Senior Manager - Configuration Management; Hybrid

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Location:

A01:
Rockford – Aerospace, 4747 Harrison Avenue, Rockford, IL, 61125 USA.

Posted: . Hybrid position.

• Leads project planning and execution activities to integrate technical work across teams and deliver organizational objectives.
• Implements SIOP proposals, reports, and findings to support operational decision‑making and continuous improvement.
• Creates, maintains, and interprets reports; provides secondary approval for expenditures; enforces company policies; and makes initial decisions regarding the purchase of materials and services based on spending requirements.
• Provides technical guidance and configuration management oversight to engineering teams for a variety of tasks.
• Leads the development of business and strategic planning processes that define long‑term organizational direction, growth and operational efficiency.
• Guides the establishment of short‑ and long‑term organizational goals, objectives, policies, and operating procedures.
• Oversees the analysis, maintenance, and formatting of configuration data and design changes to ensure accuracy and usability.
• Ensures that configuration‑controlled drawings, reports, and engineering documentation are complete, accurate, and compliant with standards.
• Manages contract labor purchase orders, ensuring alignment with project needs and budget requirements.
• Oversees outsourced records storage and retrieval services, including performing audits of configuration‑controlled documentation.
• Collaborates with the Digital Technology Group to drive key system process improvements.
• Partners with drafting to meet customer requirements for timely and accurate change request implementation.

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience.

• Knowledge of the engineering design process and its application in product development.
• Demonstrated experience in Configuration Management, including maintaining and controlling engineering documentation and data.
• Experience in Change and Release Management, with a proven ability to manage change requests through implementation.
• Proven leadership skills, including coaching, mentoring, and developing employees to achieve both individual and team goals.

Salary range: 132,400 USD – 251,600 USD. Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off and holidays. Benefits are dependent on the business unit and collective‑bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short‑term and/or long‑term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective‑bargaining agreement.

This role is U.S.

-based. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

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