Principal Configuration Analyst

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

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.

PRINCIPAL CONFIGURATION ANALYST

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems in Huntsville, AL is looking for a Principal Configuration Analyst. The selected candidate will coordinate and administer configuration management activities related to planning, identification, change management, status accounting, and verification and audit.

Key Responsibilities:

• 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.

• Compile agenda items in preparation for CCB and provide items to customer and internal audience

• Provide Hardware Configuration Management (CM) expertise and guidance on programs.  

• Support Internal and External Audits (CMMI).

• Prepare and maintain program plans that define how configuration management will be accomplished on multiple military, strategic and commercial programs that require it.

• Provides expertise and CM solutions in meeting customers’ and company objectives.

• Review contract to determine documentation required for each phase of project, applying knowledge of engineering and manufacturing processes.

• Coordinate modification records for management control. Establishes change orders and prepares for change authorization and documentation by company and subcontractor.

• Review and analyze released engineering change data and coordinates changes with engineering, quality, support, manufacturing, and engineering data control activities. Support program configuration and data management requirements.

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 an active DoD Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation). 

• Must have experience reviewing engineering documentation

• Must have knowledge of EIA-649 or MIL-HDBK-61A

• Must have knowledge of product baselines and configuration status accounting

• Must be able to apply principles of a Configuration Management Plan (CMP)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Teamcenter, Enovia, JIRA proficiency.

• Active DoD Top Secret Security Clearance (or higher)

• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance prior to the commencement of employment.

• Must have experience or knowledge of maintaining a bill of material (BOM) between PLM and ERP systems

• Experience working in an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or Material Requirements Planning tool (MRP) (i.e. Deltek, Oracle, SAP, etc.)

• Experience following documented rules and guidelines to ensure technical content meets internal and customer requirements.

• Solid written and verbal skills to effectively interact with Government counterparts, other defense contractor organizations, and other cross-functional organizations.

Primary Level Salary Range: $89,900.00 - $134,900.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.