Senior Configuration Manager

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Job Description:

Airbus is seeking a detail-oriented Sr. Configuration Manager to establish and maintain the configuration control framework for the Flexrotor unmanned aerial system. This is a high-impact role responsible for the "Digital Thread," ensuring seamless synchronization between requirements, hardware design, and software baselines. You will lead Configuration Control Boards (CCB), manage engineering change workflows, and support the evolution of our PLM data structures. With at least 10 years of experience in aerospace or complex robotics, you will play a critical part in ensuring our systems remain auditable, traceable, and ready for flight test and deployment.

Meet the Team:
The Airbus Helicopters Flexrotor Program offers one of the most sophisticated small tactical unmanned aerial systems (STUAS) with vertical take-off and landing (VTOL). It can be used day or night by US and allied forces for a diverse range of intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) on land and at sea.
 

Your Working Environment:
Nestled in the heart of the spectacular Columbia River Gorge in Bingen, WA, our workplace offers innovation and the ability to contribute to game-changing solutions while enjoying the flexibility to spread your wings. Whether it's solving complex challenges, or celebrating victories, you’ll be part of a cohesive crew that thrives on innovation and the beauty that the Northwest has to offer!
 

How We Care for You:

• Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”)

• Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program.

• Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages.

Your Challenges:

Configuration Baseline & Change Control: 40%

• Develop and maintain the Configuration Management Plan for the Flexrotor program.

• Establish and control configuration baselines aligned with product development cycles (Kickoff, CoDR, P0, P1, P2, P3). 

• Define and maintain Mission Allocation Tables mapping mission capabilities to system functions, payload options, and autonomy features.

• Develop and manage Configuration Allocation Tables to align product configurations with approved product strategy, variants, and customer use cases.

• Ensure allocation structures support scalability of payloads, autonomy capabilities, and future product variants.

• Manage end-to-end change control processes including ECRs, ECNs, and engineering release workflows.

• Lead Configuration Control Board (CCB) activities and facilitate change review forums.

• Ensure configuration identification, status accounting, and traceability are maintained.

• Monitor configuration integrity across engineering, manufacturing, autonomy, and flight test environments.

• Assess change implementation effectiveness and impact on cost, schedule, certification basis, and product roadmap alignment and recommend process optimizations.