Configuration Manager - Level 1 Security Clearance

Position: Configuration Manager - Level 1 with Security Clearance
Location: Corinne

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
No CLEARANCE TYPE:
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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.

Expand your horizons, advance your career, and contribute to a secure future for generations. Northrop Grumman's Space Sector invites you to bring your pioneering spirit to our collaborative teams. As a Configuration Manager - Level 1 located in Promontory, UT, you'll be a linchpin in missions of paramount importance, defining the art of the possible from day one. In this role you will be integral in working with the Configuration Management M02 to oversee and ensure implementation of configuration management for our multiple solid rocket motor projects.

The successful candidate will lead a small multi-disciplined team within Configuration and Data Management (CDM) for NGPS. 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, 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.

This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off. Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
* 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.

* 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.

* Other duties as assigned Why you? You're the candidate we're searching for if you are ready to achieve the impossible alongside like-minded innovators.

Basic Qualifications:

* Bachelor's degree with 8 years of professional experience - OR - Master's degree with 6 years of…