, capacity impact assessment, reliability benefit evaluation, maintenance burden analysis, inventory exposure analysis, scenario analysis, operating process design, intake management, prioritization, decision gate management, review facilitation, escalation path design, data discipline, record keeping
Preferred skills
reliability engineering, maintainability planning, spares planning, technical publications management, training readiness planning, regulatory change incorporation, SQL, spreadsheet modeling, business intelligence
Technologies
BOMs, ECOs, SQL, BI tools
Responsibilities
Review proposed hardware changes for feasibility and operational readiness; evaluate costs and benefits of hardware deployments; define fleet allocation plans and retrofit campaigns; project-manage Commercial Operations Readiness Reviews; program-manage engineering ticket intake and feedback loops; manage fixtures, tools, and testers for hardware changes; plan and sequence retrofits; track and manage asset configuration allocations across locations
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
