Configuration Manager

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Millennium Engineering and Integration Services, an Astrion subsidiary is seeking a Configuration Manager to support our customer at NASA Ames Research Center (ARC) in Moffett Field, CA. The individual will have experience working multiple projects, developing and supporting processes, document tracking databases, and controls for programmatic and technical information. The primary duties and responsibilities will be to support projects and missions in the development and sustaining implementation of Configuration Management and document control processes, procedures and products. The individual will be working within multi-disciplinary teams with expertise across science, engineering, technology, communications, and management.

What you will do...

• Configuration Manager supporting spaceflight missions and projects
• Effectively communicate with both NASA and support contractors' stakeholders, project managers, scientists, engineers, and technicians
• Initiate and implement procedures and processes for configuration management
• Configuration identification, control, change management, and status accounting
• Management, control and dissemination of information, documents and repositories
• Ability to understand project Configuration Management and document control needs and translate them into solutions
• Develop, implement and maintain Configuration Management Plans
• Determine, create, and maintain operating processes, procedures, and controls for information, data and documentation
• Develop, implement and maintain document trees, prosses flows, dictionaries and templates
• Document development, writing and review
• Establish, implement and maintain the Configuration Management Repositories
• Configuration Identification including assigning configuration identifiers and labelling configuration items
• Ensure proper data, document, requirements, interfaces, hardware, and software identification
• Determine, create, and maintain operating processes and procedures for Configuration Controls
• Document routing for review and approvals
• Implement, convene and run Configuration Control Boards (CCBs)
• Administration of change control processes, controls, and forms including Configuration Change Request (CCR), Engineering Change Orders (ECO), and Deviation Requests (DR)
• Perform Configuration Verification
• Verify proper identification, product configuration, change history and methods
• Label documentation to ensure traceability throughout the product life cycle
• Establish and maintain the Configuration Status Accounting systems
• Notify project personnel of canceled, superseded, and obsolete Configuration Items
• Create, maintain, and publish the Records Retention Schedules
• Establish a secure repository for the handling and vaulting of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), Export Administration Regulations (EAR), and International Traffic In Arms Regulations (ITAR) type items
• Support project non-conformance process and reviews

Skills you will need...

• Clear and concise interpersonal verbal and written communication
• Possess a strong attention to detail, process rigor, and keen problem-solving skills
• Demonstrate an aptitude for managing large amounts of information, documents, data and project products
• Work collaboratively with project interdisciplinary team members from various fields and backgrounds
• Possess an ability to work in a dynamic, team-based environment with mission-critical deadlines and deliverables
• Effective time management for concurrent tasks and deliverables
• Ability to develop work and task plans with limited guidance
• Possess an exceptional drive for mission success and a desire to support mission success through all tasks assigned

Ideal Candidate has:

• 2-5+ years of experience in Configuration Management or Project Management
• Bachelor's degree in a related technical field (computer science, information technology, project management, or other technically relevant degree)
• In-depth familiarity with configuration management
• Experience with project management, processes and approvals
• Knowledge of NASA policies, directives, requirements and processes
• Familiar with spaceflight missions and payloads
• Understanding and familiarity of how to handle information that is Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), Export Administration Regulations (EAR), and International Traffic In Arms Regulations (ITAR)
• Experience with Office 365, Teams, OneDrive, FileMakerPro, and Box content management
• Familiarity with Atlassian tools Confluence and Jira
• Understanding of NASA Records Management

You may not check every box or your experience may look a little different from what is outlined, but if you think you can bring Configuration Management value we encourage you to apply.

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