Main Responsibilities of the role:
Configuration Identification
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Support and coordinate activities to establish rules for configuration item (CI) selection and baseline content definition.
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Assist in selecting configuration items at appropriate levels of the product structure, including determining required configuration documentation for each CI.
Asset and Physical Systems Configuration Management
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Define, develop, and manage processes, procedures, and tools to identify, document, and control physical assets for a large-scale communications system.
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Provide support for export control compliance processes such as ITAR.
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Maintain an inventory of system assets (hardware).
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Control and document system, hardware, and software configurations, including both “as-designed” and “as-built” baselines.
Software Configuration Management – Release Monitoring
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Collaborate with technical teams and project management to define roles and responsibilities for configuration and release management.
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Work with development, test environment, and verification teams to define and document processes for managing software releases.
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For each release, verify required documentation is complete, approved, and captured, and ensure release packages are created in accordance with established procedures.
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Confirm that pending or outstanding changes do not impact planned test or release activities.
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Support development, lab, and test teams to ensure timely and accurate release execution.
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Assist with impact assessments and update the CI Tree and related configuration documentation to reflect approved changes.
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Support preparation and execution of configuration item status accounting and configuration audits.
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Provide subject matter expertise on configuration management (CM) processes, standards, and systems.
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Contribute to requirements management and traceability process documentation and improvement.
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Develop training materials for CM identification, software/release management, and general CM procedures.
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Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to enhance CM process efficiency, reliability, and cost-effectiveness.
Document and Library Management Support
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Initiate updates to documentation based on approved change requests.
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Collaborate with document management personnel to track and complete implementation of documentation updates.
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Ensure all released documents are logged, captured, and statused in the document management system.
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Act as backup support for document management responsibilities when needed.
Education & Experience – Required
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Bachelor’s or college degree in engineering, science, or a related field (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
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3–6 years of experience in an engineering design environment working with systems, hardware, software, and test teams.
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2+ years of experience in configuration and/or data management.
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2+ years of experience in release management.
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Formal training, certification, or experience with CM standards (e.g., CM2, ANSI-EIA 649, ISO 10007).
Education & Experience:
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Experience with software configuration management tools and processes.
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Strong verbal and written communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences.
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Experience in high-performing, multidisciplinary development teams.
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Collaborative, team-oriented, and self-driven.
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Skilled in Microsoft Office at an intermediate level.
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Bilingual in English and French is an asset (but not required).