We are seeking a versatile and detail-oriented Quality and Configuration Management Specialist to join our team. This hybrid position bridges the gap between quality management systems (QMS) and hardware/software configuration management (CM). The ideal candidate will establish, maintain, and audit configuration baselines, manage engineering change processes, and ensure cross-functional adherence to industry quality standards, customer requirements, and regulatory frameworks. This role is based in Huntsville, AL.
Key Responsibilities
Configuration Management
- Establish, control, and audit baseline configurations for product documentation, bills of materials (BOMs), engineering drawings, specifications, and related artifacts throughout the entire product lifecycle.
- Facilitate and administer the Engineering Change Order (ECO/ECN) and Change Control Board (CCB) processes, ensuring all revisions are thoroughly reviewed, validated, and approved prior to implementation.
- Maintain traceability and integrity of configuration items across PLM, PDM, and ERP enterprise platforms.
- Perform formal Functional Configuration Audits (FCA) and Physical Configuration Audits (PCA) to verify that end deliverables align precisely with approved designs and release baselines.
Quality Assurance & Compliance
- Monitor, support, and audit adherence to our Quality Management System (QMS), aligning practices with applicable industry standards such as ISO 9001, AS9100, or ISO 13485.
- Lead non-conformance management workflows, coordinating with engineering and operations teams to execute robust Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA).
- Plan, schedule, and execute internal audits and supplier audits, documenting non-conformances and tracking remediation milestones.
- Collect, analyze, and present key quality and CM metrics to leadership, focusing on change order cycle time, audit findings, scrap/rework rates, and baseline variance.
