Staff Configuration Management Engineer Location: Mountain View, California Type: Permanent Work Arrangement: Onsite Work Authorization: Unable to sponser H1 Number of Openings: 1

Job Description & Skill Requirement

As part of the S3 organization, act as a Configuration Management (CM) Specialist for a novel type of aircraft development targeting the autonomous UAM (Urban Air Mobility) market.

Responsibilities:

• Define and own the CM plan and processes (configuration identification, baseline management, change control).

• Define, create, and control baselines (development, integration, release) for all software configuration items.

• Standardize Git/GitLab workflows (branching, MR approvals, tagging, releases).

• Ensure reproducible builds and controlled toolchains.

• Govern release configuration items across teams in the S3 organization.

• Establish and support change control (PR/CR/CCB), including logging and reviewing all proposed changes to baselined configuration items, and ensure proper impact assessment and authorization of implementation.

• Ensure traceability across requirements, code, and tests.

• Ensure accurate recording and reporting of the status of all CIs, including approval status, version history, and change implementation progress.

• Prepare and support audits (evidence, configuration records).

• Enable teams via guidelines, training, and automation.

• Drive initiatives to continuously improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and maturity of the CM processes.

Requirements:

• BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent, with a minimum of 10 years of experience, including at least 5 years in configuration management.

• Experience with CM in safety-critical or regulated environments.

• Solid knowledge of DO-178C (or equivalent).

• Strong Git-based workflow experience (e.g., GitLab).

• Experience defining and governing processes across multiple teams.

• Understanding of traceability, baseline management, and change control objectives.

• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills, and able to work with a cross-functional team.

Desired:

• Experience with CI/CD and build reproducibility.

• Experience setting up and managing a CI/CD pipeline for safety-critical systems.

• Familiarity with requirements and life-cycle data management tools.

• Experience working across multiple systems on a single product.

Qualification

• Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)