Configuration Management Specialist

Precise Systems; Crane (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Precise Systems is seeking a Configuration Management Specialist to support our Crane, IN team through development, production, fielding, and sustainment. You will manage configuration identification, change control, status accounting, audits, and technical data for hardware, software, firmware, and program documentation.

This in-person role requires collaboration with government personnel and cross-functional engineering, logistics, test, quality, cybersecurity, and program teams to maintain

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CM or related field or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years in configuration management, data management, or defense programs.
• Experience with baselines, audits, and change control processes.
• Strong written and verbal communication; proficient with MS Office and docs.
• Ability to collaborate across engineering, logistics, test, and cybersecurity teams.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain configuration items and baselines.
• Process and track ECPs, deviations, waivers, and change requests through closure.
• Maintain configuration status accounting records and revision histories.
• Evaluate changes for impacts to data, testing, logistics, production, and cost.
• Verify changes are reflected in drawings, manuals, and software records.
• Support audits, board meetings, and action-item tracking.
• Coordinate CM activities across engineering, logistics, and program teams.

Skills

Configuration management

Change control

Technical writing

Documentation management

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Configuration Management or related field

Tools

iPDM

Windchill

Teamcenter

Jira

Git

SharePoint

Job description

Configuration Management Specialist

Job Location

Crane, Indiana

Tracking Code

PSINNEEW/2026/4686

Position Type

Full-Time/Regular

Precise Systems delivers integrated, mission-ready solutions that advance warfighter readiness and strengthen our nation's most critical defense programs. Through the power of our combined capabilities, we provide deep expertise in Advanced Engineering; Digital Transformation; Electromagnetic Warfare; Interactive Training & Simulation; Physical Sciences Research; Platform Lifecycle Support; and Foreign Military Sales. Unified by decades of trusted performance and expanded through strategic growth, our team applies innovative technologies, engineering rigor, and customer-focused execution to solve complex challenges and accelerate mission success. Guided by our commitment to partnership, precision, and performance, we deliver the scalable solutions and technical excellence our customers depend on - today and into the future.

Precise Systems is seeking a Configuration Management Specialist to support our Crane, IN team through systems throughout development, production, fielding, and sustainment. The specialist will manage configuration identification, change control, status accounting, audits, and technical data for hardware, software, firmware, and program documentation. This role works closely with Government personnel and multidisciplinary engineering, logistics, test, quality, cybersecurity, and program teams to maintain accurate and traceable system baselines. This role requires in-person support.

Duties:

• Establish, maintain, and control configuration items and approved functional, allocated, and product baselines.
• Process and track Engineering Change Proposals, change requests, deviations, waivers, variances, and revision notices through closure.
• Maintain configuration status accounting records, change logs, baseline indexes, document lists, and revision histories.
• Evaluate proposed changes for impacts to technical data, testing, logistics, production, cost, schedule, and fielded configurations.
• Verify approved changes are incorporated into drawings, specifications, manuals, software records, test documentation, and logistics products.
• Support hardware, software, and firmware configuration management, including builds, releases, versions, patches, serial numbers, and approved modifications.
• Prepare and support Configuration Control Board meetings, including change packages, agendas, minutes, decisions, and action-item tracking.
• Support Functional and Physical Configuration Audits by assembling audit packages, documenting findings, and tracking corrective actions.
• Maintain controlled technical-data repositories and coordinate document review, release, retention, archival, and authorized distribution.
• Coordinate configuration activities across engineering, logistics, test, software, quality, cybersecurity, production, and program-management teams.

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Configuration Management, Business Administration, Information Management, Engineering, Computer Science, Logistics, or a related discipline; equivalent directly relevant experience may be considered when permitted by the contract labor-category requirements.

Required Experience:

• Three (3) years of relevant experience supporting configuration management, change control, technical-data management, product lifecycle management, document control, or comparable defense-program activities.
• Experience with configuration identification, configuration change control, configuration status accounting, and configuration audits.
• Experience processing or supporting ECPs, deviations, waivers, change requests, or related technical-change documentation.
• Experience maintaining hardware, software, firmware, or technical-document baselines.
• Ability to evaluate configuration changes and identify impacts to technical documentation, testing, logistics, production, cost, and schedule.
• Experience tracking configuration actions and documentation through review, approval, implementation, verification, and closure.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to maintain accurate, complete, and traceable records.
• Strong technical-writing, analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint.
• Ability to learn and operate Government configuration-management, document-control, product-lifecycle, or data-management systems.
• Ability to work effectively across engineering, logistics, test, software, quality, cybersecurity, and program-management teams.

Desired Experience:

• Experience supporting the Department of Defense, Department of the Navy, Army product‑manager organizations, NAVSEA, or NSWC Crane.
• Experience supporting PdM FITE or comparable military acquisition, force‑protection, mission‑system, communications, electronic, or software programs.
• Working knowledge of SAE EIA‑649, MIL‑HDBK‑61, and NAVSEAINST 4130.12.
• Experience supporting Configuration Control Boards and Functional or Physical Configuration Audits.
• Familiarity with hardware, software, and firmware configuration management.
• Experience with product lifecycle management, configuration status accounting, document control, or engineering‑data‑management tools such as iPDM, Windchill, Teamcenter, Jira, Git, or SharePoint.
• Experience supporting engineering, production, test, fielding, sustainment, logistics‑product data, or supplier configuration‑management activities.

Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance. Due to the sensitivity of customer‑related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required.

Precise Systems is dedicated to a shared vision and core values of Integrity, Respect, and Responsibility, which foster innovation and drive our continued success in the global marketplace. Precise Systems and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity /Affirmative Action Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, status as an individual with a disability, or any legally protected status under federal, state, or local law. Visit www.GoPrecise.com for a listing of current openings and our comprehensive, employee friendly benefits summary. Precise Systems participates in E-Verify.