Job Description
Overview
Rapiscan Systems is an industry leader in detection technology, providing cargo and vehicle inspection systems and services for ports, borders, military, high-threat facilities, and checkpoints to help customers combat terrorism, drug smuggling, illegal immigration, and trade fraud. We offer a broad array of scanning system configurations that leverage low-, medium-, and high-energy X-ray technology—or multiple X-ray technologies—to address each customer’s unique security application requirements. Our commitment to excellence in imaging performance, innovative design, and uncompromising quality ensures our solutions consistently deliver best-in-class imaging, high reliability, and operator satisfaction, to help customers
find threats and contraband with ease and confidence
Role Overview
The position of Configuration Management Specialist reports to the Senior Manager of Global Configuration/Document Management residing in Torrance, California.
Implementing the 5 Configuration Management elements of: Planning, Identification, Control, Status Accounting, and Auditing; as well as Document Management (DM).
Responsibilities
As a Configuration Management Specialist, you will be a part of the Rapiscan Systems Detection Group Global Configuration/Document Management team:
• Implement and carry out Rapiscan Detection Group Global Configuration Management (CM) Policy and procedures/processes.
• Facilitating reviews, FCA/PCAs, change control board (CCBs), integrated business process in support of program CM/DM processes & procedures.
• Evaluating and ensuring documented CM requirements are met for all Commercial and Government programs.
• Determining and driving CM compliance
• Ensuring compliance documents reflect Statement of Works (SOW(s))
• Engaging and supporting process improvement procedures
• Using CM tools to manage, execute and track baselines, action items, change board, and program artifacts.
• Administrating Configuration Control Boards (CCBs)
• Authoring Configuration Control Board (CCB) agendas, detailed minutes, and action items
• Reviewing and approving internal Engineering Change Orders (ECOs)
• Preparing, documenting, supporting, and facilitating Functional Configuration Audits (FCAs) and Physical Configuration Audits (PCAs), to ensure CM requirements are current, reviewed, verified, completed, and reported.
• Reviewing and authoring CM plans, operating Instructions, and internal procedures.
• Reviewing, commenting, supporting, and maintaining Government customer program documentation, (Statements of Work (SOW), CDRLs, and Data Item Descriptions (DIDs)
• Creating, assisting, approving, and tracking Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), Requests for Deviation (RFDs), and Developmental Engineering Proposals (DEPs)
• Ability to uphold a “No, but…” Configuration Management dictum when upholding Configuration Management policies, procedures, and processes.
The role will be based out of our Redhill site in Surrey, Hybrid model.
Qualifications
• 8+ years of related Configuration Management experience
• Experience supporting commercial and government configuration management.
• Software Configuration Management knowledge
• Self-starter with minimal supervision
• A team player who cares about quality in a professional fast-paced environment supporting commercial and government oversight of prime contractors
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Tools (i.e., Excel, PowerPoint, Word, etc.)
• Working knowledge of ERP and PLM
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, conflict resolution and organizational skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills