Senior Configuration Manager

At Credence, we support our clients' mission-critical needs, powered by technology. We provide cutting-edge solutions, including AI/ML, enterprise modernization, and advanced intelligence capabilities, to the largest defense and health federal organizations. Through partnership and trust, we increase mission success for war-fighters and secure our nation for a better future.

We are privately held, are repeatedly recognized as a top place to work, and have been on the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies list for the last 12 years. We practice servant leadership and believe that by focusing on the success of our clients, team members, and partners, we all achieve greater success.

Credence has an upcoming need for a Senior Configuration Manager who will be primarily responsible for supporting the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance / Special Operation Forces (ISR/SOF) Directorate at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, OH.

The Air Force Program Executive Officer (PEO) for Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) and Special Operations Forces (SOF) (AFPEO/WI) has the collective Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) mission responsibility for equipping our war-fighters to win the fight.

Candidate will use Multi-User Engineering Change Proposal Automated Review System (MEARS), JDRS, Acquisition Streamlining and Standardization Information System (ASSIST), Enhanced Technical Information Management System (ETIMS), Joint Engineering Data Management Information and Control System (JEDMICS), Joint Electronics Type Designation Automated System (JETDAS), and Air Force and SOF portals (to prepare spreadsheets, briefings, figures, graphics, tables, forms, and papers, providing finished products in technical and non-technical both classified and unclassified, in the media and format requested.
• Provide advisory assistance and draft documentation support in performing configuration and data management tasks related to the development, production and support of various weapon systems and items of equipment acquired by SOF. Tasks that require contractor support include the full range of Configuration Management (CM), DM and Engineering Data Management (EDM) to include data rights, Deficiency Reporting (DR) and Scientific and Technical Information (STINFO) actions required to accomplish specifically assigned work for individual task orders. The Contractor will interface and assist in coordinating activities with Division and higher-level management, CM/DM Chief, IPT Leaders, the various project officers, other outside program offices, various IPT members and Defense Contract Management Agency.
• Assist in providing configuration management support for hardware and software to also include support equipment.
• Provide advisory support in reviewing program-unique specifications to include system specifications, development specifications and product specifications for both hardware and software, for proper format, content, assurance of appropriate STINFO and export control markings, and compliance with program requirements, appropriate standards, and configuration management practices.
• Assist in processing nomenclature and Computer Program Identification Number (CPIN) requests, and by tracking the requests through the appropriate Government agencies for response back to the customer.
• Assist in distributing, logging, filing, and tracking Government-approved configuration item (CI) specifications, specification updates and Specification Change Notices (SCN).
• Provide comments and recommendations for the Government configuration manager's consideration that are designed to enable the Government to update and authenticate the specifications in a timely manner.
• Assist in generating and maintaining a tracking system of specification updates and SCN comments, discrepancies, corrective actions, change requirements, change implementations and overall specification status.
• Assist in generating and maintaining a log designed to provide the status of nomenclature and CPINs requests.
• Track the requests through the appropriate Government agencies for USAF response back to the weapon system contractors.
• Provide advisory support for the review of specifications for Government review boards or TIMs.
• Identify and communicate potential risks, concerns, and areas of need to the Government for consideration.
• Assist in supporting the configuration control function.
• Provide support including, but not limited to, receipt, dissemination, processing, tracking and final disposition of Advanced Change Study Notices (ACSNs), ECPs, CCPs, requests for deviation/variance/waiver, DRs, airworthiness alerts, airworthiness directive notes, and service actions notices of deficiency.
• Provide advisory assistance support by reviewing change proposals for thoroughness, configuration and data management impacts, and compliance with Government requirements.
• Provide advisory assistance and draft documentation support in the preparation and conduct of CCBs.
• Assist in managing the modification effort to ensure that airworthiness certification in support of Operational Safety, Suitability, and Effectiveness (OSS&E) policy and guidance is implemented and tracked in each applicable contract modification. The Contractor will assist in reviewing airworthiness documentation as it applies to configuration/data management.
• Assist the program manager by receiving and providing advisory reviews of statements of work and ECPs for adequacy and proper implementation of airworthiness certification and configuration management practices.
• Identify and communicate potential risks, concerns, and areas of need to the Government for consideration.
• Assist in providing technical advisory and administrative support to review change proposals for compliance with Government requirements and proper configuration management practices while assessing impacts and providing comments and recommendations for Government review and dispositions.
• Assist by reviewing the weapon system contractor's engineering release system, software development library, and software configuration management practices.
• Communicate and identify potential risks, concerns, and areas of need to the Government for consideration.
• Participate in formal technical reviews (such as PDR and CDR) of contract end items and in manufacturing/production readiness reviews.
• Provide advisory assistance and draft documentation support for the conduct of Functional Configuration Audits (FCAs), Physical Configuration Audits (PCAs), and compliance audits. Contractor advisory and draft documentation support will include audit planning, auditing hardware and software Configuration Items (CI/CSCIs), and generating, dispositioning, and tracking Review Item Discrepancies (RIDs), and tracking action items and minutes.
• Provide advisory assistance and draft documentation support for other program and engineering reviews and TIMs, at Government and weapon system contractor facilities.
• Assist in providing technical and administrative support to the configuration status accounting function.
• Assist in reviewing the weapon system contractor's status accounting system to ensure accuracy and adequacy of data reported and will ensure achievement of required system configuration and that the configuration meets system operational needs.
• Assist in maintaining status accounting records and data bases pertaining to identification documents, such as specifications, parts lists, version description documents, SCNs, and change control documents including but not limited to ACSNs, ECPs, CCPs, and Request for Deviation (RFD)/Request for Waiver (RFW) variances.

• Clearance: Secret
• Master's degree and ten (10) years of experience, five (5) of which must be in DoD or,
• Bachelor's degree and twelve (12) years of experience, five (5) of which must be in DoD or,
• Fifteen years (15) of relevant work experience, eight (8) of which must be in DoD

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