Who We Are
Textron Systems is part of Textron, a $14 billion, multi-industry company employing 35,000 talented makers, thinkers, creators and doers worldwide. We make things that fly, hover, zoom and launch. Things that move people. Protect soldiers. Power industries. We serve customers in industries spanning aerospace and defense, specialized vehicles, turf care and fuel systems.
This role is in Textron System’s Electronic Systems business area. Visit TextronSystems.com & Lycoming.com to read more about who we are and the products we make!
About This Role
We believe people should love what they do – in this role, you will be responsible for:
Coordinate and manage the five functions of Configuration Management for programs of small to medium size. Help programs meet their goals for cost, quality, and schedule.
• Establish and maintain constructive relationships with Government and commercial counterparts to foster Textron Systems’ reputation as a partnering organization.
• Provide technical direction to junior Configuration Management Analysts, mentoring them to increase their knowledge and confidence in the Configuration Management discipline.
• Draft new Configuration Management (CM) Plans for new programs, maintain CM Plans for existing work.
• Lead Physical Configuration Audits (PCAs) to ensure delivered product meets the product baseline requirements.
• Interpret complex specifications, contractual data, and hardware requirements, and apply that knowledge to provide direct support and assistance to Program teams as needed.
• Co-chair Change Control Boards (CCB) between Textron Systems and its customers and between Textron Systems and its suppliers.
• Represent Configuration Management in program reviews, presenting relevant data and defending project technical issues.
• Review documentation creation and change activities to ensure proper application of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Enterprise Resource Management (ERP) system requirements to metadata at the time of release.
• Coordinate delivery of periodic Technical Data Package (TDP) deliveries.
• Refine existing and develop new policies and procedures to support timely program execution and compliance with new and revised Configuration Management standards.
• Monitor and refine existing metrics, develop appropriate measures for the Configuration Management function, implementing change where needed, to improve execution.
• Support Quality System audits as requested.
• Act as Control Account Manager for Configuration Management Work Packages on contracts that require this oversight.
• Personal computer and corporate tool skills. (e.g., All Microsoft Office – Access, Excel, MS Project, Word, Outlook)
• Ability to establish and maintain configuration baselines for planning, managing, and building systems.
• Ability to control engineering changes to systems effectively and efficiently.
• Ability to read, interpret, and extract applicable information from specifications and processes.
• Ability to plan, organize and schedule tasks.
