Lead Change & Configuration Engineer (Secret)

Northrop Grumman; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 89,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Li

Paid Time Off

Health & Wellness Resources

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Configuration Analyst in Huntsville, AL (or Roy, UT) to lead change-management activities and coordinate with engineering teams across programs. The role requires strong leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills to develop, review, and approve change packages while ensuring compliance with DoD baselines.

You will create and maintain BOMs, track schedules, and collaborate with IP Teams to capture impact data and drive successful change adoption

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 5+ years of relevant experience, or a Master's with 3+ years, or a PhD with 1+ year.
• U.S. citizen with active DoD Secret Clearance in scope; Top Secret and SAP eligibility as required.
• Minimum 1 year of project-management experience; strong MS Office, technical writing, and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead change-management activities with engineering stakeholders to develop and approve change packages.
• Perform technical impact assessments and devise strategies for engineering changes.
• Create and maintain bills of material, part codes, and routing instructions from drawings.
• Develop and manage schedules for change-package development, approval, and implementation.
• Coordinate with Configuration Management to validate change paths and baselines.
• Align demand forecasts with manufacturing and supplier capabilities for timely fulfillment.
• Produce status reports and briefings for program leadership and customers.
• Collaborate with Chief Engineer and IPTs to capture impact data and drive change adoption.
• Support risk-reduction during Technology Maturation with mitigation actions.
• Maintain documentation and records per DoD and company standards.

Skills

Project management

MS Office

Technical writing

Communication

Team-building

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

DOORS Requirements Management Database

Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Configuration Analyst in Huntsville, AL (or Roy, UT) to lead change-management activities and coordinate with engineering teams across programs. The role requires strong leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills to develop, review, and approve change packages while ensuring compliance with DoD baselines.

You will create and maintain BOMs, track schedules, and collaborate with IP Teams to capture impact data and drive successful change adoption