Configuration Data Management Associate Manager

Responsibilities

• Able to direct, coordinate, and exercise functional authority for planning, organizing, controlling, integrating and completing engineering projects within the area of assigned responsibility.
• Responsible for coordinating subordinate employee recruitment, selection, training, performance assessment, work assignments, salary, and recognition/disciplinary actions, and for implementing supervisory standards based on corporate values and guidelines.
• Responsible for managing and coordinating team efforts, ensuring efficient workflow, providing guidance and support, achieving collective goals, and engaging with senior personnel on significant matters.
• Interfacing with the CDM manager and providing daily guidance to subordinates to ensure program execution.
• Working with the Navy to ensure customer requirements are implemented.
• Leading the team by providing daily tasking for the Configuration Data Management (C&DM) team, and mentoring and developing C&DM team members.
• Managing and performing all aspects of Data Management Contract Deliverable Requirement List (CDRL) scheduling, deliveries, and verification in accordance with contract requirements in both unclassified and classified areas.
• Providing status to Program IPTs, preparing metric/status charts as required, and addressing data management related issues with internal stakeholders, Joint Venture Partners, and customer representatives.
• Coordinating informal documentation releases for management control in EPDM for unclassified and classified areas.
• Supporting multiple Procurement IPTs and leading the review and retention of supplier data, managing configuration of supplier Statement of Work (SOW)/SDRL.
• Analyzing proposed changes of product design to determine effects on the overall product and system.
• Coordinating modification records for management control.
• Establishing change orders and preparing change authorization and documentation by company and subcontractor personnel.
• Reviewing and analyzing released engineering change data and coordinating changes with Engineering, Quality, Support, Manufacturing, and data control activities.

• Experience as a team or functional leader in Configuration Data Management (CDM) and integrating and implementing CDM program requirements.
• Understanding of production and development programs.
• Ability to handle classified data in a classified environment.
• Demonstrated or equivalent knowledge of configuration management hardware/design work.
• Experience with configuration and engineering change boards.
• Experience with reading and understanding contracts.
• Experience with working with CDRLs and SOWs.
• Experience with working with sub‑contractor SDRLs and SOWs.
• Experience leading teams, developing processes and business requirements, and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience using PTC Windchill software or other enterprise product data management systems (e.g., EPDM, Livelink).
• Active Secret Security Clearance; US citizenship required, with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret Security Clearance.

• Ability to determine CDM contractual requirements in DoD contracts and interpret Navy Ordnance documents (ODs) and SPINST documentation; understanding of contract clauses and program directives.
• Oversee the timely monthly Contract Deliverables Requirement List (CDRLs) and Supplier Data Requirements Lists (SDRLs).
• Demonstrated understanding of EIA‑649 principles.
• Experience in process program design and change management of production and development design information using LM EPDM workflow, including change tasks, change requests, and change notices.
• Contract and/or subcontract management experience.
• Program planning and startup activities for configuration and data management.
• Knowledge of and/or experience with data management: scheduling, tracking, and submitting data and working with data repositories.
• Experience with Livelink, SharePoint, or other workgroup collaboration tools.
• Recognized authority in systems thinking techniques with the ability to apply them to sophisticated problems and train others.
• Ability to learn configuration leadership skills on sophisticated…