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We're looking for a Senior Configuration Control Specialist who combines superb technical, research and analytical capabilities with a demonstrated ability to get the right things done quickly and effectively. This person must be comfortable working with a team of top-notch engineers and collaborating with our research, manufacturing and operations teams. We're looking for people who innovate and love solving hard problems! You will work hard, have fun, and of course, benefit our customers everywhere!
This position requires a candidate that can operate in an ambiguous environment. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background in multiple engineering disciplines. This role will interface closely with Program, Engineering (HW/SW), Manufacturing, Quality, Product Support and Operations across a broad range of technical areas to enable robust configuration management mechanisms across Prime Air's ecosystem. This person will be required to articulate when gaps are identified and propose solutions quickly.
The ideal candidate will have a balance of breadth across engineering disciplines, depth and expertise in select areas, and practical real-life experience with configuration management of complex systems.
A day in the life
As a Prime Air Senior Configuration Management specialist, you'll find yourself at the intersection of engineering, systems, and execution. On any given day, you might:
- Meet with Engineering, Manufacturing, Product and/or Operations to review upcoming hardware changes and understand their impact across the enterprise.
- Align with downstream teams to evaluate when a change should be implemented based on material availability, testing status, integration readiness and regulatory concurrence.
- Work with the Infrastructure tools team to refine toolset process to improves visibility into configuration state across the Prime Air program.
- Dig into the details of proposed change request to ensure documentation is complete and the change impact is properly captured before being brought to Prime Air's Configuration Control Board (CCB).
- Facilitate change request working sessions to improve process workflows to help streamline integration efforts.
- Collaborate with TPMs and program leads to ensure configuration integrity as systems evolve over time.
- Translate technical requirements into roadmap input for PLM or PDM systems.
- Provide input to executive reviews on how configuration decisions affect vehicle effectivity and delivery timelines.
About the team
The Configuration Management, Facilities & Infrastructure Tools (CMFIT) team defines, deploys and refines Prime Air's process controls and tool sets required for the definition, manufacture, qualification, operations and configuration management of Prime Air's fast growing ultra-fast delivery platform with target of delivering 500 million packages a year to customers around the world before the end of the decade.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science
- 6+ years of relevant work experience, with 5+ years in a Aerospace environment
- Experience in configuration management/control of complex integrated hardware/software systems
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Familiarity with PLM, ERP, MES and CAD systems used in Aerospace, or Automotive design.
- Understanding of Agile methodologies applied to hardware development.
- Knowledge of Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
- CM2 and/or EIA-649C certification.
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USA, WA, Seattle - 151,200.00 - 204,600.00 USD annually