Manager Configuration Analysis

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be 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.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is hiring a Configuration Manager Level 2, located in Huntsville,  this role; you will be integral in overseeing and ensuring implementation of configuration management for our multiple solid rocket motor projects.

What You’ll Get To Do:

The successful candidate will lead a multi-disciplined team overseeing Configuration and Data Management (CDM) for NGSP. They will work closely with Program/Engineering leadership to ensure long-term/short-term milestones are accomplished. They will gather, track, report, and be responsible for key performance indicators & cost/schedule performance.

The candidate will provide guidance and influence Program Leadership in the execution of all phases of CDM principles (Planning, Identification, Change Control, Status Accounting, Verification/Audits, Data Mgmt., etc.). Responsibilities include reviewing, updating, and maintaining CDM process documentation, auditing and evaluating compliance with these processes, sharing best practices among program practitioners, and implementing Corrective Actions resulting from audit findings to ensure continuous improvement.

Tasking will include staffing, budget, and scope management, employee development, establishing/ implementing policy, Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) response coordination/development and implementation, goal development and engagement planning, and ensuring the competitiveness of the CDM team.

Key Responsibilities:

Develop, implement, and maintain configuration management plans, policies, and procedures.

Lead and oversee configuration identification, control, auditing, status accounting, and verification processes.

Ensure that configuration control is applied to complex engineering changes within the project lifecycle.

Coordinate with various departments including engineering, production, and quality assurance to plan and manage product baselines and documentation.

Conduct configuration audits to verify conformance to requirements and facilitate the resolution of discrepancies.

Provide expert guidance and support on configuration management best practices to project teams.

Maintain configuration management databases and tools, ensuring the integrity and security of configuration data.

Maintain catalog of Government Furnished Information (GFI/GFX)
Perform labor, budgetary forecasting, and planning and performance based on program schedules and forecasts.

Lead training and mentoring initiatives of other configuration analysts.

Identify key performance indicators/metrics and present findings/reports to management and programs.

Build high performing relationships with customer counterparts and interface as needed to support work scope.

Engage daily with programs on matters of configuration and change management, conduct and lead Configuration…