Configuration Management Engineer

Sotalent; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 75,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Fitness Reimbursement

401(k) with Company Match

ESOP

Education Assistance

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Bereavement Leave

Job summary

Sotalent in Tucson, AZ is seeking a Configuration Management Engineer to oversee CM/DM across the product lifecycle, including document control, BOMs, and engineering change processes. This role requires working with multiple teams to ensure configuration accuracy and process improvements in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities include ECN/ECP preparation, deviation/waiver management, and alignment with SAE EIA-649 and ISO 9001 standards.

Qualifications

• Experience in configuration management or data management in an engineering environment.
• Experience controlling configuration of technical documentation, software and drawings.
• Experience managing ECNs and ECPs.
• Strong attention to detail and accurate configuration records.
• Excellent organisational and collaborative skills.
• Ability to work across multiple functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide CM/DM support to Systems Engineering, Engineering and Program Management teams.
• Execute configuration control across system documentation, software and engineering drawing releases, revisions and archival.
• Develop and optimise processes for releasing product configurations into configuration management systems.
• Track, manage and deliver project data, including documentation, software and drawing packages.
• Prepare ECNs and ECPs.
• Prepare and manage deviations and waivers.
• Maintain BOMs and associated configuration data.
• Coordinate CM activities across engineering, programme and other teams.
• Maintain accurate product configurations across development, production and sustainment.
• Review and standardise CM processes for continuous improvement and best practices.

Skills

Configuration Management

Data Management

Document control

ECN/ECP process

Deviations & waivers

BOM management

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

An engineering and technology organisation is seeking a Configuration Management Engineer to support configuration and data management across the full product lifecycle, from development through sustainment and end-of-life. The role focuses on document control, configuration accuracy, engineering change management and process improvement within a matrixed engineering environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide Configuration Management (CM) and Data Management (DM) support to Systems Engineering, Engineering and Program Management teams.
• Execute configuration control across system documentation, software and engineering drawing releases, revisions and archival.
• Develop and optimise processes for releasing product configurations into configuration management systems.
• Track, manage and deliver project data, including documentation, software and drawing packages.
• Prepare Engineering Change Notices (ECNs) and Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs).
• Prepare and manage deviations and waivers.
• Maintain Bills of Materials (BOMs) and associated configuration data.
• Coordinate configuration management activities across engineering, programme and other functional teams.
• Maintain accurate product configurations throughout development, production and sustainment.
• Review and standardise configuration management processes to support continuous improvement and industry best practices.
• Ensure configuration control activities align with SAE EIA-649 standards and an ISO 9001 Quality Management System.
• Collaborate with project managers and cross-functional teams within a matrixed development environment.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship required for position eligibility.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
• Experience in configuration management, data management or a related engineering environment.
• Experience supporting configuration control of technical documentation, software and engineering drawings.
• Experience managing engineering changes, including ECNs and ECPs.
• Experience managing deviations, waivers and Bills of Materials.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate configuration records.
• Strong organisational, communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work effectively across multiple functional teams and project stakeholders.
• Self-directed approach with the ability to manage priorities in a fast-paced engineering environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of relevant industry standards and regulations, including MIL-STD, MIL-HDBK, ISO and ASME.
• Familiarity with SAE-GEIA-859 and MIL-STD-963.
• Experience working within an ISO 9001 quality management environment.
• Experience supporting complex engineering or production-ready systems.

Compensation

The salary range is $75,000–$140,000 per year, depending on level, experience, education, training and skills.

• Engineer 2: $75,000–$90,000 — typically BS with 0–5 years' experience or MS with 0+ years.
• Staff Engineer: $90,000–$115,000 — typically BS with 5+ years or MS with 3+ years.
• Senior Engineer: $120,000–$140,000 — typically BS with 7+ years or MS with 5+ years.
• Medical, dental and vision insurance.
• Life and long-term disability insurance.
• Fitness reimbursement.
• Company-funded 5% contribution to 401(k).
• Company-funded 5% contribution to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
• Continuing education assistance.
• Paid time off.
• Paid parental and bereavement leave.

Location: Tucson, Arizona

Work Arrangement: Full-time, on-site

Clearance: Top Secret eligibility required