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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:CLEARANCE TYPE:TRAVEL:DescriptionAt 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.

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world's biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking to hire an Sr Principal Configuration Analyst (A-04 Level) to join its team. This position is located in Huntsville, Alabama and will support the Sentinel program.

This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

What You Get To Do:

A Configuration Management (CM) specialist focusing on Functional Configuration Audits (FCA) and Physical Configuration Audits (PCA) ensures that complex hardware and software systems accurately match their approved technical baselines.

• Manage change control, identify data discrepancies, and ensure the product is ready for production

• Verify that a product's design and actual performance meet the requirements specified in its functional and allocated baselines (e.g., verifying test results).

• Examine the physical configuration of the product to ensure it corresponds exactly to the final "build-to" (or "code-to") product baseline documentation, technical data packages, and Bills of Materials (BOM)

• Transition products from "as-designed" baselines to "as-built" and "as-delivered" states

• Identify gaps, inconsistencies, or non-compliances in configuration data and track them through resolution

• Ensure all deliverables adhere to contract requirements, software licensing, and export compliance standards

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Perform Physical Configuration Audit (PCA)

• Ensures that product design provides agreed-to performance capabilities

• Validate integrity of product configuration information

• Verify consistency between a product and its product configuration information

• Determine that adequate processes are in place to provide continuing control of the configuration

• Provide confidence that product definition information is under configuration control

• Perform Functional Configuration Audit (FCA)

• Validate V&V Data: Review system and software verification and validation (V&V) data

• Confirm Requirements: Verify that all functional and non-functional requirements have passed their test procedures

• Review Documentation: Ensure user manuals, operational documents, and support materials are complete

• Approve Maturity: Demonstrate that the system is ready for transition into beta testing or production

Basic Qualifications:

• 8 Years experience with a bachelor's degree, 6 years with a Master's degree or 4 year with PhD. An additional 4 Years of direct Configuration Management or Data Management experience can be considered 'in lieu' of a degree

• Must be a US Citizen with an active U.S. Government Secret Clearance with an investigation date within the last 6 years with no impediments to receiving a Top Secret Clearance

• Must be able to be successfully screened for Enhanced Security Clearances, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs

• Demonstrate expert technical knowledge over CDM practice and SOW areas

• Led a configuration & verification audit team and managed the SOW

• Facilitate Supplier Surveillance Reviews, Functional Configuration Audits & Physical Configuration Audits for hardware and software

• Support internal program CDM audits against program SOW & Functional PRoP

• Solid written and verbal skills to effectively interact with Government counterparts, other defense contractor organizations, and other cross-functional organizations

Preferred Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI security clearance

• Knowledge of EIA-649 or MIL-HDBK-61B

• Experience administering configuration and data management release cycles for drawings, models and configured documents and administer changes using Siemens Teamcenter, NX, ROSE Tool, Jira, SharePoint, Cameo, DOORS, DMDS

• Examines engineering drawings and related documents for soundness, completeness and conformity to standards, and specifications

• Experience with coordinating/creating configured software builds for test and delivery

• Familiarity with DoD program lifecycles. Including planning and navigation of major milestones/events, development of technical baselines, and configuration audits

• Experience or knowledge of maintaining a Bill of Material (BOM) between PLM and ERP systems

• Knowledge of product baselines and configuration status accounting

• Excellent organizational skills to include the ability to multi-task and meet deadlines

• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with all levels of employees and management

Position Benefits

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

• 401k

• Educational Assistance

• Life Insurance

• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions

• Paid Time Off

• Health & Wellness Resources

• Employee Discounts

https://www.northropgrumman.com/who-we-are/total-rewards-benefits/

This position's standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.

This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

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Primary Level Salary Range: $0.00 - $0.00The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.