Engineering Configuration Manager

• Work closely with other stakeholders, both internal and external to the organization; participate in internal and external customer meetings
• Provide technical leadership to resolve configuration management issues during product and project lifecycles
• Evaluate and facilitate orderly management of technical and/or engineering changes to hardware, software, and technical data
• Develop and provide training, advice, and guidance for the integration of new technologies, environment, and processes to the engineering departments
• Work regularly with ARL IT personnel to maintain and configure tools on server(s) and clients, manage licenses, establish a level of automation if possible and access controls
• Assist in the selection and evaluation of the best technology to support program development, assist in defining processes and standards, and maintain required documentation to be implemented at the Undersea Systems Office level

• →Facilitate the creation, maintenance, and delivery of complete Technical Data Packages (TDPs), ensuring all required design documentation, specifications, drawings, software artifacts, and supporting records are accurate, complete, and properly controlled
• →Ensure configuration documentation aligns with sponsor requirements, applicable federal standards, cybersecurity requirements, and internal laboratory policies, including Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) handling where applicable
• →Utilize and/or recommend configuration management tools and systems to support configuration identification, change control, status accounting, and audit reporting
• →Conduct configuration audits and reviews (functional and physical) to verify that system configurations, deliverables, and documentation accurately reflect approved baselines and contractual requirements
• →Develop, maintain, and publish configuration status accounting reports, audit findings, and compliance documentation for internal stakeholders and sponsor reporting
• →Collaborate with engineers and project teams to ensure configuration items are properly defined, tracked, and updated throughout development, integration, and delivery phases
• →Review engineering, software, and system documentation to ensure configuration consistency, completeness, and compliance with established CM standards and program requirements
• →Support the development and enforcement of engineering change control processes, including evaluation, approval, implementation, and verification of changes to system baselines
• →Maintain CM documentation repositories and ensure controlled access, version integrity, and proper archival of records in accordance with audit and retention requirements
• →Provide guidance and subject matter expertise in configuration management principles, tools, and best practices to support project execution and delivery success
• →May supervise staff members, including hiring, development, and performance management

• Engineering Configuration Management
• Siemens TeamCenter
• Confluence
• Jira

• Change Management
• Document Management
• Process Development
• Past experience working within a Software, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering environment
• Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in a Technical Discipline
• 3+ years of experience working in Research & Development environment
• Current eligibility for access to classified information at the Secret level or higher and may be subject to a government background investigation to upgrade clearance eligibility, if required

ARL’s purpose is to research and develop innovative solutions to challenging scientific, engineering, and technology problems in support of the Navy, the Intel Community (IC), and other federal government customers.

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