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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Configuration Management Specialist - Defense Programs - **Company:** Teledyne Technologies Inc - **Location:** Orem, UT, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Configuration Management, Technical Data Management Systems - **Published:** August 31, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.com/details/5859216112 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Technical Discipline, or equivalent experience. * 3+ years of professional experience in a configuration management role and comfortable working with PLM/PDM and ERP systems. * Hands on experience with ECO/ECR processes. * Demonstrated strong technical writing skills. * Experience in defense contractor programs and familiarity with defense contract change mechanisms: ECPs, NORs, etc. preferred. * Working knowledge of CM standards such as EIA-649 and ASME Y14.35 preferred. * Experience interfacing directly with customers and government representatives on change matters preferred. * Experience leading technical projects and teams preferred., * Detail-oriented, methodical, and disciplined. * Comfortable pushing for clarity and completeness before approval. * Able to work cross-functionally with engineering teams without slowing progress. * Values accuracy, traceability, and clean documentation over speed alone. * Trusted to protect the product baseline while supporting program execution. Applicants must be either a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, legal permanent resident, asylee, refugee or must be eligible to apply for and obtain the appropriate export control license from the U.S. Departments of State or Commerce. ## Description We are seeking an experienced Configuration Management Specialist to support multiple defense products and systems produced by the engineering team. This is a role for a detail-oriented, methodical, and disciplined individual. They will own product baseline control of existing products and products in development; this entails change management across internal engineering changes, external government-contract changes, and supplier and production coordination. This position is engineering-focused, working within the design teams to ensure initial designs and changes are clearly defined, properly authorized, correctly documented, and fully traceable. This role will be the liaison between engineering and the government program offices for baseline definition and change., * Establish, maintain, and enforce configuration baselines across multiple active programs. * Ensure drawings, specifications, BOMs, and technical data packages accurately reflect the approved baseline at all times; ensure agreement across PDM, PLM, and ERP systems. * Maintain complete change history and records suitable for customer review, audit, and long-term sustainment. * Primary author and steward of Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) and Notice of Revisions (NORs) for government programs. * Work with program office to ensure accurate responses and documentation delivery to customers. * Follow implemented procedures and processes as well as improvements to processes and tools used to effect proper change control and history. * Plan support for initial product release to production. ## Related Videos - [Security Pitfalls for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/726-security-pitfalls-for-software-engineers) - [Terraform for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/3-terraform-for-developers) - [Why you shouldn’t build a microservice architecture ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/261-why-you-shouldn-t-build-a-microservice-architecture) - [One Pipeline, Three Regulator - SBOM Compliance for the Developer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100169-one-pipeline-three-regulator-sbom-compliance-for-the-developer) - [AI in Regulated Industry - Validating AI-Enabled Products with PLM and Digital Twins](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2065-ai-in-regulated-industry-validating-ai-enabled-products-with-plm-and-digital-twins) - [I broke the production](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/484-i-broke-the-production) ## Related Articles - [From developer to manager – what does it take to become an engineering manager?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/42-from-developer-to-manager-what-does-it-take-to-become-an-engineering-manager) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [A Guide to Green Tech and Green IT Careers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/374-a-guide-to-green-tech-and-green-it-careers) - [Should Tech Managers Be Developers First? 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