Senior Configuration Manager - Defense SATCOM

Fairwinds Technologies, LLC; Florida; Remote; USD 64,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

The Configuration Management Specialist at Fairwinds Technologies, LLC helps manage baselines, audits, and documentation across hardware, software, firmware, and logistics data for a multinational SATCOM program. You will collaborate with PMs, systems engineers, cybersecurity, QA, and suppliers to sustain configuration integrity through the system lifecycle.

Responsibilities include baseline establishment, engineering change control, RTMs, BOMs, and audit readiness.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Logistics, Computer Science, Technical Management, or a related discipline.
• Equivalent military or defense-industry experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Minimum of 8 years of Configuration Management experience supporting defense, aerospace, telecommunications, systems integration, or SATCOM programs.
• Experience managing hardware, software, firmware, and technical documentation baselines.
• Demonstrated experience supporting engineering change management processes.
• Experience maintaining configuration records within CMDB or PLM systems.
• Experience supporting audits, technical reviews, and customer acceptance activities.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain Configuration Management processes and procedures in accordance with STANAG 4427, ISO 10007, and program requirements.
• Prepare and maintain Configuration Management Plans (CMPs) and controlled program documentation.
• Establish and maintain Functional, Allocated, Product, and Operational Baselines throughout the system lifecycle.
• Maintain Configuration Item hierarchies and support configuration traceability across systems and documentation.
• Administer Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), Engineering Change Orders (ECOs), and Change Requests.
• Coordinate change review, approval, implementation, verification, and configuration status accounting activities.
• Develop and maintain product baseline documentation, Bills of Material (BOMs), part records, software versions, and technical data packages.
• Establish document control procedures and ensure version control, release management, and compliance with customer requirements.
• Maintain Requirements Traceability Matrices (RTMs) and verify consistency across engineering, logistics, testing, training, and sustainment documentation.
• Plan and execute Functional Configuration Audits (FCAs) and Physical Configuration Audits (PCAs).
• Support technical reviews, acceptance activities, corrective action tracking, and customer audits.
• Collaborate with Integrated Logistics Support teams to ensure configuration data supports reliability, provisioning, maintenance, obsolescence management, and product support efforts.

Skills

Configuration Management

Documentation control

Education

Associate’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Logistics, Computer Science, Technical Management, or a related discipline

Tools

CMDB

PLM systems

Engineering Change Process

Job description

The Configuration Management Specialist at Fairwinds Technologies, LLC helps manage baselines, audits, and documentation across hardware, software, firmware, and logistics data for a multinational SATCOM program. You will collaborate with PMs, systems engineers, cybersecurity, QA, and suppliers to sustain configuration integrity through the system lifecycle.

Responsibilities include baseline establishment, engineering change control, RTMs, BOMs, and audit readiness.