Head of Configuration Management _ ID 069

Company description
Civitanavi Systems S.p.A. is a leading player in the design, development and manufacture high-tech solutions of Navigation, Control and Stabilization Systems, for several applications, in Aerospace Defense and Industrial sectors. The application of proprietary methods and technologies, based on FOG (Fiber Optic Gyroscope) and MEMS (Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems) technology, enables the company to best meet the specific needs of its customers.
Founded as a start-up in 2012 in Italy, listed company on Euronext Milan since 2022 and now part of Honeywell (acquisition and delisted completed in August 2024).

Job Summary
Experienced head of configuration management, mastering both the processes required to setup/perform configuration management activities under standards for use in safety- and mission-critical airborne systems and mentoring the configuration engineers in their personal and professional growth, managing team activities and priorities.

Responsibilities and Duties

1. Definition/maintenance of the Configuration Management policies required by standards/company needs.
2. Supervision of the HW/SW configuration management activities related with avionic equipment designed by Civitanavi, in accordance with applicable standards.
3. Supervision of the life cycle data items produced during the design phase to check their compliance with the applicable standards and with Company procedures.
4. Supervision of the Change Control Board activities held during the design and production phase.
5. Mentoring the configuration engineers in their personal and professional growth, assuring set goals/behaviours are achieved.
6. Managing daily configuration team activities and prioritize them.

Qualifications and Skills

Required Skills

1. Master’s degree in computer science, electronic engineering, aerospace engineering, management engineering or similar disciplines.
2. Minimum of 5 years of experience in configuration management activities for aerospace industry (based on SAE_EIA-649 standard as a reference).
3. Experience in team (1-5 people) coaching and management.
4. Familiarity with Product Lifecycle Management tools.
5. Professional ethics and preparation for collaborative work in multidisciplinary/international teams.
6. Attitude to work in pipeline, taking over the artifacts (documents, code) generated by other members in the working team.
7. Organized and systematic to maintain documentation in appropriate order.
8. Strong interpersonal and communications skills.
9. Knowledge of Italian and English Language, both in writing/reading technical documentation and in speaking/listening during project meetings and design reviews.

Preferred Skills

1. Experience in avionic software certification.
2. Familiarity with Siemens Teamcenter PLM.
3. Familiarity with SAP ERP.
4. Knowledge of software development life cycle in accordance with avionic standards (RTCA DO-178C): planning, requirements, design, development, integration, verification, conformity.
5. Knowledge of Complex Hardware development in accordance with RTCA DO-254 and EASA AMC20-152A standards.