Configuration Management Specialist

Parque Industrial de Elche (Poligono Industrial), Spain

Mission  

Configuration Management Specialist for MIURA 5 Launch System, within System Engineering department. This position is created to help PLD Space teams building robust and stable processes and associated tools for configuration data and change control. 

 

Responsibilities 

• Establishment of Configuration Management (CM) Plans for internal activities 
• Implementation of CM activities (Configuration Identification, Control, Status Accounting and Verification and Audit), including the generation of procedures or instructions, following industry best practices, for hardware and software. 
• Selection and implementation of appropriate tools for CM implementation. 
• Critical review and approval of CM Plans and processes for subcontractors. 
• Management of the Change Proposal processes, taking a leading role on the Configuration Control Boards (CCB) and associated configuration committees. 
• Maintaining the baseline of all Configuration Items (CIs) of hardware, software, licensing and associated documentation used within the company. 
• Maintaining an auditable CI relationship register to ensure hardware to software to licence relationships are defined, allowing this register to be used to drive areas such as: obsolescence management, licence renewal, updates to be scheduled… 
• Record and control the evolution of Configuration Documentation, in coordination with Documentation Department. 
• Reporting to Program Managers and hierarchies. 

 

Required Knowledge 

• Engineering degree. 
• +2 years’ experience in technical domain, configuration management and documentation. 
• Knowledge of industry best practices and standards in configuration management (ECSS, ISO 9001, ISO10007). 
• Microsoft Office advanced level. 
• Knowledge of collaborative working tools. 
• Ability to work with multidisciplinary teams in technical and programmatic areas. 
• Experience in interfacing with subcontractors. 
   

Required Competencies 

• Proactive, team player, organized and interpersonal skills. 
• Methodical and rigorous with the norms and guidelines established. 
• Advanced level in English. 
• Hard work and availability. 

 

Desired Competencies 

• Experience in the space sector. 
• Understanding of launch vehicle key subsystems and products. 

 

 Others

• Location: Elche.
• Full time position