Configuration Manager

AV is seeking a Configuration Manager to be responsible for configuration management (CM) of developmental and operational systems for a high-priority Federal Intelligence Program. Key responsibilities will include: work on developmental and operational teams to create and maintain configuration baselines (development, test, production, etc.) supporting developmental and operational systems; use or recommends automated CM tools to implement CM policies and procedures; Develop or modify CM plans, policies, and procedures tailored to the complexity and scope of the developmental or operational system; implement CM discipline for the entire life cycle of systems from initial requirements/capabilities baselines to system end-of-life; and perform change control and configuration audits.

You’d like to do this:

• Assist in implementing hardware and software version control processes, policies, and procedures.
• Assist in the use of configuration management tools (e.g. DOORS, Eclipse) to store, track, and manage configuration items.
• Understand basic concepts and assist in documenting hardware and software configuration management processes and procedures.
• Implement hardware and software version control processes, policies, and procedures.
• Understand basic concepts, assist in maintaining and developing the environment for hardware and software product build, staging, testing and integration.
• Assist in defining and implementing hardware and software configuration management processes and procedures, such as creating product build scripts and procedures, and integrating those scripts with the hardware and software build process.
• Utilize configuration management tools (e.g. DOORS, Eclipse) to store, track, and manage configuration items.
• Maintain the CM environment for hardware and software product build, staging, testing and integration
• Develop hardware and software version control processes, policies and procedures and ensure that they are followed on hardware and software development projects.
• Apply concepts and define and implement hardware and software configuration management processes and procedures, such as creating product build scripts and procedures, and integrate those scripts with the hardware and software build process.
• Serve as an advisor to (or non-voting member of) Government Change Control Board (CCB).

• TS//SCI with Polygraph
• 6 years of relevant experience with Bachelor’s degree; or +10 years of relevant experience with high school diploma.
• One year of experience using a source code control system for a developmental program of similar scope and complexity is required.

Based in California, AeroVironment (AVAV) is a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems. Founded in 1971 by celebrated physicist and engineer, Dr. Paul MacCready, we’ve been at the leading edge of technical innovation for more than 45 years. Be a part of the team that developed the world’s most widely used military drones and created the first submarine-launched reconnaissance drone, and has seven innovative vehicles that are part of the Smithsonian Institution’s permanent collection in Washington, DC.

Join us today in developing the next generation of small UAS and tactical missile systems that will deliver more actionable intelligence to our customers so they can proceed with certainty - and succeed.

What We Do

Building on a history of technological innovation, AeroVironment designs, develops, produces, and supports an advanced portfolio of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems. Agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense and allied military services use the company’s hand-launched UAS to provide situational awareness to tactical operating units through real-time, airborne reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition.