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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 is seeking an Associate Configuration Analyst/Configuration Analyst. This position will be located at our Aeronautics Systems sector in Rancho Bernardo, CA, and additional locations may include: Palmdale, CA | Redondo Beach, CA | El Segundo, CA\nThe qualified candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman’s Systems Engineering organization.\nEssential Functions:\nPerform configuration & data management to ensure consistency, integrity, and traceability of configuration items and associated data across the program lifecycle.\n\nEnforce enterprise CDM strategy, policies, processes, and standards that meet contract, regulatory, and security requirements.\n\nEstablish and enforce configuration identification, versioning, baselining, throughout the program lifecycle to preserve baseline integrity.\n\nImplement automated data collection and verification processes to ensure configuration data accuracy and synchronization across tools.\n\nThe selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility. There is no remote / hybrid / telework available for this position. Travel up to 10% may be required.\nThis requisition may be filled at either a Level 1 or Level 2 position.\nBasic Qualifications for an Associate Configuration Analyst (Level 1):\nA candidate, regardless of age and hiring source, must meet ALL of the below criteria. The candidate must:\nCompleted their Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution by August 2027.\n\nBe majoring in or having majored in Engineering, Business Administration, Supply Chain, Information Systems, Quality Management or related field.\n\nBe able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite) as well as Program Special access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite).\n\nBasic Qualifications for Configuration Analyst (Level 2): A candidate, regardless of age and hiring source, must meet ALL of the below criteria. The candidate must:\nHas completed their Master’s degree from an accredited institution or is completing or has completed their Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution and 2 years of program cost and schedule control analyst experience by August 2027.\n\nBe majoring in or having majored in a Engineering, Business Administration, Supply Chain, Information Systems, Quality Management or related field.\n\nBe able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite) as well as Program Special access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite).\n\nPreferred Qualifications\nHave an overall cumulative GPA of 3.25/4.0 or higher.\n\nExcellent organizational skills to include the ability to multi-task and meet tight deadlines.\n\nExperience in reviewing contract documents to determine documentation delivery required for each phase of project, applying knowledge of engineering and manufacturing processes.\n\nExperience in planning and coordinating the preparation of project documentation, such as engineering drawings, production specifications and schedules, and contract modifications, to ensure customer contract requirements are met.\n\nExperience in coordinating modification records to maintain baseline control.\n\nAgile project management (manage & prioritize workflow)\n\nFamiliarity with AGILE/SCRUM Master\n\nExperience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment software development.\n\nPay Range\nAssociate Configuration Analyst: $63,000 to $94,600\n\nConfiguration Analyst: $75,800 to $113,800\n\nCampusjob\nThe application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. 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