Implementation Specialist, Configuration Management Specialist

Implementation Specialist, Configuration Management Specialist (L3)

Ref#:42199

Toronto, Ontario

About L3HARRIS WESCAM

As a subsidiary of L3Harris Technologies and within the Integrated Mission Systems Segment, the WESCAM division develops the most advanced optical sensor and targeting systems for global defense and military sectors, National Security, Search & Rescue and Airborne law enforcement agencies. From long-range covert surveillance missions to search and rescue operations, our MX-series systems, and the mission systems solutions they are a part of, produce stabilized high-magnification electro1-optical and infrared images from airborne, marine and ground based platforms, enabling our customers to see first and act first.

About the Role

The Implementation Specialist role is responsible for the Configuration Management (CM) activities, which ensure that all CM functions relative to identification, configuration change, status accounting and audits are maintained in accordance with contractual requirements, CM practices, and QA standards.

The Implementation Specialist is responsible for the integrated implementation activities of approved Enterprise Change Requests (ECRs). This role understands all the required downstream activities needed to implement product changes, organizes and communicates tasks, creates achievable implementation plans and manages workload based on change priority and change effective dates

Primary Responsibilities 

• Reviewing ECRs prior to ECA for implementation purposes and ensuring mixed effectivity is not present
• Participating in the ECA meetings and providing input as applicable
• Grouping approved ECRs to best achieve the desired change effectivity while minimizing the implementation cost and customer impact
• Establishing a detailed implementation plan for all tasks with inputs from impacted functional groups.  The plan will include a schedule for milestones, dependencies, critical paths and activities associated with the work to be performed in order to achieve the desired effectivity of the change
• Scheduling the Change Implementation Board (CIB) meeting, and distributing the CIB agenda
• Chairing the CIB meeting to review change implementation plans and schedules with the cross-functional team in order to identify and quantify risks to schedule and mitigate those risks.
• Ensuring accurate traceability of product configurations
• Revise As-Built records based on change effectivity
• Review and apply variances (RFVs) to As Built records
• Responsible to audit the Change packages to assure continuity between the old and new datasets, and for releasing the qualified datasets
• Provide experienced Configuration Management guidance and technical leadership to internal and external stakeholders, developing innovative solutions while ensuring compliance with established policies, standards, and governance requirements.
• Provide leadership and oversight for departmental projects and continuous improvement initiatives, ensuring successful delivery and alignment with organizational objectives.
• Lead the development, maintenance, and enhancement of Configuration Management procedures to ensure efficiency, compliance, and operational effectiveness.
• Act as the Configuration Management representative on cross-functional projects and initiatives, providing guidance and ensuring adherence to established processes and standards

Key Skills:

• Understand product structures
• Understand Materials Requirements Planning and Master Production Scheduling
• Ability to create and manage detailed project schedules
• Highly effective verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly and effectively convey complex technical concepts, solutions, and recommendations to diverse audiences.
• Strong ability to interpret and apply engineering documentation, product structures, technical specifications, and industry terminology.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise sound independent judgment in analyzing, selecting, and interpreting information, applying Configuration Management principles to complex business and technical scenarios.
• Proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment while effectively managing changing priorities, competing demands, and tight deadlines.
• Highly self-motivated, proactive, and results-oriented, with the initiative and persistence required to drive tasks through to successful completion.
• Advanced analytical and critical thinking skills, with a strong aptitude for identifying issues, evaluating alternatives, and implementing effective solutions.
• Comprehensive knowledge and practical application of Configuration Management principles, processes, and industry standards, including SAE EIA-649, ISO 10007, and related best practices.
• Ability to work independently with general supervision while contributing effectively within cross-functional and multidisciplinary teams.
• Working knowledge of Configuration Management systems and automated business tools, including Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), and related applications.
• Strong organizational and attention-to-detail skills, ensuring data integrity, process compliance, and accuracy across Configuration Management activities.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders across multiple functional areas to achieve business objectives and maintain configuration control.
• CMII certification an asset
• Relevant Configuration Management experience in an engineering environment is preferred
• May have practical knowledge of project management.

Desired Education and Experiences 

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 8 years of prior related experience

*This posting is for a current vacancy. In the province of Ontario, Canada, the pay range for this position will be $85,500 to $115,500