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CHAOS IndustriesPosted 10/20/2026full-timeRemote • California • United StatesLead💰 $160,000 - $266,000 per yearWebsite
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates extensive experience in configuration management within the defense and aerospace sectors, focusing on aircraft and UAS programs. Proficient in managing configuration baselines, supporting audits, and applying CM standards to ensure compliance and traceability.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Configuration Management ExperienceCM Standards KnowledgePLM/PDM Tools ProficiencyFCA/PCA Support ExperienceAS9100 Quality System Experience
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Establish, maintain, and audit functional, allocated, and product baselines across hardware and software configuration items
- Manage the Engineering Change Proposal/Request process, including impact assessment coordination, Configuration Control Board support, and disposition tracking
- Maintain configuration status accounting and traceability across requirements, design documentation, drawings, software builds, and test/qualification records
- Ensure as-designed, as-built, and as-maintained configurations remain synchronized and auditable
- Apply configuration management practices according to applicable standards and contract-specific CM plans or Data Item Descriptions
- Support compliance with customer and regulatory requirements for aircraft, missile, or sUAS programs
- Prepare for and support internal audits, customer configuration audits, and government reviews
- Set up and administer PLM/PDM and requirements management tools to control engineering data and change records
- Coordinate with design engineering, systems engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and program management on change impacts, effectivity, and implementation
- Manage configuration item identification, numbering schemes, and revision control across hardware, software, firmware, and technical documentation
- Support release management for engineering drawings, specifications, interface control documents, and software version control
- Serve as senior CM point of contact for one or more programs in program reviews, technical interchange meetings, and customer engagements
- Support proposal efforts with CM plan development, staffing estimates, and lessons-learned input
Requirements
What you’ll need- Minimum 10 years of configuration management experience within the defense/aerospace industry, with direct exposure to aircraft or UAS programs
- Regular travel required (50%)
- Strong working knowledge of CM standards (e.g., EIA-649, MIL-HDBK-61) and demonstrated experience running or supporting CCBs
- Hands-on experience with PLM/PDM and/or requirements management tools
- Experience managing configuration baselines across the full program lifecycle (development through production/sustainment)
- Experience with FCA/PCA support and customer/government configuration audits
- AS9100 quality system experience
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field (preferred)
- Familiarity with UAS-specific configuration challenges (preferred)
- Ability to obtain/maintain Secret/Top Secret/SCI clearance (preferred)
Benefits
Comp & perks- Medical, dental, and vision benefits 100% paid for by the company
- 401k (+ 50% company match up to 6% of pay)
- FSA
- HSA
- Life insurance
- Free daily lunch while you're working onsite
- Fully-stocked kitchen
- Unlimited PTO
- Casual dress code
- Competitive base salaries
- Generous pre-IPO stock option grants
- Relocation assistance
- Annual bonuses (coming soon!)
ATS Keywords
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Hard Skills
Configuration Baseline ManagementImpact Assessment CoordinationConfiguration Control Board SupportConfiguration Status AccountingTraceability Across RequirementsRevision ControlChange ManagementEngineering Change Proposal ManagementTechnical Documentation ManagementCompliance Support
Tools & Technologies
PLM ToolsPDM ToolsRequirements Management Tools
Certifications & Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in EngineeringSecret ClearanceTop Secret ClearanceSCI Clearance
Industry Keywords
Defense IndustryAerospace IndustryUAS ProgramsEIA-649MIL-HDBK-61Configuration Management PlansInternal AuditsCustomer Configuration AuditsGovernment ReviewsQuality Systems