CDM Lead: Defence Engineering & Data Governance

Lockheed Martin Corporation; Australia; Remote; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible leave options

Career development opportunities

Employee recognition programs

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Australia is seeking a Configuration & Data Management leader to drive CDM across programs, ensuring robust governance, baselined data integrity and compliance with contractual and security requirements.

You will coordinate with engineering, drafting, compliance and customers, mentoring teams and guiding audits, reviews and dashboards to optimize digital engineering outcomes in a Defence environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in Defence or complex engineering environments.
• Experience managing engineering data and configuration items in PLM/PDM.
• Experience using Windchill or similar PLM platforms.
• Proficiency with Jira, Confluence and SharePoint.
• Experience creating reports/dashboards with Power BI/Tableau.
• Knowledge of configuration control, change management, governance and assurance processes.
• Experience handling sensitive information including IP and export-controlled data.
• Experience participating in PCAs/FCAs or similar audits.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and collaboration skills.
• Continuous improvement mindset and process discipline.
• Proficiency in AI prompting for this role.

Responsibilities

• Lead Configuration & Data Management (CDM) activities in line with program, customer and contractual requirements.
• Provide CDM governance, technical leadership and oversight across the program.
• Develop and maintain Configuration Management plans, processes, baselines and supporting documentation.
• Implement and support efficient CDM solutions that enhance digital engineering outcomes.
• Manage engineering data, drawings, models, parts and configuration items within Windchill and PLM tools.
• Ensure hardware and software configuration items are controlled within approved baselines.
• Coordinate configuration activities across engineering, drafting, project, compliance and customer teams.
• Support configuration control, change management and status accounting throughout the program lifecycle.
• Facilitate customer engagements, configuration reviews, PCAs, FCAs and other assurance activities.
• Produce reports, metrics and dashboards to support program performance while ensuring compliance.

Skills

CDM

Data Management

PLM

Windchill

Jira/Confluence

Power BI

Reporting Dashboards

Configuration Control

Change Management

Security Compliance

PCA/FCAs

AI Prompting

Tools

PTC Windchill

Job description

Lockheed Martin Australia is seeking a Configuration & Data Management leader to drive CDM across programs, ensuring robust governance, baselined data integrity and compliance with contractual and security requirements.

You will coordinate with engineering, drafting, compliance and customers, mentoring teams and guiding audits, reviews and dashboards to optimize digital engineering outcomes in a Defence environment.