Senior​/Principal E&O Systems Engineer Configuration Management Architect, Onsite

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We are seeking a Configuration Management (CM) Architect to help shape the future of digital engineering across the 02232 ND CM Department. In this role, you will work at the systems level to strengthen the strategies, business processes, tools, and data structures that enable effective configuration management for complex, mission‑critical programs.

You will partner with Systems and Product Realization teams to ensure they have the methods, infrastructure, and guidance needed to meet requirements, maintain technical integrity, and execute successfully. Your work will support department and enterprise efforts related to modernization, stockpile sustainment, shared components, and PRIDE, with an emphasis on common digital workflows, improved collaboration, and advancing digital thread capabilities across sites.

This role requires broad knowledge of engineering data architectures, change control, high‑fidelity technical data packages, the ND systems lifecycle, and the Phase X/6.x process, including associated milestones and deliverables. You will apply that knowledge to develop scalable, practical solutions that improve consistency, compliance, and coordination across programs.

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

Serve as the department‑level CM architect and facilitator, partnering with internal and external stakeholders to guide strategic CM initiatives.

Provide leadership across ND programs and within the 02232 department by aligning CM Leads on decisions, requirements flow‑down, implementation strategies, and deliverables.

Architect scalable CM solutions, data flows, and business processes that strengthen traceability, data integrity, and digital thread implementation across modernization efforts.

Advise on CM‑related federal and corporate requirements, including DPBPS, RPSS, and LPS, to improve consistency, compliance, and overall CM capability.

Support PRIDE and related initiatives by developing and implementing digital business process architectures, models, and approaches that accelerate product realization.

Partner with engineering, project management, and test/qualification teams to strengthen CM practices that support program execution and digital engineering objectives.

Define and improve CM processes, tools, and program plans to create a more consistent framework across programs.

Guide the use and enhancement of CM and digital engineering tools to reduce redundant effort and strengthen data quality across authoritative sources.

Support product and requirements data management by helping teams use…