Principal Configuration Analyst (Oklahoma City)

Principal Configuration Analyst

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.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal Configuration Analyst to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Oklahoma City, OK.

The selected candidate will coordinate and administer configuration management activities related to planning, identification, change management, status accounting, and verification and audit.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan and coordinate preparation of project documentation, such as engineering drawings, production specifications and schedules, and contract modifications, to ensure customer contract requirements are met.
• Review contract to determine documentation required for each phase of project, applying knowledge of engineering and manufacturing processes.
• Analyze proposed changes of product design to determine effect on overall product and system.
• Coordinate modification records for management control. Establishes change orders and prepares for change authorization and documentation by company and subcontractor.
• Review and analyze released engineering change data and coordinates changes with engineering, quality, support, manufacturing, and engineering data control activities. Support program configuration and data management requirements.

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.

Basic Qualifications:

• Must have a Bachelor's degree AND 5 years of related professional/military experience; OR a Master's degree AND 3 years of related professional/military experience; OR a Ph.D. AND 1 year of related professional/military experience.
• Your ability to obtain and/or transfer and maintain the final U.S. adjudicated Government Secret Clearance and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Company.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Teamcenter, JIRA proficiency.
• Active U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance Secret (or higher)
• Knowledge of EIA-649 or MIL-HDBK-61A
• Experience reviewing engineering documentation
• Ability to apply principles of a Configuration Management Plan (CMP)
• Experience or knowledge of maintaining a bill of material (BOM) between PLM and ERP systems
• Knowledge of product baselines and configuration status accounting
• Experience working in an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or Material Requirements Planning tool (MRP) (i.e. Deltek, Oracle, SAP, etc.)
• Experience following documented rules and guidelines to ensure technical content meets internal and customer requirements.
• Solid written and verbal skills to effectively interact with Government counterparts, other defense contractor organizations, and other cross-functional organizations.

Primary Level Salary Range: $77,000.00 - $115,600.00The 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.