Principal / Senior Principal Configuration Analyst

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

This position is currently contingent on program award and associated program award funding. Start dates are determined after funding confirmation.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems Sector has an opening for a Principal / Senior Principal Configuration Analyst to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Systems Engineering organization. This position is located in Melbourne, Florida.

**This role may be filled at either the Principal or Senior Principal Level, based on qualifications listed below**

The selected candidate will coordinate and administer configuration management activities related to planning, identification, change management, status accounting, and verification and audit.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work with partners and architects to coordinate a detailed configuration management approach for all levels of development including chip to board to unit to system.
• Manage Configuration Management (CM) processes to maintain the integrity of the hardware and software as-designed and as-built configurations utilizing both PLM and ERP systems.
• Analyze proposed changes to product design documentation to determine effect on overall product and system.
• Establish change orders and prepares for change authorization and documentation by company and Partners.
• Plan and coordinate preparation of project documentation, such as engineering drawings, production specifications and schedules, and contract modifications, to ensure customer contract requirements are met.
• Assist with preparing/maintaining program configuration management plans to define how configuration management will be accomplished on multiple military programs.
• Maintain product data structure bill of material (BOM) alignment in an electronic environment.
• Assist with capturing product baselines and performing configuration status accounting and configuration audits. Support program Configuration Review/Control Board (CRB/CCB) meetings and disseminate agendas and minutes.

Benefits Statement:

We offer flexible work arrangements, 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.

Basic Qualifications (Principal Configuration Analyst):

• Must have a Bachelor’s degree AND 5 years of related professional/military experience OR a Master’s degree AND 3 years of related professional/military experience OR a Ph.D. AND 1 year of related professional/military experience.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD SECRET clearance prior to the commence of employment. 
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company.

Basic Qualifications (Senior Principal Configuration Analyst):

• Must have a Bachelor’s degree AND 8 years of related professional/military experience OR a Master’s degree AND 6 years of related professional/military experience OR a Ph.D. AND 4 year of related professional/military experience.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD SECRET clearance prior to the commence of employment.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company.

Preferred Qualifications:​​

• Teamcenter, JIRA proficiency.
• Active DoD Secret Security Clearance Secret (or higher)
• Must have knowledge of EIA-649 or