Digital Configuration Manager

Aerospace is at a turning point — costs are rising, supply chains are strained, and old ways of building can't keep up. At Neon Aero, we're breaking that mold. We move fast, think big, and combine start‑up agility with aerospace expertise to design, build, and scale aircraft in ways the industry has never seen. Our team leverages automation, AI‑driven tools, and a fully connected digital backbone to accelerate innovation and reduce barriers to production.

Here, you won't just take a job — you'll help reinvent how the world flies. If you're ready to solve complex problems, push technology further, and work alongside some of the brightest minds in aerospace, this is your chance to make a real impact.

Neon is building the next generation of aerospace systems as a Tier‑1 supplier with a digital‑first foundation. We operate with model‑based definition (MBD), model‑based engineering (MBE), and a fully integrated digital thread. Our 3D CAD models with complete PMI are the authoritative source of product definition, and all downstream artifacts derive from that master. We are building configuration discipline from the ground up to match the rigor required for aerospace certification.

In a model‑based enterprise, speed only scales when the digital thread stays intact. This role is foundational to making sure Neon's pace stays a competitive advantage—not a source of chaos. You will be the person who ensures our configuration system is clean, trusted, and traceable, enabling confident decisions in engineering, manufacturing, supplier collaboration, and certification.

• Build and protect baseline integrity: establish and maintain product baselines at the system, subsystem, and component levels.
• Define clear configuration identification rules for parts, assemblies, software, documents, and models.
• Ensure development, certification, and production baselines are controlled, understandable, and auditable.
• Own the full change‑management lifecycle (ECR/ECO/ECN) and keep changes visible and predictable.
• Chair or administer Configuration Control Boards (CCB) to drive disciplined, timely decisions.

• Make the 3D model the unquestioned source of truth: ensure 3D CAD models with full PMI serve as the authoritative technical data package.
• Define and enforce processes for model release, revision control, and downstream derivative generation.
• Keep drawing derivatives, STEP exports, inspection plans, and manufacturing data synchronized with the master model.
• Partner across design and manufacturing to strengthen digital‑thread discipline through every model revision.

• Own PLM configuration processes and enable digital workflows: serve as the business owner for PLM configuration processes and release governance.
• Define part numbering schemes, metadata standards, lifecycle states, and release gates.
• Ensure robust EBOM/MBOM management (and SBOM where applicable).
• Maintain traceability across PLM, requirements management, MBSE models, and test artifacts.
• Partner with IT and Digital Engineering to implement workflow automation, reporting, and scalable governance.

• Keep Neon certification‑ready—always: ensure configuration records meet ARP
  4754A expectations for traceability and auditability.
• Maintain accurate baseline history and change documentation to support certification audits.
• Control conformity documentation and manage as‑built vs. as‑designed reconciliation.
• Ensure hardware and software configuration indexes are maintained and version‑controlled.

• Enable production and supplier execution without ambiguity: ensure released data packages are complete, unambiguous, and ready for manufacturing use.
• Manage supplier configuration interfaces including revision control and deviation handling.
• Oversee change incorporation across internal and external stakeholders.
• Define and run processes for waivers, deviations, and temporary changes.

• Continuously improve how configuration management works at Neon: build KPIs for configuration health, change cycle time, and baseline integrity.
• Reduce friction in CM workflows while maintaining aerospace‑level rigor.
• Drive digital maturity aligned with a truly model‑based…