Configuration Management Specialist – Defense Programs

Teledyne FLIR LLC$75K — $95K *
Orem, UT 84057In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field.
  • 3+ years in a configuration management role, proficient with PLM/PDM and ERP systems.
  • Hands-on experience with Engineering Change Orders/Requests (ECO/ECR).
  • Strong technical writing skills are essential.
  • Preferred background in defense contractor programs and ECP/NOR mechanisms.
  • Familiarity with CM standards like EIA-649 and ASME Y14.35 is a plus.
  • Experience liaising with customers and government representatives on changes is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Establish and enforce configuration baselines across multiple programs.
  • Ensure technical documents reflect the approved baseline consistently.
  • Maintain change history records for customer audits and sustainment.
  • Author and manage Engineering Change Proposals and Notices of Revisions.
  • Coordinate with program offices for accurate documentation delivery.
  • Implement procedures for change control and improve existing processes.
  • Plan support for initial product releases to production.

Benefits

  • Collaborative small team environment tackling diverse challenges.
  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge UAS technologies.
  • Engagement with defense-related projects and organizations.
  • Ability to influence product development and quality control.
  • Support for professional growth in a dynamic field.
Full Job Description

Job Description

  

At Teledyne FLIR in Orem we design and manufacture high quality drones to carry the best sensors into the toughest environments. Our extensive history includes working alongside organizations including U.S. Army, Marines, and US DOD Special Operations Community. We embrace cutting edge innovative technologies and design concepts to bring new capability to our warfighters. As an original equipment manufacturer of Drones (UAS), we are at the forefront of new American engineering and manufacturing technologies. The foundation of our company is the drive to build superior UAS through engineering excellence. You can expect diverse challenges that will require you to be agile and innovative in your work. You can also expect to be on a small team that strives to meet these challenges together. UAS development and the UAS market is still young and constantly changing. Your work will be varied and innovative by nature.

Job Summary: 

We are seeking an experienced Configuration Management Specialist to support multiple defense products and systems produced by the engineering team. This is a role for a detail-oriented, methodical, and disciplined individual. They will own product baseline control of existing products and products in development; this entails change management across internal engineering changes, external government‑contract changes, and supplier and production coordination. This position is engineering‑focused, working within the design teams to ensure initial designs and changes are clearly defined, properly authorized, correctly documented, and fully traceable. This role will be the liaison between engineering and the government program offices for baseline definition and change.

Job Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Establish, maintain, and enforce configuration baselines across multiple active programs.

  • Ensure drawings, specifications, BOMs, and technical data packages accurately reflect the approved baseline at all times; ensure agreement across PDM, PLM, and ERP systems.

  • Maintain complete change history and records suitable for customer review, audit, and long‑term sustainment.

  • Primary author and steward of Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) and Notice of Revisions (NORs) for government programs.

  • Work with program office to ensure accurate responses and documentation delivery to customers.

  • Follow implemented procedures and processes as well as improvements to processes and tools used to effect proper change control and history.

  • Plan support for initial product release to production.  

Job Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Technical Discipline, or equivalent experience.

  • 3+ years of professional experience in a configuration management role and comfortable working with PLM/PDM and ERP systems.

  • Hands on experience with ECO/ECR processes.

  • Demonstrated strong technical writing skills.

  • Experience in defense contractor programs and familiarity with defense contract change mechanisms: ECPs, NORs, etc. preferred.

  • Working knowledge of CM standards such as EIA‑649 and ASME Y14.35 preferred.

  • Experience interfacing directly with customers and government representatives on change matters preferred.

  • Experience leading technical projects and teams preferred.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

  • Detail‑oriented, methodical, and disciplined.

  • Comfortable pushing for clarity and completeness before approval.

  • Able to work cross‑functionally with engineering teams without slowing progress.

  • Values accuracy, traceability, and clean documentation over speed alone.

  • Trusted to protect the product baseline while supporting program execution.

Applicants must be either a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, legal permanent resident, asylee, refugee or must be eligible to apply for and obtain the appropriate export control license from the U.S. Departments of State or Commerce.

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