Senior Configuration Manager - Defense & SATCOM

Fairwinds Technologies, LLC; Maryland City (MD); Remote; USD 64,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

Fairwinds Technologies, LLC is seeking a Configuration Management Specialist to establish, maintain, audit, and control baselines across hardware, software, firmware, and documentation for a multinational SATCOM terminal program.

The role collaborates with Program Managers, Systems Engineers, cybersecurity, QA, subcontractors, and customers to ensure configuration integrity throughout the system lifecycle. Requires an active Secret clearance and 8+ years in CM.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of Configuration Management experience in defense/aerospace, or SATCOM programs.
• Experience managing hardware, software, firmware, and technical documentation baselines.
• 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 per program requirements and standards.
• Prepare and maintain Configuration Management Plans and controlled program documentation.
• Establish and maintain baselines (Functional, Allocated, Product, Operational) throughout the lifecycle.
• Maintain configuration item hierarchies and traceability across systems and docs.
• Administer ECPs, ECOs, and Change Requests; coordinate change reviews and approvals.
• Maintain RTMs and ensure consistency across engineering, logistics, testing, and sustainment docs.
• Plan and conduct FCAs and PCAs; support technical reviews and customer audits.
• Collaborate with Integrated Logistics Support to ensure reliability, provisioning, and obsolescence management.

Skills

Configuration Management

Change control

Documentation management

Requirements tracing

Audits

Education

Associate’s degree in Engineering/Information Systems/Logistics/Computer Science/Technical Management

Tools

CMDB

PLM systems

BOM management

Job description

Fairwinds Technologies, LLC is seeking a Configuration Management Specialist to establish, maintain, audit, and control baselines across hardware, software, firmware, and documentation for a multinational SATCOM terminal program.

The role collaborates with Program Managers, Systems Engineers, cybersecurity, QA, subcontractors, and customers to ensure configuration integrity throughout the system lifecycle. Requires an active Secret clearance and 8+ years in CM.