Hybrid Configuration Management, Documentation Manager

at Thales

• Job title: Configuration Management, Documentation Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior, Lead
• Salary: $123,978 - $221,503 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Overland Park, United States

About the role

• Configuration Management & Documentation Manager leading enterprise-wide governance initiatives at Thales. Supporting operational continuity across complex technical environments in aerospace and defense sectors.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise-wide configuration management and documentation control initiatives to ensure operational consistency, compliance, and process standardization across complex technical and business environments.
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve scalable configuration governance frameworks, document control systems, and change management processes that support long-term organizational efficiency and resilience.
• Oversee configuration baselines, technical documentation integrity, revision control, and audit readiness to ensure compliance with internal standards, customer requirements, and regulatory obligations.
• Partner cross-functionally with engineering, operations, quality, program management, and leadership teams to identify operational challenges, drive process optimization, and support strategic business objectives.
• Utilize data-driven methodologies, performance metrics, and compliance best practices to provide executive-level insights, mitigate operational risk, and support informed decision-making.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership by fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, collaboration, and operational excellence across all configuration management and documentation activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, or a related field, with 10+ years of experience in configuration management supporting complex, multi-domain product data environments; equivalent combinations of education and experience may also be considered.
• 5+ years of direct configuration management experience within highly regulated industries such as aerospace, medical devices, defense, nuclear, or similarly compliance-driven environments.
• Hands-on expertise with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems and configuration/data management toolsets, such as Windchill, supporting complex product structures and controlled documentation processes.
• Strong understanding of Systems Engineering principles and the full Product Development Lifecycle, including configuration control throughout design, development, release, and sustainment phases.
• Proven leadership experience with the ability to effectively manage cross-functional teams, influence stakeholders at all organizational levels, and communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated operational excellence with a quality-focused mindset, including experience managing controlled records, product releases, regulatory data compliance (e.g., FAA, EAR), version control, process discipline, and organizational planning in collaborative team-oriented environments.
• Must be a US Person as defined in applicable law. Must be a U.S. Person as defined in applicable law, or otherwise authorized or eligible for authorization, to access to hardware, software, technology or technical data controlled under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).

Benefits

• Elective Health, Dental, Vision, FSA/HSA, Voluntary Life and AD&D, Whole Group Life w/LTC, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Plan, Identity Theft, and Pet Insurance
• Retirement Savings Plan after 30 days of employment with a company contribution and a match, and with no vesting period
• Company paid holidays and Paid Time Off
• Company provided Life Insurance, AD&D, Disability, Employee Assistance Plan, and Well-being Program