Digital Configuration Manager

Aerospace is at a turning point — costs are rising, supply chains are strained, and old ways of building can’t keep up. At Neon Aero, we’re breaking that mold. We move fast, think big, and combine start-up agility with aerospace expertise to design, build, and scale aircraft in ways the industry has never seen. Our team leverages automation, AI-driven tools, and a fully connected digital backbone to accelerate innovation and reduce barriers to production.

Here, you won’t just take a job — you’ll help reinvent how the world flies. If you’re ready to solve complex problems, push technology further, and work alongside some of the brightest minds in aerospace, this is your chance to make a real impact.

Neon is building the next generation of aerospace systems as a Tier-1 supplier with a digital-first foundation. We operate with model-based definition (MBD), model-based engineering (MBE), and a fully integrated digital thread. Our 3D CAD models with complete PMI are the authoritative source of product definition, and all downstream artifacts derive from that master.

We are building configuration discipline from the ground up to match the rigor required for aerospace certification.

As our Configuration Manager, you’ll bring classic aerospace rigor (baseline discipline, auditability, traceability) and pair it with modern execution—so engineering can move fast without losing configuration integrity. You’ll own the processes and governance that keep requirements, models, parts, BOMs, manufacturing plans, and test artifacts synchronized and controlled across the entire product lifecycle—from concept through certification and into production.

Why This Role Matters:

In a model-based enterprise, speed only scales when the digital thread stays intact. This role is foundational to making sure Neon’s pace stays a competitive advantage—not a source of chaos. You will be the person who ensures our configuration system is clean, trusted, and traceable, enabling confident decisions in engineering, manufacturing, supplier collaboration, and certification.

Key contributions you’ll make:

Build and protect baseline integrity

• Establish and maintain product baselines at the system, subsystem, and component levels.
• Define clear configuration identification rules for parts, assemblies, software, documents, and models.
• Ensure development, certification, and production baselines are controlled, understandable, and auditable.
• Own the full change-management lifecycle (ECR/ECO/ECN) and keep changes visible and predictable.
• Chair or administer Configuration Control Boards (CCB) to drive disciplined, timely decisions.

Make the 3D model the unquestioned source of truth

• Ensure 3D CAD models with full PMI serve as the authoritative technical data package.
• Define and enforce processes for model release, revision control, and downstream derivative generation.
• Keep drawing derivatives, STEP exports, inspection plans, and manufacturing data synchronized with the master model.
• Partner across design and manufacturing to strengthen digital-thread discipline through every model revision.

Own PLM configuration processes and enable digital workflows

• Serve as the business owner for PLM configuration processes and release governance.
• Define part numbering schemes, metadata standards, lifecycle states, and release gates.
• Ensure robust EBOM/MBOM management (and SBOM where applicable).
• Maintain traceability across PLM, requirements management, MBSE models, and test artifacts.
• Partner with IT and Digital Engineering to implement workflow automation, reporting, and scalable governance.

Keep Neon certification-ready—always

• Ensure configuration records meet ARP4754A expectations for traceability and auditability.
• Maintain accurate baseline history and change documentation to support certification audits.
• Control conformity documentation and manage as-built vs. as-designed reconciliation.
• Ensure hardware and software configuration indexes are maintained and version-controlled.

Enable production and supplier execution without ambiguity

• Ensure released data packages are complete, unambiguous, and ready for manufacturing use.
• Manage supplier configuration interfaces including revision control and deviation handling.
• Oversee change incorporation across internal and external stakeholders.
• Define and run processes for waivers, deviations, and temporary changes.

Continuously improve how configuration management works at Neon

• Build KPIs for configuration health, change cycle time, and baseline integrity.
• Reduce friction in CM workflows while maintaining aerospace-level rigor.
• Drive digital maturity aligned with a truly model-based enterprise.

What you’ll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, or related technical field preferred; equivalent technical experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Minimum of 7 years of configuration management experience in aerospace or other highly regulated industries.
• Deep understanding of baseline control, change management, and audit traceability.
• Experience supporting certification programs under FAA or equivalent authorities.
• Hands-on experience with modern PLM systems (Teamcenter, 3DEXPERIENCE, Windchill, or equivalent).
• Strong understanding of MBD practices, PMI, and model-as-master philosophies.
• Experience managing EBOM and MBOM structures in a production environment.
• Demonstrated ability to run Configuration Control Boards effectively.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience in startup or high-growth aerospace environments.
• Familiarity integrating PLM with requirements management and MBSE tools.
• Experience managing both hardware and software configuration indexes.
• Understanding of DO-178 and DO-254 configuration control expectations.
• Experience defining digital thread architecture or PLM governance frameworks.
• Lean or process improvement background.

What success looks like

• Engineering moves quickly without sacrificing configuration integrity.
• The 3D model truly functions as the master definition—no shadow data, no drift.
• Certification audits see clean, consistent, traceable baselines and change history.
• Changes are controlled, transparent, and incorporated predictably across teams.
• Suppliers receive complete, correct, revision-controlled data packages every time.
• The digital thread stays intact from requirement → model → BOM → build → test → as-built.

Why Join Us:

• Work alongside elite engineering talent and innovators from across aerospace and tech.
• Be part of a team moving faster than the industry standard.
• Shape solutions that are lower-cost, autonomous, and scalable — the future of aviation.
• Competitive compensation, including equity participation, growth opportunities, and full heath benefits (health, vision, dental, 401K) designed to support you in and out of work.

Neon Aero, Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable law.

We believe that diverse perspectives drive innovation, and we welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

All final candidates must successfully complete a background check and drug screening as a condition of employment.

At this time, Neon Aero and its divisions are not accepting unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters or staffing agencies.