Product Data Manager

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The Leonardo DRS Airborne and Intelligence Systems business is a global leader and strategic partner committed to delivering world‑class, full life‑cycle defense and intelligence products that protect the security of our nation and our allies. From air combat training to state‑of‑the‑art electronic warfare systems, our technology is deployed by virtually all U.S. military and government agencies worldwide.

• Manage product data for the business unit and serve as project lead for all issues relating to product data management.
• Support the project team in establishing and documenting Product Data Management tasks on projects as they relate to Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing, and Logistics.
• Manage software releases to ensure timely deployments across multiple environments by implementing best practices for version control, branching strategies, and release scheduling.
• Provide flow‑down of configuration and data management requirements to sub‑contractors.
• Utilize Product Data Management tools and prepare contract data item submittals for Government and Commercial contracts.
• Provide project leadership to the engineering support technical staff in the decision processes required for effective hardware and software configuration and data management.
• Establish and implement identification, cause, and corrective action for configuration and data management deficiencies.
• Lead customer interface regarding configuration and data management in support of Program Management.
• Prepare and present all aspects of configuration and data management plans and status accounting in customer meetings.
• Participate in the development of plans and procedures regarding configuration and data management.
• Provide training to subordinate configuration and data management staff in the use of tools and techniques to accomplish the tasks.
• Facilitate documentation packages to support complete and compliant change releases through the configuration management system.
• Develop and track metrics to provide measurement of configuration management effectiveness.
• Establish audit schedules.
• Work independently as the key Product Data Management resource on projects, completing required tasks with little supervision.
• Understand configuration and data management processes, procedures, and techniques as they apply to project management.
• Review contract SOWs to determine appropriate application of procedures.
• Complete assigned tasks on time while meeting technical requirements.
• Communicate clearly (written and oral) with other company personnel and the customer as required.
• Support, reinforce, and defend the mission, values, and culture of the organization.
• Lead formal configuration management activities such as Physical Configuration Audits.
• Provide a high level of guidance in support of the preparation of Technical Data Packages.
• Attend appropriate engineering, customer, or business meetings.

• 7+ years of experience in Product Data Management.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Configuration and Data Management Certification is a plus; may be required to obtain.
• Demonstrated experience in release management practices across multiple environments within hardware and software configurations.
• Relevant experience in product data management, including project and systems engineering techniques.
• Fluency in current Product Data Management standards and specifications.
• Highly developed understanding of product data management techniques and procedures as they relate to engineering, logistics, procurement, and manufacturing.
• Ability to provide leadership to the Configuration Control Boards regarding engineering technical data for completeness and correctness.
• General computer skills with familiarity with product data management tools.
• Experience with PLM systems desirable.
• Experience with CAD data systems desirable.
• Experience using Empower and Costpoint is a plus.
• Experience in using XML tools to create documentation is a plus.
• U.S. Citizenship required. This position requires an active DOD security clearance or the ability to obtain such…