Senior Configuration Manager – SATCOM & Defense

Fairwinds Technologies, LLC; Orangeburg (SC); Remote; USD 64,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

Fairwinds Technologies, LLC is seeking a Configuration Management Specialist to establish and maintain configuration baselines across hardware, software, firmware, and documentation for a multinational SATCOM program. You will work with PMs, Systems Engineers, cybersecurity, QA, subcontractors, and customers to ensure configuration integrity throughout the lifecycle.

The role requires an active Secret clearance and 8+ years of CM experience, with duties including engineering change control,

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years' CM experience in defense/aerospace/SATCOM.
• Experience managing hardware, software, firmware baselines.
• Experience supporting audits and reviews.
• CMDB/PLM systems experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain CM processes per 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, 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 RTMs and verify consistency across engineering, logistics, testing, training, and sustainment documentation.
• Plan and execute FCAs and PCAs.
• Support technical reviews, acceptance activities, corrective action tracking, and customer audits.
• Collaborate with ILS teams to ensure configuration data supports reliability, provisioning, maintenance, obsolescence management, and product support.

Skills

CM experience (8+ years)

Engineering change control

Documentation control

Audits support

Education

Associate degree or higher in Engineering/IS/Logistics/CS

Tools

CMDB

PLM systems

BOM management

Job description

Fairwinds Technologies, LLC is seeking a Configuration Management Specialist to establish and maintain configuration baselines across hardware, software, firmware, and documentation for a multinational SATCOM program. You will work with PMs, Systems Engineers, cybersecurity, QA, subcontractors, and customers to ensure configuration integrity throughout the lifecycle.

The role requires an active Secret clearance and 8+ years of CM experience, with duties including engineering change control,