Configuration Manager

Configuration Manager

Beyond Gravity

Zürich or Emmen, Switzerland

Your mission

• Define, implement, and maintain Configuration Management plans, processes, and procedures in accordance with customer requirements and regulatory standard (e.g., ECSS, EN9100);
• Manage configuration identification, change control, configuration status accounting, and configuration audits;
• Maintain configuration baselines and ensure traceability between system requirements, design, manufacturing, testing, and delivery documentation;
• Chair Configuration Control Boards (CCBs) and ensure proper documentation of changes;
• Work closely with Engineering, Quality Assurance, and Project Management to ensure product integrity and compliance;
• Ensure that product structures (BOMs, As-Designed, As-Built, As-Planned) are correctly maintained in PLM/ERP tools (e.g., Teamcenter, SAP);
• Support project reviews (e.g., PDR, CDR, TRR, QR, DRB) by providing configuration and documentation status reports;
• Establish and maintain the connection between CAPA, nonconformity management, and configuration/change management processes across the entire product life cycle to ensure consistency, compliance, and continuous improvement.

Main Tasks

• Receive, control, and process product configuration change requests;
• Coordinate Change Review and Change Control Boards for evaluation and approval;
• Assess technical, schedule, and cost impacts of product changes;
• Verify implementation and effectiveness of approved configuration changes;
• Monitor and report configuration change performance (KPIs);
• Maintain and improve CM policies, processes, and procedure;
• Deliver training and awareness on configuration and change management.

Most important output

• Preparation of Change Review Board and Change Control Board agendas, facilitation of meetings, and issuance of minutes of meeting (MoM);
• Maintenance and update of product configuration data ensuring full traceability;
• Approve product Design Packages and Logistic Packages;
• Definition and tracking of product configuration and change management KPIs;
• Development and maintenance of Product Change Instructions and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs);
• Delivery of training and awareness sessions on product configuration and change management processes.

Your story

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, Aerospace, or related field;
• At least 3–5 years of experience in Configuration Management or related areas in aerospace, defence, or complex engineering environments;
• Experience with PLM/ERP tools (e.g., Teamcenter, SAP, ENOVIA);
• Strong understanding of engineering documentation, product structures, and version control principles.

Nice to have’s

• Good knowledge of ECSS-M-ST-40 and ECSS-Q-ST-10 standards;
• Experience in other Space companies;
• Any further language (German, French and Swedish) beyond English is a strong asset.