Sr Principal Configuration Analyst- DoD Secret Clearance Required

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret 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. Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Sr Principal Configuration Analyst to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our organization. This role is located in Clearfield, UT Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: • Maintain and administer configuration management (CM) processes, standards, and tools for assigned programs or products. • Create, update, and process baseline configuration items (CIs), including documentation, drawings, models, tooling software, and BOMs. • Control and track engineering changes through change requests, change notices, and change orders. • Prepare, coordinate, and document Configuration Control Board (CCB) meetings and actions. • Ensure configuration identification, status accounting, and configuration audits comply with program and customer requirements. • Maintain configuration records and traceability across product lifecycle phases (requirements, design, implementation, test, deployment, sustainment). • Perform configuration status accounting and generate CM reports, metrics, and dashboards for leadership and customers. • Support engineering data management activities, including document release, version control, and distribution. • Verify that released documents, drawings, and data conform to approved standards, templates, and naming conventions. • Coordinate with engineering, systems, software, quality, program management, and operations to implement configuration changes. • Support configuration audits (FCAs/PCAs) and internal/external reviews, including preparation of objective evidence. • Help define and improve CM processes, procedures, and work instructions to increase efficiency and compliance. • Use of PLM/CM tools to manage configurations and change workflows. • Provide CM training and day‑to‑day guidance to team members on tools, forms, and workflows. • undefined Basic Qualifications • Active Secret Security Clearance required • Bachelor’s degree and 6 years’ experience or master’s degree and 3 years’ experience in quality, engineering, or similar • Knowledge of engineering design, and the design release process, capturing and controlling design baselines • Experience with engineering change control, engineering releases • Experience using one or more product lifecycle management (PLM) tools • Experience with document control, version control, and change management processes. • Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook); ability to build and maintain CM spreadsheets and logs. • Ability to read and interpret technical documentation such as engineering drawings, specifications, and requirements. • Strong attention to detail and organizational skills; ability to manage multiple configuration items and changes concurrently. • Strong written and verbal com