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This role owns the company’s configuration management plan, serves as a key stakeholder on the Change Control Board (CCB), and is accountable for accurate, traceable product configuration for all Pivotal aircraft, hardware, and software, from initial design release through production, delivery, and in-service support.\nThis individual will lead a team of configuration specialists and engineers, set CM policy and governance in 3DEXPERIENCE (PLM) and Epicor (ERP), and partner with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and customer support leaders to scale change control as Pivotal grows production and works toward certification. The role is critical to product integrity, certification traceability, and audit readiness.\nResponsibilities\nBuild, lead, and develop the Configuration Management team, including hiring, setting priorities, coaching, and performance management for configuration specialists and engineers.\nOwn Pivotal’s Configuration Management Plan and CM policies and procedures, aligned with EIA-649C, AS9100D, and ISO 9001.\nServe as a key stakeholder on the Change Control Board; set change classification and escalation criteria, ensure the team runs the board effectively, and ensure timely review, disposition, and execution of Engineering Change Requests (ECRs), Engineering Change Orders (ECOs), and Change Actions (CAs).\nFacilitate Change Control Board meetings as backup when the team is unavailable.\nDefine, establish, and control product configuration baselines for aircraft, subsystems, accessories, and software releases.\nOwn CM governance in 3DEXPERIENCE (ENOVIA), including lifecycle states, release workflows, and part and document numbering, and ensure integrity of BOM and part data synchronization with Epicor ERP in partnership with PLM administration and IT.\nEstablish effectivity, variant and option management, and serial and lot traceability across as-designed, as-built, and as-maintained configurations.\nRun configuration status accounting; define and report metrics such as change cycle time, backlog, and aging to engineering and operations leadership.\nLead configuration audits and verification of as-built against as-designed; support internal, customer, AS9100, ISO 9001, and regulatory audits and own resulting corrective actions.\nExtend configuration control to software and firmware releases in partnership with Software and Firmware Engineering.\nPartner with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, and Customer Success on deviations, waivers, and post-delivery and field configuration changes.\nDrive continuous improvement in CM maturity and cross-functional adoption through training, templates, checklists, and workflow automation.\nQualifications\nBachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, or a related field.\n10+ years of experience in configuration management, change control, or PLM administration within aerospace, defense, automotive, or other regulated industries, including 3+ years leading people or teams.\nHands-on experience running Change Control Board meetings and owning an end-to-end change management process.\nDeep hands-on experience with PLM and ERP systems (preferably 3DEXPERIENCE ENOVIA and Epicor) and with CAD assembly and part structures.\nStrong understanding of multi-level configured BOMs, effectivity, genealogy, and serial and lot number traceability.\nWorking knowledge of EIA-649C, AS9100D, ISO 9001, or similar standards.\nAbility to influence and align senior cross-functional stakeholders; excellent communication, facilitation, and organizational skills.\nPreferred 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