Principal Configuration Analyst

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
No

CLEARANCE TYPE:
None

TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time

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.

Put your skills to the test by pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. From global defense to sustainment and modernization to mission readiness, your experience and ability will make it a reality. Our programs are built on equal parts of curiosity and collaboration. Our combined effort means our customers can connect and defend millions of people around the world. With Northrop Grumman, you’ll have the opportunity to be an essential part of projects that will define your career, now and in the future.

At Northrop Grumman Defense Systems we are seeking an experienced Configuration Analyst to support our Armament Systems Business Unit located in Mesa, AZ
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Northrop Grumman’s Armament Systems Division site in Mesa, Arizona produces automatic medium caliber gun systems. Northrop Grumman gun systems built for the U.S. and international militaries have been used in all major conflicts since World War II in a variety of applications to include small and large ground vehicles, helicopters, airplanes and naval ships.

The Principal Configuration Analyst is a technical and process-focused role responsible for defining, implementing, and maintaining configuration management (CM) processes, tools, and baselines across product, IT, or engineering environments. This role ensures integrity, traceability, and compliance of configuration items (CIs) across the lifecycle, drives cross-functional configuration strategy, and mentors teams on CM best practices. This position is located in Mesa, Arizona.

• Develop, own, and continuously improve configuration management policies, processes, and standards to ensure configuration integrity and auditability based on SAE EIA-649 and customer contract requirements.
• Define, implement, and maintain configuration baselines for hardware, software, documentation, and related artifacts across multiple projects or product lines.
• Job emphasis is placed on planning and coordination of project documentation, such as engineering drawings, production specifications and schedules, and contract modifications, to ensure customer contract requirements are met.
• Reviews contracts to determine documentation required for each phase of project, applying knowledge of engineering and manufacturing processes.
• Coordinates modification records for management control.
• Manages change orders and change authorization documentation.
• Reviews and analyses released engineering change data and coordinates changes with engineering, quality control, operations, manufacturing, and engineering data control activities.
• The Northrop Grumman CM tool, Siemens Teamcenter will be used as the system of record for controlling document status and bills of material.
• Manage configuration management tools (e.g., version control systems, CMDBs, release/configuration tools) and integrate them with CI/CD pipelines and lifecycle tools.
• Lead configuration control boards (CCBs) or change review processes;
  Analyzes proposed changes of product design to determine effect on overall product and system.
• Design and enforce traceability from requirements through design, build, test, and release; maintain relationships between configuration items.
• Perform or coordinate configuration…