Senior Configuration Manager - Aerospace & Defense

Zone 5 Technologies; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401k with company match

Paid time off

Company holidays

Job summary

Zone 5 Technologies is seeking a Senior Configuration Management Specialist (Level III) to independently manage CM across programs, working with Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Software, and Program Management. This onsite role offers location flexibility to Dallas–Fort Worth, Fort Walton Beach, or San Luis Obispo.

You’ll mentor teammates and lead CM workstreams within enterprise governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related discipline with five years CM experience.
• Hands-on CM: identification, change control, status accounting, baseline management, release management, verification, audits.
• Experience in aerospace/defense or highly regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day CM execution for programs and projects.
• Develop CM plans, procedures, work instructions, and lifecycle records.
• Manage identification and structures for hardware, software, firmware, and documentation.
• Coordinate baseline activities across program lifecycle and contracts.
• Support and facilitate CM Boards (CCB/SCCB) and change tracking.
• Review change documentation for completeness, traceability, and impact.
• Maintain status accounting, baselines, releases, and deliveries.
• Ensure alignment across EBOMs, MBOMs, SBOMs, ERP/MRP, MES, and QMS.
• Perform release-readiness and readiness reviews before milestones.
• Assist audits, readiness reviews, and customer reviews.

Skills

Configuration management

Change control

Lifecycle records

Engineering drawings

Product lifecycle

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

PDM/PLM

ERP/MRP

MES

QMS

Software repositories

Job description

Zone 5 Technologies is seeking a Senior Configuration Management Specialist (Level III) to independently manage CM across programs, working with Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Software, and Program Management. This onsite role offers location flexibility to Dallas–Fort Worth, Fort Walton Beach, or San Luis Obispo.

You’ll mentor teammates and lead CM workstreams within enterprise governance.