Configuration Management Analyst

Worker Type

Regular

Job Description

 

Summary

AV delivers mission-critical systems in a fast-paced, product-focused environment. The Configuration Management Analyst supports engineering and program teams by ensuring configuration management processes are consistently applied across development and production activities.

This role works directly with Engineering, Program Management, Quality, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing to maintain accurate product definitions, control changes, and ensure configuration data is complete, traceable, and usable throughout the product lifecycle.

The position is embedded within a business unit and supports multiple programs, helping ensure configuration management is applied in a way that enables execution, not delays it.

Role Overview

The Configuration Management Analyst supports day-to-day configuration management activities across engineering and production environments. This includes working within PLM systems to manage items, documentation, and engineering changes, while ensuring standard CM principles—configuration identification, control, status accounting, and audit—are consistently applied.

The role requires close coordination with cross-functional teams to ensure changes are accurate, timely, and aligned with program needs, while maintaining compliance with internal processes and contractual requirements.

Position Responsibilities

• Support implementation and execution of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) processes using systems such as Arena PTC and/or Oracle Fusion PLM as the system of record.
• Prepare documentation for and participate in Change Control Board (CCB) activities, including managing electronic workflows, approvals, and change tracking.
• Review and process engineering change data (ECOs, revisions, updates), coordinating across Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Program Management, and other stakeholders to ensure timely and accurate implementation.
• Work with engineering teams to create, review, and release items, documentation, and ECOs, ensuring required data, metadata, and relationships are complete and accurate within the PLM system.
• Ensure consistent application of core configuration management principles:
  • Configuration identification
  • Configuration control
  • Configuration status accounting
  • Configuration audits
• Provide guidance and support to engineering and program teams on CM tools, workflows, and processes, helping ensure effective and consistent use.
• Support inter-program screening, reporting, and status activities, providing accurate and timely configuration data to support production, delivery, and program decision-making.
• Participate in production and program meetings to support planning and execution of configuration-related activities.
• Assist in ensuring compliance with configuration management requirements for development and production hardware, software, and documentation.
• Work closely with engineering teams to ensure configuration requirements are understood and met through regular interaction, coordination, and follow-up.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills & Experience)

• Must possess one of the following:
  • Bachelor’s degree with 2+ years of relevant experience
  • Associate’s degree with 4+ years of relevant experience
  • High School Diploma with 6+ years of relevant experience
• Relevant experience in one or more of the following:
  • Configuration Management
  • Engineering change control
  • Document control or PLM administration
  • Product lifecycle support in an engineering or manufacturing environment
• Experience working with cross-functional teams in a technical or production environment

Other Qualifications & Desired Competencies

• Experience supporting CM activities in aerospace, defense, or other regulated/high-reliability industries
• Experience supporting audits and producing configuration management evidence
• Familiarity with Arena PTC, Oracle Fusion PLM, or similar enterprise PLM tools
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple concurrent change activities
• Effective communication skills and ability to work across engineering, manufacturing, and program teams

Physical Demands

• Ability to work in an office environment (Hybrid)
• Required to sit and stand for long periods; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard (Frequent)

Clearance Level

 

No Clearance

The salary range for this role is:

$91,000 - $129,150

AeroVironment considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the location, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, education/training, and key skills.

ITAR Requirement:

This position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). In order to comply with the requirements of the ITAR and/or the EAR, applicants must qualify as a U.S. person under the ITAR and the EAR, or a person to be approved for an export license by the governing agency whose technology comes under its jurisdiction. Please understand that any job offer that requires approval of an export license will be conditional on AeroVironment’s determination that it will be able to obtain an export license in a time frame consistent with AeroVironment’s business requirements. A “U.S. person” according to the ITAR definition is a U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), or protected individual such as a refugee or asylee. See 22 CFR § 120.15. Some positions will require current U.S. Citizenship due to contract requirements.

Benefits:  AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical, dental vision, 401K with company matching, a 9/80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown.  For more information about our company benefit offerings please visit:  http://www.avinc.com/myavbenefits.

We also encourage you to review our company website at http://www.avinc.com to learn more about us.

Principals only need apply.  NO agencies please.

About AV:

AV isn’t for everyone. We hire the curious, the relentless, the mission-obsessed. The best of the best.

We don’t just build defense technology—we redefine what’s possible. As the premier autonomous systems company in the U.S., AV delivers breakthrough capabilities across air, land, sea, space, and cyber. From AI-powered drones and loitering munitions to integrated autonomy and space resilience, our technologies shape the future of warfare and protect those who serve.

Founded by legendary innovator Dr. Paul MacCready, AV has spent over 50 years pushing the boundaries of what unmanned systems can do. Our heritage includes seven platforms in the Smithsonian—but we’re not building history, we’re building what’s next.

If you're ready to build technology that matters—with speed, scale, and purpose—there’s no better place to do it than AV.

 

We are proud to be an EEO/AA Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans. AeroVironment, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Qualified applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic data, sexual orientation, gender identity or other legally protected status.

ITAR

U.S. Citizenship required