Senior Configuration/Data Manager

Odyssey Systems Consulting Group; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Odyssey Systems Consulting Group seeks a Senior Configuration Data Manager to support the Fixed Wing HC/MC-130 Recapitalization program. The position is onsite at Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio, and requires US citizenship and a Secret clearance.

The role focuses on CM/DM task execution, documentation, and support for change proposals, audits, and governance activities in a DoD environment.

Qualifications

• Citizenship: US citizen required; Secret clearance expected.
• Education and experience requirements mirror DoD standards: advanced degree with 10 years or bachelor with 12 years, DoD experience preferred.
• Technical capabilities include CM/DM tools, documentation prep, and configuration audits.
• Interpersonal skills for briefings, audits, and cross-team coordination.

Responsibilities

• Perform configuration and data management tasks aligned with the PWS.
• Prepare finished products in technical and non-technical formats, classified and unclassified.
• Provide advisory support for CM/DM activities, including change control processes.
• Assist in hardware and software configuration management and export control markings review.
• Maintain tracking systems for specifications, SCNs, ECPs, CCPs, and changes.
• Develop and maintain CCB materials, reports, and minutes for governance.
• Support formal technical reviews (PDR/CDR) and readiness reviews.
• Assist FCA, PCA, compliance audits, and data release documentation.
• Manage status accounting: verify accuracy of prime contractor systems and records.

Skills

CM/DM Tools

Documentation

Audits & Reviews

Tracking Systems

Briefings

Stakeholder Coordination

Education

Master’s or PhD in related field

Bachelor’s in related field

Tools

Windchill

Teamcenter

CMPro

Job description

Position Summary

Odyssey has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Configuration Data Manager, supporting the Fixed Wing Branch HC/MC-130 Recapitalization Program. This is an ACAT IC program designed to replace the aging fleet of Air Combat Command (ACC) HC-130P/N aircraft and Air Force (AF) Special Operations Command (AFSOC) MC-130E/H/P. This position is located onsite at Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio.

Responsibilities

Duties include, but not limited to:

• Independently perform configuration and data management tasks in alignment with the Performance Work Statement.
• Prepare and deliver finished products (spreadsheets, briefings, figures, graphics, tables, forms, papers) in technical and non-technical formats, both classified and unclassified, as requested.
• Provide advisory assistance and draft documentation support for configuration and data management activities, including the full range of CM and DM actions.
• Assist in configuration management for hardware and software, including:
  • Reviewing program-unique specifications (system, development, product) for proper format, content, compliance, and export control markings.
• Generate and maintain tracking systems for:
  • Specification updates, SCN comments, discrepancies, corrective actions, change requirements, implementations, and overall specification status.
• Support change proposal activities:
  • Distribute, log, create, and maintain files of Government-approved change proposals.
  • Maintain change processing tracking systems for status and reporting from inception through supplemental agreement.
• Perform duties of the CCB Secretariat:
  • Prepare and facilitate Configuration Control Boards (CCBs).
  • Develop reports and charts for CCB activities.
• Participate in formal technical reviews (e.g., PDR, CDR) and manufacturing/production readiness reviews.
• Provide advisory assistance and documentation support for FCA, PCA, and compliance audits:
  • Plan audits, review hardware/software configuration items, track discrepancies, and maintain action items and minutes.
• Support status accounting functions:
  • Review prime contractor's status accounting system for accuracy.
  • Maintain records and databases for specifications, parts lists, version descriptions, SCNs, and change control documents (ECPs, CCPs, variances).
• Provide contract data management support:
  • Assist with Data Item Descriptions (DIDs), CDRLs, AF Form 585, and data call letters.
  • Collect backup information and support official data release upon Government approval.
• Conduct data reviews:
  • Coordinate inputs, prepare draft documentation, participate as advisor, draft minutes, and track action items through closure.

Qualifications

Minimum Required Qualifications

Citizenship: Must be a US citizen

Clearance: Secret

Education and experience:

• Master's or Doctorate Degree in a related field and 10 years of related experience, 5 years of which must be in the DoD.
• OR bachelor's degree in a related field and 12 years of related experience, 5 of which must be in the DoD.
• OR, 15 years of directly related experience, 8 of which must be in the DoD.

Technical Skills

• Ability to use CM/DM tools (e.g., Windchill, Teamcenter, CMPro) to track specifications, baselines, SCNs, ECPs, CCPs, and change status.
• Skilled in preparing technical documents, reviewing system/product specifications for proper format, compliance, and export control markings.
• Experience supporting formal technical reviews and configuration audits, maintaining discrepancy logs, action items, and status records.
• Ability to generate, maintain, and analyze tracking systems for specification updates, change proposals, discrepancies, and implementation status.

Interpersonal Skills

• Able to convey complex technical and nontechnical information in briefings, minutes, audit reports, and stakeholder coordination.
• Works effectively with engineering teams, logistics, program management, contractors, and Government personnel during CCBs, audits, and reviews.
• Maintains precision in configuration documentation, audit tracking, status accounting, and specification management.
• Handles evolving requirements, identifies discrepancies, and supports resolution of configuration issues across hardware/software domains.

Additional Information

Location: Wright Patterson AFB

Travel: 10%

Remote, Onsite, or Hybrid: Onsite

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities