Cleared Senior​/Principal E&O Systems Engineer - Configuration Management Implementation Lead, Hybrid

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What Your Job Will Be Like:

We are seeking an Engineering and Operations (E&O) Systems Engineer / Configuration Management (CM) Lead to support configuration management activities for the 02232 ND CM Department. In this role, you will work at the systems level with ND systems teams and product realization teams to ensure configuration management requirements are implemented effectively across the product lifecycle.

In this role, you will apply expertise in engineering data architecture, change control, high-fidelity technical data package reporting, and the ND systems lifecycle, including the Phase X/6.x process, milestones, and deliverables. You will also support Product Realization Integrated Digital Enterprise (PRIDE) efforts to advance common digital engineering workflows, improve traceability, strengthen digital thread capabilities, and enhance cross-site collaboration across programs.

On any given day, you may be called on to:

Partner with cross-functional teams, including engineering, project management, and test/qualification, to champion configuration management best practices, improve implementation, identify process improvements, and align efforts with project and enterprise priorities.

Support technical teams in defining and managing product configuration, including as-designed and as-built baselines, product structures, configuration status accounting, and product and document traceability throughout the lifecycle.

Perform administrative, physical, and functional configuration audits, and support quality assessments to ensure compliance with federal, corporate, and contractual requirements.

Help define and document configuration management policies, processes, tools, and plans that establish a consistent framework aligned with digital engineering, continuous improvement, and enterprise objectives.

Contribute to enterprise product data management by supporting implementation of product structures and authoritative data sources for requirements and configuration information.

Provide guidance on configuration management and digital engineering tools, including tool use, consolidation, improvement, user acceptance testing, traceability, and data integrity across authoritative sources.

Support the digital engineering ecosystem, ND Modernization and Sustainment programs, NA-122 NSE modernization efforts, and PRIDE objectives by driving adoption of integrated tools and model-based approaches that strengthen digital thread capabilities, support enduring data needs, and improve cross-site collaboration.

Enable streamlined engineering authorization approaches, improve readiness for gates and reviews, and support architecture and design objectives that strengthen configuration control, collaboration, and agility for Defense Programs.

Support the transition from document-based, human-targeted artifacts to model-based artifacts that improve integration, automation, transparency, and mission execution.

The selected applicant can work a combination of onsite and offsite work. The selected applicant must live within a reasonable distance for commuting to the assigned work location when necessary.

Salary Range:

$102,400 - $199,700

* Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience and qualifications, and…