Senior Specialist, Configuration and Data Management

Job Summary Rocketdyne is seeking a Senior Specialist, Configuration and Data Management to support program execution through effective configuration and data management practices. This role is responsible for ensuring product performance, functional, and physical attributes remain consistent with approved requirements, design documentation, and operational information throughout the product lifecycle. The successful candidate will maintain the integrity of system documentation, drawings, design artifacts, baselines, records, and related configuration information through the application of established configuration management processes and controls. This individual will also plan, manage, and report on documentation activities required to satisfy customer configuration and data deliverable requirements. This position requires close collaboration with Program Management, Engineering, Contracts, Subcontracts, Quality, and other cross-functional teams in support of initial document release, formal documentation changes, and overall program configuration discipline. The role is expected to help establish and sustain program-level configuration and data management rigor in support of contractual, internal, and customer requirements. Essential Functions

• Develop, review, and maintain Configuration Management Plans and Data Management Plans.
• Provide guidance to ensure documentation complies with internal procedures, contractual requirements, and program documentation standards.
• Analyze change notices and revisions to technical product documentation to assess program impact.
• Review and disposition formal program documentation in accordance with established processes and approval authorities.
• Ensure Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs) and Subcontract Data Requirements Lists (SDRLs) are properly controlled, tracked, and delivered in accordance with contractual commitments.
• Ensure incoming CDRLs and SDRLs are received, logged, and distributed to the appropriate reviewers in a timely manner.
• Prepare and maintain Configuration Status Accounting reports for assigned programs.
• Support internal and external audits, as required by program or contract requirements.
• Ensure program-level Configuration Control Boards are established and executed effectively.
• Review and maintain formal configuration baselines and process changes to approved baselines.
• Review documentation releases and provide feedback on configuration and design-related content.
• Administer configuration management tools used to store, track, and manage configuration items.
• Lead continuous improvement efforts to enhance configuration and data management processes and execution.
• Support cross-training and knowledge sharing within the department.
• Develop Basis of Estimate (BOE) inputs in support of proposal and planning activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 6 years of prior relevant experience, or
• Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience, or
• In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.

Required Skills

• Minimum of 6 years of experience in Configuration and Data Management.
• Experience supporting proposals and developing cost estimates for Configuration and Data Management activities.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, such as Costpoint.
• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience applying EIA-649 principles.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience using Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience working with engineering drawing standards, including ASME, ANSI, IEEE, or similar standards.

Preferred Additional Skills

• CMPIC certification.
• Advanced knowledge of:
• CMMI
• Costpoint ERP
• Teamcenter or Windchill PLM
• SolidWorks
• SharePoint
• JIRA
• Confluence
• Software configuration management repository tools, including Bitbucket and Subversion (SVN)