Configuration Engineering & Document Control Manager

Configuration Engineering & Document Control Manager

Here, we craft excellence together. Your mission? Making the journey the most enjoyable part of the trip. Join our first-class team to reinvent in-flight experience. In the role of Configuration Engineering & Document Control Manager you'll play a pivotal part on our Research Design & Development team.

Responsibilities :

• Lead the activities of the configuration management engineers and document control personnel to meet program and customer requirements.
• Lead and manage all configuration management related activities and ensure that customer configuration management requirements are implemented.
• Manage and support a team of CCB administrators (direct and indirect) division wide to release engineering.
• Forecast CCB workload based on engineering release dates for multiple programs.
• Allocate CCB resources in order to reduce release bottlenecks and prevent release delays.
• Train and support CCB administrators in the engineering release process.
• Review change status accounting activity to ensure compliance with configuration management policies.
• Develop, implement and enforce configuration management processes through the organization.
• Prepare, review, and approve the documentation required to control engineering data. Support both external and internal customers as required.
• Prepare summary reports and metrics of the configuration management process for internal management and the customer.
• Perform, evaluate, and refine Configuration Control Board (CCB) activities and processes.
• Perform, evaluate, and refine configuration status accounting reporting (CSAR) activities. Recommend and implement improvements.
• Responsible for preparing configuration management recurring cost estimates at the proposal phase and during the course of projects.
• Collaborate with organization department and Safran leadership to find cost-effective paths to configuration management.
• Coordination of training for all employees involved in the engineering release process.
• Track and report to engineering managers average release time for each facility.
• Monitor and resolve, if necessary, engineering data revision discrepancies.
• Maintain release procedure tools specific to customer programs.
• Create and maintain procedural documentation for release processes of each customer program.
• Create and maintain SmarTeam workflow procedures for both engineering and general segment-wide documents.
• Work alongside Engineering Applications Managers to create, maintain, and improve existing customization related to workflows and release procedures.
• Monitors scheduling and department resources to meet / exceed business objectives and goals.
• Recruit, hire, train staff, evaluate employee performance, and recommend or initiate promotions, transfers, and disciplinary action.
• Other duties may be assigned.

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Working Conditions :

Safran Cabin is an "at-will" employer, which means that employment is at the mutual consent of both the employee and the employer, and may be terminated at will, for any reason, with or without cause at any time during your employment with the Company. No one other than the CEO of the Company can enter into an agreement of employment for a specified period of time or make any agreement or representation contrary to this policy. Further, any such agreement must be in writing and signed by the CEO of the Company.

Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), 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. Safran is in the 2nd place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2024" ranking. Safran Cabin designs, certifies, manufactures and supports innovative aircraft cabin interiors, equipment and systems, providing airlines and OEM Customers with distinctive aircraft branding, and their passengers with a safe, comfortable and enjoyable flying experience.

Locate your future workplace :

1620 Sunflower Avenue CA 92626

Costa Mesa

California United States