Configuration Management Engineer IV - TS/SCI

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 142,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Flexible schedule

Parental leave

Rideshare

Childcare assistance

Learning & development

Job summary

Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA, invites applications for a Configuration Management Engineer IV TS/SCI. You will tailor and implement CM processes on assigned missions, coordinating with Project Systems Engineers and CM staff.

The role demands strong experience in configuration/information management, change control, and data handling across the project lifecycle, with a TS/SCI clearance requirement. Join a lab with a strong emphasis on innovation and mission success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Library and Information Science, or related field with extensive experience; or Master’s degree with significant experience.
• Experience in systems engineering, configuration management, information/records management.

Responsibilities

• Provide hardware configuration and information management support.
• Plan and implement complex CM tasks including documentation control and changes.
• Evaluate, test, and configure CM tools for the project.
• Administer information throughout project lifecycle including archiving and closeout.
• Manage access control for CUI, export-controlled information, and sensitive data.
• Manage project change control including ECR processing and CC&B coordination.
• Prepare CM activity/status reports for meetings and reviews.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Configuration Management

Information Management

Records Management

PDM knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or information field

Tools

Siemens Teamcenter

SAP PLM

PTC Windchill

Job description

New ideas are all around us, but only a few will change the world. That’s our focus at JPL. We ask the biggest questions, then search the universe for answers—literally. We build upon ideas that have guided generations, then share our discoveries to inspire generations to come. Your mission—your opportunity—is to seek out the answers that bring us one step closer. If you’re driven to discover, create, and inspire something that lasts a lifetime and beyond, you’re ready for JPL.

Located in Pasadena, California, JPL has a campus-like environment situated on 177 acres in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains and offers a work environment unlike any other: we inspire passion, foster innovation, build collaboration, and reward excellence.

We invite you to join the Information and Configuration Management Office to serve as a Configuration Management Engineer IV TS/SCI. Reporting functionally to the Information and Configuration Management Manager and programmatically to the Project Systems Engineer. JPL’s Information and Configuration Management Engineer (ICME) is responsible for tailoring and implementing the institutional Configuration Management (CM) process requirements on assigned JPL missions. You will be a member of the Project Information & Configuration Management group.

Responsibilities

• Provide Hardware Configuration and Information Management support for JPL Project System Engineers, using software and information management tools and standard methodologies.
• Be responsible for the planning and implementation of complex tasks including identifying, collecting, cataloging, releasing, reporting, and controlling documentation; handling changes; coordinating waivers.
• Evaluate, test, and configure the project's information and configuration management tools.
• Administer information throughout the project's lifecycle, including archiving and project closeout.
• Investigate alternate methods/procedures for information and configuration management. Recommend improvements to project personnel and management.
• Apply knowledge of standards and practices to integrate partner information and develop processes and procedures.
• Serve as the project’s technical point of contact to implement and manage the appropriate level of access control to protect Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), export controlled, proprietary, and sensitive project information.
• Plan, document, manage and execute the project change control process. Establish change control through application of distributed change processing authority by providing for project, system, and subsystem Change Control Board (CCB) administration and support including Engineer Change Request (ECR) processing, action item capture/tracking/closure using Jira or similar tool, coordination of impact assessments, and change incorporation verification.
• Prepare CM activity/status reports and metrics for project meetings and reviews.
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• Ensure projects follow institutional information and configuration management policies, processes, and procedures (e.g. JPL Information Access, Records Management, and Marking and Handling requirements; JPL Flight Project Practices, JPL Design Principles; AS9100, NPR 7120.5, CUI, International Traffic in Arms Regulations [ITAR], and Export Administration Regulations [EAR]).

Required Qualifications

• Typically requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering, Library and Information Science, or related field with a minimum of 9 years of related experience; or a Master’s degree with a minimum of 7 years of related experience.
• Multifaceted experience and advanced knowledge in one or more related fields of knowledge including Systems Engineering, Drawing and Model Release Management, Configuration Management, Information Management, and/or Records Management.
• Ability to work effectively in highly dynamic environments.
• Ability to coordinate and collaborate efficiently in a diverse team environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and computer skills.
• Experience with management of project data using an enterprise Product Data Management (PDM) system (e.g. Siemens Teamcenter, SAP PLM, or PTC Windchill).
• Must be a U.S. Citizen with an active Top Secret (TS) clearance based upon Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) within a 5-year scope and must be able to be approved for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) accesses.

JPL has a catalog of benefits and perks that span from the traditional to the unique. This includes a variety of health, dental, vision, wellbeing, and retirement plans, paid time off, learning, rideshare, childcare, flexible schedule, parental leave and many more. Our focus is on work-life balance, and living healthy, fulfilling lives as we Dare Mighty Things Together. For benefits eligible positions, benefits are effective the first day of the month coincident with or immediately following the employee’s start date.

The hiring range displayed below is specifically for those who will work in or reside in the location listed. In extending an offer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory considers factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s job related skills, experience, knowledge, and relevant education/training.

$142,272 - $175,760

JPL is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy or perceived pregnancy, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status or any other characteristic or condition protected by Federal, state or local law.

In addition, JPL is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

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The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a federal facility. Due to rules imposed by NASA, JPL will not accept applications from citizens of designated countries or those born in a designated country unless they are U.S. Citizens, Legal Permanent Residents of the U.S or have other protected status under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). The Designated Countries List is available here.