Senior Configuration Management Specialist

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

About the role

Work with the Chief Engineer, Engineering Manager and Engineering Design Services Team Supervisor to maintain the L3Harris SASA Configuration Management (CM) System.

What the role will involve

- Development and maintenance of the L3Harris SASA CM Manual and associated processes supporting the Engineering Management System (EMS).
- Development and maintenance of project-specific CM Plans. o Planning and completing CM deliverables as agreed for allocated projects including monitoring and reporting progress to the PM.
- Ensuring project CM deliverables are to the appropriate levels of quality, on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with the project plans. o Identification of CM support effort/costs for new projects.
- Guiding improvements to the L3Harris SASA Product Lifecycle Management Tool (PLMT), ARAS Innovator.
- Supporting development of product structures. o Guiding selection of customer and internal CIs for L3Harris SASA products.
- Coordination of the change control system within the L3Harris SASA EMS and regulatory and/or project requirements.
- Coordination of CCBs and related agendas, minutes and action items.
- Producing records and artifacts of Mandated System Reviews (MSR).
- Establishment and maintenance of Functional, Allocated and Product baseline records.
- Maintenance of the status accounting system for tracking of baseline artefacts and changes made to them through the change control processes.
- Support the development of project management reports, including weekly reports, customer reports, monthly reports, adhoc status and stand-up/visual management in line with the Business processes.
- Conducting PCAs and FCAs as agreed for allocated projects.
- Accountability for: ensuring the traceability of all changes are appropriately approved.
- the maintenance of agreed project data items and status accounting reports
- ensuring that approved changes are implemented and closure obtained.

- Manage the project stakeholder community, including where appropriate participating in Integrated Project Team meetings with Engineering, Operations, Suppliers, Finance, Customers etc.

What you’ll bring

The role requires the following experience and skills:

- Minimum of 10 years’ experience in Configuration Management (at least 3 of which have been in complex projects)
- Demonstrated experience working in ASDEFCON projects involving engineering design.
- Experience with PLM applications
- Demonstrated competence in written and verbal communication
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently
- Suitability for ITAR access

Preferable

- Configuration Management qualifications (CMTF Level 3, CMII PRO or equivalent)
- Engineering or Project Management qualification
- Experience in Defence Configuration Management
- Experience with the Aras Innovator
- Familiarity with electronic technology projects
- Familiarity with manufacturing businesses
- Familiarity in working with overseas suppliers and parent companies
- Ability to travel interstate to customer and supplier meetings

About L3Harris Australia

L3Harris has provided advanced technology solutions to government and commercial customers across Australia for more than 25 years. L3Harris has facilities in all major cities and employs over 500 people.

L3Harris in Eight Mile Plains is The Centre of Excellence for Electronic Warfare and is home to world-leading design, manufacture and integration expertise and the sustainment of high-reliability electronic warfare components. Our highly skilled workforce design and develop Australia’s sovereign defence capabilities such as the next-generation space, airborne and cyber capabilities for the Australian warfighter.

A few of our employee benefits are:

- An additional week of leave per annum plus the option to buy or sell up to 2 weeks additional annual leave.
- Salary continuance insurance (SCI pays 75% of your base salary and bonus for up to 2 years)
- Flexible working hours and patterns depending on location
- Discounted private health insurance
- Life & Total Permanent Disability Cover
- Novated Car Leasing
- Company supported professional development programs
- Retail Reward programs
- Company paid parking/onsite company car park
- Half day finish on Fridays

Important to know

Due to the nature of our work many our roles require an Australian citizenship and will require the successful candidate to successfully apply and hold an Australian Defence Security Clearance and/or be assessed to work with ITAR information.  Please answer the pre-screening questions upon applying for this assessment.

For more information or a confidential discussion, please contact our Talent Acquisition team at [email protected]

L3Harris respectfully requests no agency submissions at this time.

As an equal opportunities employer, L3Harris is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.