About Us Thomas Global Systemsis a leader in the design, manufacture and support of high-integrity aviation and defence electronics, operating out of locations in Sydney, Australia and Irvine, California.

About the Role We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Configuration Manager to support engineering and project-level change management across our programs.

You will be basedon-site at our Sydney Olympic Park office, with the flexibility to work remotely one day per week.

This role is critical in ensuring configuration integrity, traceability, and control across hardware, software, and documentation throughout the product lifecycle. You will work closely with engineering, project management, and production teams to ensure changes are effectively assessed, managed, and implemented.

As Configuration Manager, you will:

Establish and maintain configuration management and change control processes across projects

Manage configuration items (CIs), including hardware, software, documentation, and BOMs

Oversee engineering and project change activities, including ECRs, ECOs, and change proposals

Coordinate assessment of technical, cost, schedule, and production impacts

Facilitate Change Control Boards (CCBs) where required

Define and maintain functional,



allocated, and product baselines

Ensure engineering data is accurately captured, version-controlled, and released

Support integration of CM practices across design, testing, and production activities

Ensure compliance with internal standards, customer requirements, and regulatory obligations

Collaborate across engineering, project, quality, and production teams

Provide guidance and training on CM processes and tools

About You

Minimum two years’ experience in configuration or engineering change management desirable

Experience in defence or regulated industries and familiarity with ASDEFCON change management processes and procedures

Hold or able to obtain NV1 Security Clearance essential (Australian Citizenship required)

Robust organisational skills and attention to detail

Analytical capability to assess technical and project impacts

Effective communication and stakeholder management skills

Ability to lead and facilitate cross-functional processes

Experience with CM tools (e.g. Windchill, SVN, GitHub, JIRA)

Technical background in engineering design, systems engineering, or production

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📌 Configuration Manager (Sydney)
🏢 Thomas Global
📍 Sydney