Configuration and Document Control Specialist

• Administer and maintain the PDM vault, including folder structure, file states, workflows, revision schemes, and user access permissions.
• Process engineering change requests and orders (ECRs/ECOs/ECNs) from initiation through disposition, ensuring proper routing, approvals, and timely release, and track implementation of approved changes to closure.
• Review incoming change requests for completeness and accuracy, and coordinate with Engineering, Manufacturing, and Quality to resolve discrepancies prior to release.
• Support change impact analysis by compiling affected drawings, BOMs, and documentation for Engineering review.
• Make minor drawing updates in SOLIDWORKS (e.g., notes, title and revision blocks, incorporation of approved redlines) in accordance with approved change orders, and route updated drawings through the PDM workflow for check and release.
• Serve as change coordinator for Change Control Board (CCB) meetings: prepare agendas, record decisions and action items, and verify that approved changes are implemented correctly.
• Maintain configuration status accounting records for assigned configuration items, including released baselines, current revision status, and change effectivity.
• Maintain document control of drawings, specifications, BOMs, work instructions, and related records in accordance with the AS9100 Quality Management System.
• Ensure proper revision control, part numbering, and traceability of released documentation.
• Perform check-in/check-out administration, data migrations, and periodic vault audits to identify and correct data integrity issues.
• Generate and distribute change order status reports and metrics (e.g., cycle time, open ECOs, aging) to stakeholders and leadership.
• Train and support internal users on PDM vault navigation, check-in/check-out procedures, and the change order process.
• Support internal and customer audits, including Functional and Physical Configuration Audits (FCA/PCA), by retrieving and presenting controlled documentation and change history as requested.
• Collaborate with IT and Engineering to troubleshoot vault issues, and support system upgrades or migrations as needed.
• Maintain obsolete/superseded documentation archives per record retention requirements.
• This position requires access to US Export Controlled Information.

• High school diploma or equivalent required; Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree a plus.
• 2+ years of experience in document control, configuration management, or a documentation specialist role, preferably in an aerospace, defense, or manufacturing environment.
• Hands-on experience with a PDM or PLM system (e.g., SOLIDWORKS PDM, Arena, Agile, Windchill) required; vault administration experience strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of engineering change order (ECO/ECN) processes and revision control practices.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, BOMs, and specifications.
• Working knowledge of SOLIDWORKS sufficient to make minor drawing updates; familiarity with ASME Y14 drawing standards a plus.
• Familiarity with AS9100 or ISO 9001 document control and configuration management requirements, and with CM standards such as EIA-649 and MIL-HDBK-61, is a plus.
• Strong organizational skills and high attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple concurrent change orders.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook); ERP/MRP system experience a plus.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally with Engineering, Manufacturing, and Quality.
• Interest in growing into a Configuration Manager role; exposure to software version control (e.g., Git/Gitea) or CM certification (e.g., CMPIC) a plus.

• The freedom to take risks, to innovate, and to be rewarded.
• Partner with trusting leadership that approaches tasks and requests with urgency.
• Deliver products that are continually recognized as industry disruptors.

Please Note:  Job responsibilities within our organization are dynamic. This may not be a complete list of duties. Other responsibilities and duties may be assigned by your supervisor or upper management at any time.



 

• 4 Weeks PTO a year (including 40 hours of PTO your first day)
• 10 paid holidays 
• 401(k) with 100% employer matching up to 5% of salary (no vesting period)
• Multiple options for Medical, Vision, Dental Insurance plans
• Health Savings Accounts
• Flexible Spending Accounts 
• Tuition Assistance (30% of Tuition with a minimum qualifying grade)
• 100% Paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 100% Paid Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
• 100% Paid Workers Compensation Insurance
• Voluntary Life Insurance