Senior Principal Configuration & Data Strategy Lead

Northrop Grumman; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 118,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Corp. in Sunnyvale, CA seeks a Senior Principal Configuration Data Program Lead to own end‑to‑end configuration control for technical data and documentation in MPLM/Teamcenter.

You’ll drive digital transformation, supervise CM staff, and coordinate with engineering, IPT leads, and contracts to ensure approvals and audits are met. The role requires a bachelor’s degree with 10+ years’ CM/DM experience in aerospace or regulated environments, U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Information Systems, or related field; 10+ years of experience with CM/DM in aerospace/defense.
• Deep hands-on experience with MPLM/Teamcenter for managing product data, documents, workflows, and approvals.
• Proven ability to design automated digital document/data approval workflows and lead CM on complex programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead CM vision and strategy for the program aligning with customer and enterprise requirements.
• Architect, implement, and maintain MPLM approval workflows for program data products and drawings.
• Own configuration control of SDRLs, directives, and program correspondence logs.
• Drive migration from paper to digital workflows and integrate with PLM/Teamcenter.
• Provide training and technical leadership across engineering, quality, and program management.

Skills

MPLM/Teamcenter

Configuration management

Data management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Master’s degree desirable

Tools

MPLM/Teamcenter

Job description

Northrop Grumman Corp. in Sunnyvale, CA seeks a Senior Principal Configuration Data Program Lead to own end‑to‑end configuration control for technical data and documentation in MPLM/Teamcenter.

You’ll drive digital transformation, supervise CM staff, and coordinate with engineering, IPT leads, and contracts to ensure approvals and audits are met. The role requires a bachelor’s degree with 10+ years’ CM/DM experience in aerospace or regulated environments, U.S.