Configuration and Data Manager Support B-2 Div (WBZ) 01.6.18

Credence Management Solutions, LLC; Bath Township (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan

Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Family Leave

Short Term & Long Term Disability

Training & Development

Job summary

Credence Management Solutions, LLC seeks a senior Configuration and Data Manager Support to join the B-2 Division, supporting modernization, test, production, fielding and sustainment of B-2 aircraft at Wright Patterson AFB, OH. The role requires advanced CM expertise and DoD experience.

You will lead audits, manage data deliverables, coordinate with government teams, and maintain configuration status accounting across lifecycles, ensuring compliance with contract data requirements and

Qualifications

• Must have a Secret clearance.
• Master's or Doctorate in a related field with 10 years of experience in the respective discipline, 5 in DoD.
• Or Bachelor's in a related field with 12 years of experience, 5 in DoD.
• Or 15 years of directly related experience with proper certifications as described in the PWS.

Responsibilities

• Apply fundamentals of configuration management to establish and maintain product attributes throughout its lifecycle.
• Analyze impacts of CM changes; manage CDRLs; plan and conduct FCAs and PCAs; verify data for audits.
• Participate in government reviews; support CCB charters and board executions.
• Review and update program documentation for CM requirements.
• Process CPIN requests and track through government agencies.
• Support CM function: ACSNs, ECPs, CCPs, RFDs/RFWs, DRs, and related items.
• Review change proposals for completeness and compliance; support CCBs and BM Boards.
• Conduct FCAs, PCAs, and compliance audits; support reviews at contractor facilities.
• Maintain configuration status accounting databases and records for baselines and fielded systems.
• Assist with DIDs selection, preparation, and maintenance of data management files.
• Apply understanding of distribution statements and FAR/DFARS data rights; monitor delivery of data.

Skills

Secret clearance

Education

Master's or Doctorate in a related field

Bachelor's Degree in a related field

15 years of directly related experience with proper certifications

Job description

Overview

At Credence, we support our clients' mission‑critical needs, powered by technology. We provide cutting‑edge solutions, including AI/ML, enterprise modernization, and advanced intelligence capabilities, to the largest defense and health federal organizations. Through partnership and trust, we increase mission success for warfighters and secure our nation for a better future.

We are privately held, are repeatedly recognized as a top place to work, and have been on the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies list for the last 12 years. We practice servant leadership and believe that by focusing on the success of our clients, team members, and partners, we all achieve greater success.

Credence has an immediate opening for a Configuration and Data Manager Support at the senior level to support the B‑2 Division who is responsible for the modernization, test, production, fielding and sustainment of B‑2 aircraft and related systems. The B‑2 is a high demand, low density fleet that is 20+ years old, is undergoing numerous concurrent acquisitions to solve obsolescence issues, and delivers critical aerial denial/anti‑access and nuclear capabilities at Wright Patterson AFB, OH.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the duties listed below:

• Apply knowledge of the fundamentals of configuration management to establish and maintain consistency of a product's performance, functional, and physical attributes with its requirements, design, and operational information throughout its lifecycle.
• Analyze the impacts of the configuration management change process on lifecycle sustainment; assist in the development and management of all Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) requirements; plan and implement Functional Configuration Audits (FCAs) and Physical Configuration Audits (PCAs); and confirm the adequacy of data used to support these audits.
• Participate in Government reviews, meetings, working groups, and government and industry teams for the resolution of complex configuration management issues; assist in developing Configuration Control Board (CCB) charters and support execution of CCBs.
• Review, develop, and update applicable program documentation for configuration and data management requirements.
• Review program‑unique specifications, including system specifications, development specifications, and product specifications for hardware and software, for proper format, content, compliance with program requirements, and appropriate standards.
• Process requests for nomenclature and Computer Program Identification Numbers (CPINs), and track requests through appropriate Government agencies for response back to the customer.
• Support the configuration control function, including receipt, dissemination, processing, tracking, and final disposition of Advanced Change Study Notices (ACSNs), Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), Contract Change Proposals (CCPs), Requests for Deviation/Waiver (RFD/RFW), Deficiency Reports (DRs), Airworthiness Directive Notes, and Service Introductions.
• Review change proposals for thoroughness, configuration and data management impacts, and compliance with Government requirements; make appropriate recommendations for Government review and disposition; assist in preparing and conducting CCBs and Business Management Boards, or equivalent boards; maintain changing proposal files; and provide historical information.
• Conduct FCAs, PCAs, and compliance audits, including audit planning, auditing hardware and software configuration items (CIs), and disposition and tracking of action items and minutes; support program and engineering reviews and technical interchange meetings at Government and weapon system contractor facilities.
• Maintain configuration status accounting databases and records to reflect the configuration status of baseline documentation and fielded systems and equipment.
• Assist data users and requesters with the selection and tailoring of Data Item Descriptions (DIDs); preparation of one‑time and standard DIDs; completion of data management forms, including CDRLs and Contractor Data Requirements Substantiation (AF Form 585); and maintenance of data management files and associated DID files.
• Apply understanding of distribution statements and FAR/DFARS data rights clauses; evaluate change proposals for impacts to data; monitor delivery and approval of contract technical data; generate reports; conduct follow‑up actions; and maintain records.
• Support data reviews by integrating inputs from Program Office/IPT functionals into draft CDRLs; preparing data review documentation; participating in data reviews; drafting and reviewing minutes; and following on and maintaining status of action items.
• Support preparation and maintenance of CDRLs for inclusion in RFPs, contracts, and contract modifications using automated or manual processing systems as specified in the applicable task order.
• Receive, log, track, and maintain status of contract data deliverables; maintain electronic and manual data management files; and provide associated historical information.
• Provide engineering data management support, including engineering drawings In‑Process Reviews (IPRs).
• Support Deficiency Report (DR) function operations using the Joint Deficiency Reporting System (JDRS) or similar system, including originating, receiving, processing, and tracking DRs; establishing and maintaining DR/Material Improvement Project (MIP) files and databases; providing disposition instructions for exhibits; and assisting in planning and conducting MIP Review Board meetings.
• Monitor closure of DRs, investigations, processing and disposition of exhibits; respond to inquiries from field units and contractors; conduct briefings; and generate management reports on DR status and trends.
• Provide engineering data management support for program requirements, including preparing, updating, and maintaining Engineering Data Management Plans; establishing and maintaining Engineering Data Activity Files; and providing technical support for Engineering Data Guidance Conferences and engineering drawings IPRs.
• Assist with preparation and coordination of modification documentation, including AF1067, AFMC Form 244, and AFTO Form 872; assist with preparation of modification directives associated with Temporary‑1 and Temporary‑2 modifications and Time Compliance Technical Orders (TCTOs) associated with permanent modifications.
• Handle all official records in accordance with AFI 33‑322, Records Management and Information Governance Program.

Education, Requirements and Qualifications:

• Must have a Secret clearance.
• Master's or Doctorate Degree in a related field and ten (10) years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, five (5) years of which must be in the DoD;
• OR Bachelor's Degree in a related field and twelve (12) years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, five (5) years of which must be in the DoD;
• OR fifteen (15) years of directly related experience with proper certifications as described in the PWS labor category performance requirements, eight (8) years of which must be in the DoD.

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development