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Configuration & BOM Engineer

Helsing - Washington, DC, United States - Hybrid - posted 2026-10-19

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Helsing is an AI-enabled defense technology company developing capabilities to protect democracies. This role is the single owner of the Bill of Materials (BOM) across all products and programs. You will be responsible for maintaining a trusted, authoritative source of truth for product structure across all programs, revisions, and configurations. This is not a data-entry role—you will sit at the intersection of design engineering, procurement, quality, and manufacturing, translating CAD assemblies and engineering intentions into an executable, auditable, buildable structure. Key responsibilities include: • Maintain a single, trusted source of truth for product structure across all programs, revisions, and configurations. • Track as-designed and as-built mass at line, assembly, and system level. Surface variance against allocation early and make it visible to teams who can act on it. • Maintain target, quoted, and actual cost per line; roll up to assembly and unit cost; track cost at volume and flag drift against program targets. • Record and verify country of origin and manufacturer for every part. Flag sourcing, export-control, ITAR/EAR, and supply-chain-resilience risks to relevant teams before they become schedule risks. • Define and maintain the status model that the whole company runs on, including: Engineering Released (line cleared by design and approved to purchase), Sourced (qualified supplier and part number identified), On Order (purchase order placed), and EDD (current, credible estimated delivery date held against every open line). • Collaborate with design, procurement, quality, and manufacturing teams to ensure buildability and compliance. • You will decide how the company represents its products as data and hold the rest of the organization to that standard. Helsing is a mission-driven organization working on historic technological advances in AI-enabled defense capabilities. The company has already been selected for multiple significant government contracts and operates with a culture that encourages healthy debate, responsible autonomy, critical thinking, and focus on outcomes over conformity. REQUIREMENTS: The posting does not explicitly state years of experience, specific technical certifications, or educational requirements. However, the role requires demonstrated expertise in BOM management, product configuration, cost tracking, supply-chain compliance (ITAR/EAR), and the ability to work across cross-functional engineering, procurement, and manufacturing teams in a defense/aerospace context.

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