Specialist, Configuration Management

Configuration Management Specialist

L3HARRIS WESCAM Division

Toronto, Ontario

About L3HARRIS WESCAM

As a subsidiary of L3Harris Technologies and within the Integrated Mission Systems Segment, the WESCAM division develops the most advanced optical sensor and targeting systems for global defense and military sectors, National Security, Search & Rescue and Airborne law enforcement agencies. From long-range covert surveillance missions to search and rescue operations, our MX-series systems, and the mission systems solutions they are a part of, produce stabilized high-magnification electro1-optical and infrared images from airborne, marine and ground based platforms, enabling our customers to see first and act first.

About the Role

The CM Specialist role is responsible for the Configuration Management (CM) activities, which ensure that all CM functions relative to identification, configuration change, status accounting and audits are maintained in accordance with contractual requirements, CM practices, and QA standards.

Primary Responsibilities

Manages Engineering Change requests (ECR’s), and variances
- deviations/waivers (DW’s) from initiation through disposition by performing the following tasks:

- Reviews and perform analysis of the proposed changes and variances to determine impact and identify affected projects/ customers & ensure that contractual requirements for configuration are fulfilled; collaborate with Program Office to identify Customer’s with special Configuration Requirements. When required ensure adequate information is available for customer review and approval;
- Participates and provides input to the Technical review boards (TRB meetings) and ensure the proposed changes are fully developed /assed from technical perspective and all the affected parts /documents are listed on the ECR;
- Ensuring Cost estimates are performed and included for each ECR;
- Prepare ECR for CRB meeting review ensuring sufficient information is available for CRB members to make an adequate business decision (benefits vs cost) for the proposed changes;
- Facilitates/chairs the Configuration Review Board (CRB) meetings; preparing/recording/distributing the agenda/ minutes and guiding the resolution for the presented proposed changes. Chair NPI CCB (new Product Introduction Change Control Board) and approve changes; ensure that changes have no impact to sustaining programs;
- Ensures the success of the implementation phase of the change process by:

- Establishing a detailed implementation plan for all tasks with inputs from impacted functional groups.
- Scheduling the Change Implementation Board (CIB) meeting, and distributing the CIB agenda;
- Chairing the CIB meeting to review change implementation plans and schedules with the cross-functional team in order to identify and quantify risks to schedule and mitigate those risks.
- Audit the Change packages to assure continuity between the old and new datasets, and for releasing the qualified datasets;
- Ensures regular interface with internal customers to coordinate priorities, issue resolution or to provide guidance on CM processes and concepts;
- Support the development/implementation of the departmental projects/goals;

Required Capabilities
- An effective communicator, able to articulate complex solutions clearly and concisely;
- Ability to interpret engineering documentation, product structures, and terminology;
- Ability to create and manage detailed project schedules;
- Exercises independent judgment in selecting and interpreting information with a CM mind set, handling deviations from standard methods and resolving difficulties;
- Comfortable and effective within a fast paced business environment with rapidly changing, or at times, competing priorities;
- Highly developed analytical and problem solving skills;
- Self-starter with ability to work on their own, and within a cross functional team;
- High level of self-motivation, initiative and tenacity to follow through;

Desired Education and Experiences
- Requires proficient knowledge of job area. May have practical knowledge of project management.
- Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience in Configuration Management, or
- Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience in Configuration Management, or
- In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience in Configuration Management
- CMII or CMPIC certification or other CM related Certification an asset;
- Ability to obtain and maintain Controlled Goods Program clearance

About L3Harris Technologies

In July 2019 - L3 Technologies and Harris Corp merged to become L3Harris Technologies, becoming an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across air, land, sea, space and cyber domains.

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