At EMCORE, we're committed to attracting and nurturing diverse, high-performing talent who are passionate about their work. Our employees share a common purpose-supporting our customers' missions while pursuing their own professional growth. We foster an inclusive and engaging workplace culture where innovation, collaboration, and work-life balance thrive. Core to our values is a steadfast commitment to excellence, community engagement, and integrity in everything we do. About EMCORE EMCORE Corporation is a leading independent provider of advanced inertial navigation solutions for the aerospace, defense, commercial, and industrial sectors. As pioneers in fiber optic gyros, ring laser gyros, and MEMS technologies, we drive innovation across a wide range of navigation applications. Configuration Management Lead Job Description: The Configuration Management Lead at EMCORE is responsible for overseeing the identification and control of hardware and software configuration items. This includes maintaining engineering specifications and technical documentation, coordinating across business units to develop unified configuration management plans, and ensuring compliance with industry standards. This position can be located in either our Budd Lake NJ site or our Tinley Park, Illinois site. Key Responsibilities: * Maintain and update software and hardware configuration documentation including all CAD drawings (2D and 3D), models and simulations. * Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations related to configuration management (OPSEC and ITAR regulations as related to each data item). * Develop and implement common processes for configuration management across the business unitsReview, approve, and control changes to product configurations. * Validate software configuration by performing builds and comparing checksums. * Identify and resolve configuration issues and conflicts. * Manage the release and deployment of software and hardware changes. * Process engineering change requests (ECRs), government engineering change proposals (ECPs), deviations, and waivers. * Ensure proper version control and status accounting for all technical data. * Provide guidance and training on configuration management (CM) policies and tools. * Conduct regular audits and generate reports on CM activities. * Maintain compliance with product record retention policies. * Establish Agile workflows and secure stakeholder approvals for changes. * Continuously improve configuration management processes to increase efficiency and effectiveness. * Assign and manage drawing/document/part numbers using established control systems. * Through Windchill, manage and maintain approved vendor / manufacturer part number database. * Validate engineering documentation against specifications and contract requirements. * Manage release repositories and maintain the current bill of materials for each product. * Lead Change Control Board (CCB) meetings and assess the impact of changes. * Review Request for Proposals (RFP) and Statements of Work (SOW) for special CM requirements. * Support customer baseline requirements and release schedules. * Provide data items to engineering, sales, operations, and finance teams as requested. * Performs job tasks utilizing material requirements planning (MRP) applications, enterprise resource planning (ERP) applications (Syteline), and product lifecycle management (PLM) tools (Windchill, ProductCenter) effectively. * Support formal and informal configuration audits and documentation traceability. * Manage software licenses and renewals; ensure team access to tools. * Administer CM tools (Windchill, ProductCenter, Syteline, Jira) and assist with tool consolidation efforts (example: ProductCenter to Windchill). Minimum Qualifications: * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. * Minimum 5 years of configuration management experience with hardware and software systems. * Proven project management capabilities across the full product lifecycle. * Experience with PLM systems such as Windchill, ProductCenter, and Bitbucket. * Familiarity with MRP and ERP systems including Syteline. * Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio). Preferred Skills: * Proficiency in mechanical tools: AutoCAD, CREO (PTC), SolidWorks or similar CAD software. * Familiarity with electrical tools: Xilinx, PolarFire hardware tools, FPGA and DSP software * Experience with software tools: Jira, Artifactory, Jenkins, CI/CD automation * Knowledge of quality systems, such as TIPQA or similar platforms * Background in aerospace or defense industries and understanding of military/industry. CM and documentation and understanding of military/industry CM and documentation standards and requirements. This job description is not an exclusive or exhaustive list of all job functions that an employee in this position may be asked to perform from time to time. Emcore reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises. * As a federal contractor, we are required to have all candidates/employees pass a multi-panel drug screening, prior to starting employment. * ITAR REQUIREMENTS: Separate from employment eligibility (Form I-9), U.S. export license requirements may apply before the Company can provide certain non- "U.S. persons" with access to specific technology, software and hardware that may be necessary for a position. As such, this position may require ITAR or EAR clearance. EMCORE Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, or veteran status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role is $125,000 - $155,000. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. Emcore also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.