Configuration Management & Digital Engineering Support Specialist – Senior
Configuration Management & Digital Engineering Support Specialist – Senior
Location: Stafford and Quantico, VAClearance: Active Secret (TS/SCI eligible preferred)
Type: Full Time
Alexandria Insights is seeking a highly capable Configuration Management & Digital Engineering Support Specialist – Senior to provide hands-on support to a Department of Defense customer responsible for managing complex communications and electronics systems. This position plays a key role in overseeing configuration control activities, supporting the transition to digital engineering practices, and ensuring consistency across hardware and software baselines throughout the acquisition lifecycle.
Responsibilities:
- Administer and enhance the configuration control process using CMPro and Microsoft 365-based tools in accordance with the customer’s approved Configuration Management Plan (CMP).
- Coordinate and facilitate Configuration Review Boards (CRBs) and Configuration Control Boards (CCBs), ensuring proposed changes, Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), and Requests for Variance (RFVs) follow established workflows and approval authorities.
- Support the establishment, documentation, and control of Functional, Allocated, and Product baselines. Assist with the creation and maintenance of baseline descriptions and the tracking of Engineering Release Records (ERRs).
- Convert traditional system requirements for communications systems into digital formats compatible with model-based systems engineering (MBSE) and digital engineering tools (e.g., DOORS, Cameo).
- Contribute to the development and maintenance of digital thread/digital twin capabilities by aligning requirements, design artifacts, and test data within a shared digital environment (e.g., DOORS Next, Jama, Cameo).
- Organize and participate in Technical Reviews, Configuration Control Boards (CCBs), and IPTs; prepare meeting agendas, record minutes, and track action items.
- Advise and train government and contractor team members on digital engineering best practices and configuration control processes to improve enterprise-level data integrity and decision-making.
- Support the development and implementation of structured, repeatable CM workflows using Microsoft 365 tools, including SharePoint, TEAMS, and Power Platform applications.
- Track the implementation status of approved ECPs and report through Configuration Status Accounting (CSA) tools, including CMPro and SharePoint.
- Participate in Functional and Physical Configuration Audits (FCA/PCA) to validate baselines and ensure system conformance with configuration documentation.
- Collaborate with engineering and logistics teams to analyze impacts of proposed changes on system interfaces, interoperability, sustainment, and lifecycle cost.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in systems engineering, Information Management, or related technical field.
- 8+ years of experience supporting configuration management and/or systems engineering in a DoD acquisition environment.
- Hands-on experience using CMPro or a comparable CM/PLM system for configuration control, CSA, and version management.
- Deep understanding of CM processes including baseline establishment, ECP processing, and configuration identification.
- Familiarity with digital engineering tools and practices, such as SysML, Cameo, and IBM DOORS.
- Working knowledge of DoD configuration management standards, including EIA-649, MIL-HDBK-61B, and MIL-STD-31000.
- Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to track multiple technical baselines.
- Proficient in Microsoft 365 (Teams, SharePoint, Excel) and capable of implementing structured workflows in those environments.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience supporting USMC or other service acquisition organizations.
- Knowledge of communications systems, C4ISR platforms, or electromagnetic warfare systems.
- Familiarity with the Marine Corps' use of JEDMICS, TOPIC, and the Global Combat Support System–Marine Corps (GCSS-MC).
- INCOSE certification or formal training in model-based systems engineering (MBSE) or digital engineering.
Salary Range - $95,000 to $120,000 (Based on Experience)
This position is Contingent on winning award.
Alexandria Insights is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, dedicated to helping customers effectively and efficiently use technology to solve significant problems. If you are self-motivated, entrepreneurial, hard-working, and want to get in on the ground floor of a growing small company, please submit your resume. Alexandria Insights is an EEO/AA/Disability/Vets Employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, marital status, veteran status, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, or any other legally protected status. Alexandria Insights will provide reasonable accommodations for individuals who are unable to use the online system to apply due to a disability.