Engineering Configuration Manager

The Pennsylvania State University•University Park, FL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Penn State’s Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) is seeking a self-motivated Engineering Configuration Manager for the Project Management and Controls Department within its Undersea Systems Office (USO). USO designs, develops, validates, and maintains large-scale undersea warfare models and simulations used by technology developers, analysts, the Navy, and its allies. ARL researches and develops solutions to scientific, engineering, and technology problems in support of the Navy, the Intelligence Community, and other federal government customers. The role manages and maintains hardware and software configuration items and related engineering documentation; supports product development and manufacturing handover and takeover; and helps guide product lifecycle efforts. The position works with stakeholders and customers, provides technical leadership on configuration management issues, and supports configuration processes, tools, training, and documentation. The position is fully on-site in State College, Pennsylvania. The posting describes two possible levels. The Senior Professional level requires a bachelor’s degree and six or more years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. The Advanced Professional level requires a bachelor’s degree and three or more years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination. No certifications are required for either level. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and eligible to obtain a government security clearance. Employment requires successful completion of background checks. Employees must participate in ARL’s drug testing program and comply with electronic and physical monitoring requirements applicable to federal contractors. ARL is a secure information environment, and personal electronic devices brought onsite must be registered and may be restricted from certain areas.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
For the Senior Professional level: six or more years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
For the Advanced Professional level: three or more years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Required skills/experience include Engineering Configuration Management, Siemens TeamCenter, Confluence, and Jira.
Must be a U.S. citizen.
Must be eligible to obtain a government security clearance and may be subject to a government background investigation to upgrade clearance eligibility if required.
Must successfully complete required background checks.
Must participate in ARL’s drug testing program and comply with applicable electronic and physical monitoring requirements.

Nice To Haves

Change Management.
Document Management.
Process Development.
Past experience working within a Software, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering environment.
Bachelor’s degree preferably in a technical discipline.
Three or more years of experience working in a Research & Development environment.
Current eligibility for access to classified information at the Secret level or higher.

Responsibilities

Work with internal and external stakeholders and participate in customer meetings.
Provide technical leadership to resolve configuration management issues during product and project lifecycles.
Evaluate and facilitate orderly management of technical and engineering changes to hardware, software, and technical data.
Develop and provide training, advice, and guidance on integrating new technologies, environments, and processes into engineering departments.
Work with ARL IT personnel to maintain and configure tools on servers and clients, manage licenses, establish automation where possible, and manage access controls.
Assist in selecting and evaluating technology to support program development, defining processes and standards, and maintaining documentation for the Undersea Systems Office.
For the higher-level position, facilitate the creation, maintenance, and delivery of complete Technical Data Packages, ensuring design documentation, specifications, drawings, software artifacts, and supporting records are accurate, complete, and controlled.
Ensure configuration documentation aligns with sponsor requirements, applicable federal standards, cybersecurity requirements, and laboratory policies, including applicable CUI handling.
Use or recommend configuration management tools and systems for configuration identification, change control, status accounting, and audit reporting.
Conduct functional and physical configuration audits and reviews to verify system configurations, deliverables, and documentation against approved baselines and contractual requirements.
Develop, maintain, and publish configuration status accounting reports, audit findings, and compliance documentation.
Collaborate with engineers and project teams to define, track, and update configuration items throughout development, integration, and delivery.
Review engineering, software, and system documentation for configuration consistency, completeness, and compliance with CM standards and program requirements.
Support development and enforcement of engineering change control processes, including evaluation, approval, implementation, and verification of changes to system baselines.
Maintain configuration management documentation repositories, controlled access, version integrity, and archival of records in accordance with audit and retention requirements.
Provide configuration management guidance and subject matter expertise to support project execution and delivery.
May supervise staff, including hiring, development, and performance management.