Configuration Analyst - 2 / 3

Northrop Grumman; Corinne (UT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Configuration Analyst at Level 2 or Level 3 in Promontory, UT. You will coordinate and administer configuration management activities for systems, products, and equipment in line with contractual requirements.

Responsibilities include verifying technical content, coordinating changes with engineering and manufacturing, and handling data control, MBOMs, and ERP/MRP interactions. DoD Secret clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with professional experience or Master’s with limited experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain DoD Secret clearance.
• Experience in engineering documentation and related systems.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and administer configuration management activities per contract requirements.
• Research, verify, and evaluate technical content for cohesiveness and completeness.
• Coordinate changes to design documents with engineering, quality manufacturing, and other teams.
• Perform data control and part release activities; knowledge of MBOM and ERP/MRP interactions.

Skills

Communication skills

Time management

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

PLM

CAD

MRP software

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No
CLEARANCE TYPE: None
TRAVEL: 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 Analyst – Level 2 or Level 3 located in Promontory, UT, you’ll be a linchpin in missions of paramount importance, defining the art of the possible from day one.
We offer flexible work arrangements, 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.
Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
Participates in the coordination and administration of assigned configuration management activities related to identification, control, and accounting for systems, products and/or equipment in accordance with contractual requirements including:

• Following specific set of documentation rules and guidelines to ensure technical content meets internal and external customer requirements
• Researching and verifying technical content as needed
• Evaluating technical content for cohesiveness and completeness
• Coordinating changes to product design documents with engineering, quality manufacturing, and other support organizations. Ensures that customer requirements are implemented and ensures compliance with configuration management policies
• Performing engineering data control activities which may include administration of government/industry documents (change notice, impact assessment, and where-used creation) and creation/release of parts
• This position requires basic knowledge of drafting standards as well as basic drafting principles and item master understanding.
• Basic understanding of manufacturing bill of materials (MBOM), including structure and usage; ability to create and manage part demand requirements; and foundational knowledge of how ERP and MRP systems interact to drive material planning, production scheduling, and inventory control.
• Participates in modifying and enhancing standard work associated with activities and responsibilities described above.
• 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.

This position can be filled at either a Level 2 or Level 3.

Basic Qualifications For Level 2

• Bachelor’s degree with 2 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 0 years of professional experience. Will consider an additional 4+ years of experience in lieu of degree.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance
• Experience in engineering documentation (i.e. drawings, specifications, parts lists, change notices, manufacturing plans, test or laboratory procedures)
• Experience using one of the following: PLM, CAD, or MRP software
• Knowledge of how end-to-end business processes work together, ensuring efficient interfaces between related processes
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Demonstrated time management and organizational skills
• Detail oriented but able to understand the big picture
• Ability to work on a team or independently as needed
• Excellent decision-making capability to make timely decisions with the information at hand
• This position often involves critical thinking skills to evaluate technical content for cohesiveness and completeness
• Ability to obtain and maintain DoD Secret Clearance

Basic Qualifications For Level 3

• Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 3 years of professional experience – OR – PhD with 1 year of professional experience. Will consider an additional 4+ years of experience in lieu of degree.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance
• Experience in engineering documentation (i.e. drawings, specifications, parts lists, change notices, manufacturing plans, test or laboratory procedures)
• Experience using one of the following: PLM, CAD, or MRP software
• Knowledge of how end-to-end business processes work together, ensuring efficient interfaces between related processes
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Demonstrated time management and organizational skills
• Detail oriented but able to understand the big picture
• Ability to work on a team or independently as needed
• Excellent decision-making capability to make timely decisions with the information at hand
• This position often involves critical thinking skills to evaluate technical content for cohesiveness and completeness
• Ability to obtain and maintain DoD Secret Clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• CMII certification preferred
• Knowledge of agile or scrum methodologies
• Development capability within the Microsoft Office suite (i.e. development of templates and macros)