Senior Associate - Configuration

About EDGE:

EDGE is an advanced technology group established to develop disruptive solutions for defense and beyond. Solving real world challenges, it is dedicated to bringing innovative technologies and services to market with greater speed and efficiency. Our people are at the core of our business, inspiring us to imagine a new world of endless possibilities. Leveraging advanced technologies such as autonomous capabilities, cyber-physical systems and directed energy to artificial intelligence, we recognize that changing the fundamentals of the defense industry will take real collaboration and creativity.

This is why we want you to be a part of our initiative Advanced Concepts. Join us today to enable a secure future.

Key Accountabilities

• Understand all principles of Documentation Management and Control and implementation of processes
• Compile and maintain Configuration Management Plans (CMP)
• Liaise with project team to gain an in-depth understanding of the configuration requirements of the project
• Identity CM requirements that cover the system, hardware, software and data/info requirements
• Collaborate with the project design / development team to provide support on multiple, concurrent configuration baselines aligned with the CM Plans
• Apply Verification mechanisms to ensure correct baselines are delivered
• Produce reports on configuration status of specific projects
• Conduct System, Functional and Physical audits to validate the accuracy of product data per product
• Coach, guide engineers on the Configuration Management Processes they need to follow
• Configuration Planning : Resources are identified and individuals to understand their responsibility, authority, accountability and the procedures for performing CM
• Configuration Identification : This function is related to fully identifying the configuration of a product, e.g numbering
• Configuration Change Control : After the initial release of configurations and baselines, all changes should be controlled
• Configuration Status Accounting : Record keeping and report generation relating to the status of the configuration
• Configuration Audits : To assure the product complies with its specified requirements and to assure the product is accurately reflected by its configuration
  
  

Knowledge/Qualification & Experience

• Minimum of 10 years extensive hands-on experience in configuration management / document control within a systems engineering methodology in a technology company
• Preferred minimum of 7 years experience in an Aerospace or Defence environment
• High school diploma
• Be certified in an International CM Course (Minimum 4 Courses)
• Technical background with diplomas in either Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering
• Knowledge of ANSI/EIA 649, System engineering principles, software CM system – Windchill / SAP