Configuration Anst II

BAE Systems•Maple Grove, MN

About The Position

The Configuration Management (CM) Department at BAE Systems Inc. is responsible for ensuring products are under configuration control and delivered on time. The Configuration Analyst II performs CM activities related to the design, development, and production of complex systems and equipment, primarily for the US government customer. The assigned analyst ensures all program obligations and objectives are met in a timely and efficient manner and works in a team environment consisting of organizational and outside customer contacts to meet program goals and objectives.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree with 2 years experience in Configuration Management or related experience; or high school diploma with 6 years experience in Configuration Management or related experience.
Experience with Microsoft Office skills (Word, PowerPoint and Excel).
Experienced in Windchill or similar product data management (PDM) tool.
Ability to make decisions using sound judgment while complying with policies, procedures, appropriate principles and applicable state and federal laws and regulations.
Ability to develop and maintain professional and effective relationships with internal and external customers.
Ability to interpret scheduling and milestone requirements.
Experience with CDM industry standards and processes, such as described in EIA-649 (Configuration Management) and GEIA-859 (Data Management).
Strong business acumen including planning, forecasting, analytic skills and ability to negotiate and influence.
Sense of urgency, ability to meet challenging deadlines, and attention to detail.
Strong skills in interpersonal communications, relationship building, and in collaborating on cross-functional teams.
Experience with generating Configuration Management (CM) productivity metrics and reports.
Experience using Jira.

Responsibilities

Identifies all data deliverables made part of the contract.
Builds and manages data status accounting tracking in a Product Data Management (PDM) system.
Identifies, with assistance from program and engineering management, the data preparers; receives the data within PDM; and reviews the data for completeness.
Solicits and secures appropriate programmatic approval, and delivers the information to the customer on time, throughout the lifecycle of the contract.
Reviews sub-tier contractor requirements, builds data tracks for supplier submissions, and receives data submittals from various suppliers.
Approval routing, and/or incorporation, into prime contractor deliverables to the various customers.
Secures non-deliverable program work products to be configuration controlled in the PDM system and all other data management related tasks.
Supports ISO, CMMI, Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA), Quality and corporate audits.
Ensures application of organizational Configuration Management (CM) processes to program in accordance with CM plan.
Plans and coordinates preparation of project documentation, such as engineering drawings, production specifications and schedules, and contract modifications, to ensure customer requirements are met.
Analyzes proposed changes of product design to determine effect on overall product and system.
Provides Configuration Management (CM) support to the program.
Monitors change process to ensure updates to the Technical Data Package are implemented in a timely manner.
Performs CM tasks that include release of CAD models, drawings, and software code, and non-CAD product data into enterprise PDM.
Maintains software/drawings/part data and Bills of Materials in PDM.
Processes software and drawing changes.
Supports maintenance of CM logs, such as drawing number assignments and Variance tracking.
Generates metrics from Product Data Management tool.
Facilitates Configuration Control Boards (CCB) and maintain meeting records.
Maintains the As Designed Bill of Materials (BOM).
Ensures the proper maintenance of Configuration Status Accounting (CSA) systems and prepare CSA reports.
Supports the establishment and maintenance of the production baseline.
Supports ISO, CMMI, Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA), Quality and corporate audits.