Configuration Engineering & Document Control Manager

Configuration Engineering & Document Control Manager

Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation, defense, and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable, and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 100,000 employees and sales of 27.3 billion euros in 2024, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets.

In the role of Configuration Engineering & Document Control Manager, you'll play a pivotal part on our Research Design & Development team. Responsibilities include :

• Leading the activities of the configuration management engineers and document control personnel to meet program and customer requirements.
• Managing and supporting a team of CCB administrators (direct and indirect) division wide to release engineering.
• Forecasting CCB workload based on engineering release dates for multiple programs.
• Allocating CCB resources in order to reduce release bottlenecks and prevent release delays.
• Training and supporting CCB administrators in the engineering release process.
• Reviewing change status accounting activity to ensure compliance with configuration management policies.
• Developing, implementing, and enforcing configuration management processes through the organization.
• Preparing, reviewing, and approving the documentation required to control engineering data.
• Preparing summary reports and metrics of the configuration management process for internal management and the customer.
• Performing, evaluating, and refining Configuration Control Board (CCB) activities and processes.
• Performing, evaluating, and refining configuration status accounting reporting (CSAR) activities.
• Preparing configuration management recurring cost estimates at the proposal phase and during the course of projects.
• Coordinating training for all employees involved in the engineering release process.
• Tracking and reporting to engineering managers average release time for each facility.
• Monitoring and resolving, if necessary, engineering data revision discrepancies.
• Maintaining release procedure tools specific to customer programs.
• Creating and maintaining procedural documentation for release processes of each customer program.
• Creating and maintaining SmarTeam workflow procedures for both engineering and general segment-wide documents.
• Working alongside Engineering Applications Managers to create, maintain, and improve existing customization related to workflows and release procedures.
• Monitoring scheduling and department resources to meet / exceed business objectives and goals.
• Recruiting, hiring, training staff, evaluating employee performance, and recommending or initiating promotions, transfers, and disciplinary action.

The Configuration Engineering & Document Control Manager's responsibility is to direct and oversee all activities relating to configuration management and document control. The manager provides expertise to the organization in all aspects of configuration management and document control management.

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Annual salary : $103,970 - $163,380 USD + bonus

Job location : North America, United States, California, 1620 Sunflower Avenue CA 92626 Costa Mesa

Minimum education level achieved : Bachelor's Degree

Minimum experience level required : More than 5 years

Additional Languages preferred : English (Fluent)

ITAR Controlled Position : No