Configuration Management Analyst (Journeyman)

Synectic Solutions, Inc.; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Synectic Solutions, Inc. seeks a Configuration Management Specialist to support naval aviation acquisition programs. Responsibilities include collecting and organizing program data, maintaining documentation control, tracking change packages, and coordinating ECPs and related artifacts at DoD facilities.

The role requires working with government, military, and contractor stakeholders, ensuring compliance with configuration management processes, and producing briefs and status reports.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in a relevant discipline and Active Secret security clearance.
• Associate’s degree plus two additional years of relevant experience may substitute for a bachelor’s degree.
• Four additional years of relevant experience may substitute for a bachelor’s degree.
• 3 to 10 years of experience performing duties similar to the functional description.
• 5 years of experience supporting Naval aviation or comparable DoW acquisition programs.
• Ability to work effectively with government, military, and contractor stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to prepare professional briefs, reports, and correspondence.
• Experience with aircraft, weapons, avionics, mission systems, or aviation support equipment (preferred).
• Familiarity with configuration control boards, ECP packages, data management, and technical documentation workflows (preferred).
• Experience supporting government documentation and change-control processes (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Collect, organize, review, and interpret data related to aircraft, weapon, mission-system, or product support programs.
• Maintain configuration control of acquisition products, program documentation, and technical data.
• Track configuration changes, change packages, approvals, and related action items.
• Coordinate and support the development, review, and routing of Engineering Change Proposals and related documentation.
• Apply government-established processes for documentation control, change control, configuration management, and data management.
• Support configuration control boards, working groups, technical reviews, and program meetings.
• Maintain tracking tools, status reports, logs, and repositories to support visibility of configuration actions.
• Coordinate with engineering, logistics, contracting, program management, and government stakeholders.
• Review documents for accuracy, consistency, traceability, and compliance with program requirements.
• Prepare meeting materials, minutes, action item logs, data call responses, and program status inputs.

Skills

Data analysis

Documentation

Communication

Stakeholder coordination

Education

BA/BS or Associate's with substitutions

Job description

*This role supports contingent workforce initiatives and related staffing efforts.

Primary Responsibilities

• Collect, organize, review, and interpret data related to aircraft, weapon, mission-system, or product support programs.
• Maintain configuration control of acquisition products, program documentation, and technical data.
• Track configuration changes, change packages, approvals, and related action items.
• Coordinate and support the development, review, and routing of Engineering Change Proposals and related documentation.
• Apply government-established processes for documentation control, change control, configuration management, and data management.
• Support configuration control boards, working groups, technical reviews, and program meetings.
• Maintain tracking tools, status reports, logs, and repositories to support visibility of configuration actions.
• Coordinate with engineering, logistics, contracting, program management, and government stakeholders.
• Review documents for accuracy, consistency, traceability, and compliance with program requirements.
• Prepare meeting materials, minutes, action item logs, data call responses, and program status inputs.

Required Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in a relevant discipline and Active Secret security clearance.
  • Associate’s degree plus two additional years of relevant experience may substitute for a bachelor’s degree.
  • Four additional years of relevant experience may substitute for a bachelor’s degree.
• 3 to 10 years of experience performing duties similar to the functional description.
• 5 years of experience supporting Naval aviation or comparable DoW acquisition programs.
• Ability to work effectively with government, military, and contractor stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to prepare professional briefs, reports, and correspondence.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting aircraft, weapons, avionics, mission systems, or aviation support equipment.
• Familiarity with configuration control boards, ECP packages, data management, and technical documentation workflows.
• Experience supporting government documentation and change-control processes.

Work Environment

• This position supports a Department of War aviation acquisition program and may require on-site support at a government or contractor facility.
• The role requires frequent coordination with government customers, contractor teammates, and cross-functional technical and business teams.
• Work products may include program documentation, briefings, reports, schedules, financial inputs, action item trackers, and meeting support materials.