Senior Manager, Configuration Management / Data Management

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.; Palm Bay (FL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Manager of Configuration Management to lead CM, data management, and components engineering across complex defense programs. The role emphasizes baseline integrity, disciplined change control, and lifecycle management to meet customer and business objectives.

Strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration are essential. The ideal candidate has extensive CM experience in aerospace/defense, with the ability to partner across engineering,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree + 12+ years of relevant experience, or 10+ years with graduate degree, or 16+ years without degree.
• Active United States security clearance, Top Secret/SCI with Poly.
• Experience leading configuration management, data management, and component engineering in aerospace/defense.

Responsibilities

• Lead the specialty engineering organization supporting Space Surveillance programs, including oversight and performance management.
• Establish and maintain change management processes for product lifecycles and baselines.
• Provide leadership for CM boards and governance activities to ensure timely decisions.
• Partner with engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, contracts, and PM to define and communicate baselines.
• Ensure compliance with procedures, customer requirements, and standards related to CM and data management.
• Oversee development, release, control, and audit readiness of technical data packages and product structures.
• Lead development of parts lists, derating guidance, and component engineering procedures.
• Support failure investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action in CM contexts.
• Drive process improvements to CM efficiency, standardization, and cycle time reduction.
• Support program captures, proposals, and planning by defining CM resources and deliverables.
• Develop CM metrics and report to leadership.
• Travel up to 10% as needed; ability to obtain security clearance.

Skills

Leadership

Configuration management

Data management

Cross-functional collaboration

Security clearance awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Tools

PLM tools

ERP systems

Document management systems

Job description

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Title: Senior Manager, Configuration Management / Data Management

Job Code: 44417

Job Location: Palm Bay, Florida

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description

L3Harris is seeking a Senior Manager, Configuration Management to lead configuration management, change management, and components engineering activities across complex engineering and production programs. This role is responsible for ensuring technical baseline integrity, disciplined change control, and effective component selection and lifecycle management in support of customer, program, and business objectives. The ideal candidate brings strong functional leadership experience, deep technical knowledge, and the ability to partner across engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and program management.

Essential Functions

• Lead the specialty engineering organization supporting Space Surveillance programs, including technical oversight, personnel development, workload balancing, and performance management.
• Establish and maintain change management processes that support product lifecycle activities, including requirements baseline control, bill of material alignment, document release, engineering change implementation, and status accounting.
• Provide strategic and technical leadership for Space Surveillance configuration control boards, change review boards, and related governance activities to ensure timely and compliant decision-making.
• Partner with engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, contracts, and program management to ensure configuration baselines are accurately defined, controlled, and communicated across the enterprise.
• Ensure compliance with internal procedures, contractual requirements, customer expectations, and applicable industry and government standards related to configuration management and data management.
• Oversee the development, release, control, and audit readiness of technical data packages, engineering documentation, and product structure information within enterprise systems.
• Lead development and maintenance of approved parts lists, derating guidance, application standards, and component engineering procedures to support consistent engineering execution.
• Support failure investigations, root cause analysis, corrective action development, and material review activities involving component performance, suitability, or compliance concerns.
• Drive process improvement initiatives focused on configuration management efficiency, standardization, tool utilization, quality, and cycle time reduction.
• Support program captures, proposals, startup activities, and program execution planning by defining configuration management resource needs, scope, and deliverables.
• Develop and communicate metrics related to change processing, baseline integrity, document quality, and overall functional performance to leadership and stakeholders.
• Travel up to 10% as needed to support business objectives, customer engagement, and program execution.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a United States security clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 12 years of prior relevant experience, or Graduate degree and a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience, or in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 16 years of prior related experience.
• Active United States security clearance, Top Secret/SCI w/Poly.

Preferred Additional Skills

• Minimum of 6 years of leadership experience managing teams, technical organizations, or functional groups in configuration management, data management, component engineering operations, or related disciplines.
• Experience supporting formal configuration management processes in a regulated environment across development, production, integration, and sustainment activities.
• Experience with engineering change management, configuration control, product baseline management, and technical data release processes.
• Experience with obsolescence management, alternate component evaluation, and parts approval processes.
• Experience working with cross-functional stakeholders in engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and program management.
• Experience using product lifecycle management, enterprise resource planning, and document management systems in support of controlled technical baselines.
• Experience leading configuration management organizations supporting complex aerospace, defense, space, or high-reliability products.
• Familiarity with configuration management standards such as Electronic Industries Alliance-649 (EIA-649) or military and defense contractual configuration requirements.
• Experience with product lifecycle management tools and enterprise systems used for engineering release, product structure management, and change implementation.
• Experience supporting internal and external audits, customer reviews, and data package delivery requirements.
• Knowledge of hardware and software configuration management practices across the full product lifecycle.
• Familiarity with component derating, qualification, reliability considerations, and preferred parts list management.
• Experience supporting diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortages planning and mitigation.
• Knowledge of electrical, electronic, electromechanical, and mechanical component application considerations in regulated product environments.
• Experience driving functional transformation, process harmonization, and organizational change across multiple programs or business areas.
• Familiarity with proposal support, basis of estimate development, and resource planning for functional organizations.

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L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.

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