Remote Senior Configuration Management Lead (Defense)

OpenKrill

United States

Remote

USD 160,000 - 266,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k with company match

FSA/HSA

Life insurance

Relocation assistance

Annual bonus (coming soon)

Job summary

CHAOS Industries is seeking an experienced Senior Configuration Management Specialist to lead CM across development, qualification, and production programs for the MMA initiative. You will own baselines, oversee ECP/ECR processes, and ensure traceability and audit readiness for hardware, software, and documentation.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in defense CM, deep familiarity with EIA-649/MIL-HDBK-61, and hands-on PLM/requirements tools.

Qualifications

Minimum 10 years of CM experience in defense/aerospace with aircraft/UAS exposure.
Frequent travel required: 25%–50%.
Strong working knowledge of CM standards (EIA-649, MIL-HDBK-61).
Hands-on experience with PLM/PDM and requirements management tools.
Experience with FCA/PCA support and customer/government audits.
AS9100 quality system experience.

Responsibilities

Establish, maintain, and audit product baselines across hardware and software.
Lead ECP/ECR processes, CCB support, and disposition tracking.
Maintain configuration status accounting and traceability across docs and builds.
Ensure configurations remain synchronized, auditable, and compliant.
Apply CM practices per standards and CMPs/DIDs.
Support audits and government reviews.
Set up and administer CM tools (Teamcenter/Windchill/DOORS).
Coordinate cross-functionally on change impacts and implementation.
Manage CI identification, numbering, and revision control.
Support release management for drawings, ICDs, and software versions.
Serve as CM lead in program reviews and customer engagements.
Contribute to CM plan development for proposals.