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)