Document Controller

FREQUENTIS Deutschland GmbH; Columbia, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Health Savings Accounts

Company 401(k)

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Generous holidays

PTO & sick leave

Team-building activities

Job summary

Frequentis USA, Inc. is seeking a detail-oriented Document Controller to manage configuration baselines, control change processes, and ensure documentation accuracy across contracts with FAA, DoD, and NASA.

You will edit and approve customer-facing documents, track ECPs, and coordinate with managers to report changes. A Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of related experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in an applicable discipline or equivalent experience with 4 years direct related experience.
• Advanced knowledge of basic Windows and Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to write clearly and informatively; editing work for spelling and grammar.
• Ability to vary writing style to meet needs, and ability to read and interpret written information.
• Ability to work concurrently on multiple tasks and projects.
• Knowledge and/or experience in DOD, FAA and NASA hardware manufacturing preferred.
• A successful Document Controller protects the reliability, traceability, and usability of an organization's critical documentation assets.
• Attention to detail is an essential qualification.
• The applicant should possess a unique blend of rigid technical precision and active soft skills to ensure compliance and prevent operational risks.

Responsibilities

• In depth understanding of system baseline configuration.
• Coordinating the documentation and approval of engineering design changes.
• Reviewing engineering change data and associated documentation to ensure adherence to configuration management procedures and policies.
• Editing customer-facing documents for accuracy and format before submitting them for approvals.
• Auditing technical documents and preparation procedures to verify compliance with contract requirements.
• Conferring with functional managers to obtain additional information and to interpret policies and procedures for reporting changes to the system design.
• Coordinate and execute the review and release process of technical documentation.
• Support all aspects of the Configuration Management process.
• Tracking changes to the baseline, including the creation of ECPs and variances that are coordinated with the FAA, as well as administration of Configuration Control Boards (CCB) and possibly MRB.
• Reporting on the status of the configuration baselines and conducting audits to establish the baselines and verify that the configuration identification documents describe the products.
• Through on-the-job experience, learn all tasks associated with the process of finalizing, obtaining approvals, version control, and releasing program-related documentation.

Skills

Writing & editing

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Technical precision

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

JIRA

Job description

Maryland, Columbia FREQUENTIS USA, Inc. From now on

Frequentis USA Inc. is dedicated to creating a safer world. With over 75 years of experience, Frequentis understands controllers in safety critical situations encounter new challenges daily. Our mission is to develop and market highly reliable, optimized, custom-tailored, and user centric communication and information systems for mission critical solutions. As an industry leader in voice communication data information systems, we create a safer world through integration, digitalization, and automation while maintaining world class safety standards. We proudly serve many U.S. government agencies including the FAA, DoD, and NASA. Safety as our number one priority pushes us to constantly learn about the ever-changing needs in safety critical environments to deliver innovative solutions.

Key Tasks

• In depth understanding of system baseline configuration.
• Coordinating the documentation and approval of engineering design changes.
• Reviewing engineering change data and associated documentation to ensure adherence to configuration management procedures and policies.
• Editing customer-facing documents for accuracy and format before submitting them for approvals.
• Auditing technical documents and preparation procedures to verify compliance with contract requirements.
• Conferring with functional managers to obtain additional information and to interpret policies and procedures for reporting changes to the system design.
• Coordinate and execute the review and release process of technical documentation.
• Support all aspects of the Configuration Management process.
• Tracking changes to the baseline, including the creation of ECPs and variances that are coordinated with the FAA, as well as administration of Configuration Control Boards (CCB) and possibly Material Review Boards (MRB).
• Reporting on the status of the configuration baselines and conducting audits to establish the baselines and verify that the configuration identification documents describe the products.
• Through on-the-job experience, learn all tasks associated with the process of finalizing, obtaining approvals, version control, and releasing program-related documentation.

Key Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in an applicable discipline or equivalent experience with 4 years direct related experience.
• Advanced knowledge of basic Windows and Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to write clearly and informatively; editing work for spelling and grammar.
• Ability to vary writing style to meet needs, and ability to read and interpret written information.
• Ability to work concurrently on multiple tasks and projects.
• Experience using JIRA is a plus.
• Knowledge and/or experience in DOD, FAA and NASA hardware manufacturing preferred.
• A successful Document Controller protects the reliability, traceability, and usability of an organization's critical documentation assets.
• Attention to detail is an essential qualification.
• The applicant should possess a unique blend of rigid technical precision and active soft skills to ensure compliance and prevent operational risks.

Our Values

Frequentis USA is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Around 2,100 employees are committed to creating a safer world with their innovative strength and technology orientation. Our culture is based on a working environment characterized by fairness and trust, mutual respect and appreciation. As an international company, we value this diversity and recruit regardless of age, gender, origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation or religion. We value fair and good working conditions, an optimum work-life-balance and offer all our employees equal development opportunities. In doing so, we focus on long-term working relationships in order to keep the valuable know-how of our employees stable.

Benefits

We are committed to supporting our mission through the following employee benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Accounts
• Competitive 401(k) Plan with company match and immediate vesting
• Employee Life Insurance & AD&D
• Company-paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Generous holidays, including a full week off from December 25 to January 1
• PTO that scales with tenure and sick leave
• Company-sponsored team-building activities to boost morale and productivity.

At Frequentis we don’t just create innovations, we create a kind of wonder to make the world a safer place.