Configuration & Documentation Manager

Position Description: Configuration & Documentation Manager

Job Summary

The Configuration & Documentation Manager is responsible for ensuring the integrity, traceability, and control of all technical data and documentation deliverables throughout the project lifecycle (from conceptual phase to flight acceptance). This role guarantees strict compliance with applicable quality and configuration management standards.

Key Responsibilities

· Configuration Baseline Management: Define, maintain, and control project baselines (Functional, Allocated, Product Baselines) and the overall documentation tree structure (CIDL – Configuration Item Data List).

· Engineering Change Control: Manage the formal workflow for technical modifications through Change Requests, Orders, and Notices (ECR / ECO / ECN), as well as Non-Conformance Reports and Requests for Deviation/Waiver (NCR / RFD / RFW).

· Project Deliverables & Data Management: Coordinate the Data Delivery Plan (DDP) for end clients or space agencies (ESA, NASA, etc.), ensuring proper packaging, formatting, and timely submission during formal milestone reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, AR).

· Tools & Repositories Administration: Administer and structure PLM/EDMS systems (e.g., Windchill, SVN, Git, DOORS), ensuring proper access permissions, information security, and version control.

· Configuration Audits: Lead or support formal Physical and Functional Configuration Audits (PCA / FCA).

· Interfaces & Traceability: Maintain the traceability matrix linking requirements, design specifications, engineering drawings, and compliance matrices.

Requirements & Candidate Profile

· Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Aerospace/Aeronautical Engineering, Telecommunications, Industrial Engineering, or an equivalent technical field.

· Experience: Minimum 2–4 years of experience in configuration management or technical documentation within the aerospace or high-technology sectors.

· Normative Knowledge & Standards:

o ECSS Standards (specifically ECSS-M-ST-40 – Configuration and Information Management).

o Aerospace Quality Management Systems (AS9100 / EN 9100).

· Tools: Proficiency in PLM/EDMS platforms, Requirements Management Tools (DOORS, Jama), and version control systems.

· Languages: Full professional proficiency in English (C1 minimum, written and spoken) for managing documentation and conducting formal reviews with international clients and space agencies.