Configuration & Data Management Specialist III (Clearance Required)

Are you known for your attention to detail, superb documentation skills, and the ability to solve complex problems? This may be the position for you! As a Configuration Analyst, you will manage the configuration of our engineering and manufacturing products through the use of a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system. These cover a very wide range, from advanced mission payloads and electronic systems through highly integrated aircraft to orbital and space exploration systems. You'll plan and coordinate the preparation of product structure to ensure compliance with customer requirements, company standards, and industry standards. This includes input and accuracy of Product Data to include Parts and Bills of Materials (BoMs) as well as auditing the Configuration Management systems usage and verification of product configuration.

Sierra Space-based in Louisville, CO with operations in Madison, WI, Durham, NC, Huntsville, AL, Houston, TX, and Kennedy Space Center, FL-designs and manufactures the Dream Chaser spaceplane and other advanced spacecraft, commercial space destinations, satellites, propulsion and environmental systems, spacecraft subsystems and components for the U.S. government (including NASA), commercial customers, and international organizations. Learn more about Sierra Space

Sierra Space's Orbital Mission and Services (OMS) division focuses on the design, build, and operations of small satellites in support of commercial services and national security space and offers two work locations: Louisville, Colorado and Centennial, Colorado.

As a Command and Data Management specialist, you will:

• Provide configuration and data management (C&DM) support for multiple programs.

• Develop plans to implement C&DM requirements on programs.

• Arrange configuration control board meetings, coordinate engineering drawing review and sign-off.

• Establish and maintain required configuration records.

• Utilize and maintain engineering and configuration and data management procedures.

• Operate, input, and manage configuration and documentation status using electronic systems.

• Prepare and ship data items in accordance with contract requirements. • Prepare letters of transmittal.

• Gather and provide necessary data and engineering items to support technical meetings.

• Support Systems Engineering with management of requirements and critical program data.

• Support program management and engineering staff in utilization of database tools and processes.

• Evaluate and contribute to new business and program proposals assuring engineering configuration and engineering data management requirements are properly scoped and risks mitigated.

• Represent C&DM discipline to business units as first point of contact for process implementation and staffing.

• Provide direction to subordinates/peers as well as cross-functional teams.

• Propose, coordinate, and instantiate updates to enterprise processes and tools regarding C&DM criteria as compliance requirements evolve while assuring tool and multi-discipline platform constraints are mitigated and opportunities maximized.

• Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule.

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships within the department, the Strategic Business Units, Strategic Capabilities Units and the Company. Interact appropriately with others in order to maintain a positive and productive work environment.

• Perform other duties as necessary.

Must-haves:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field of study and typically 6 years of relevant experience

• A higher level degree may substitute for experience

• Related experience may be considered in lieu of required education

• Experience working in multi-disciplinary design and development teams

• Understanding of Documentation Control Database systems

• An active Top Secret with SCI eligibility U.S. Security Clearance is required

Preferred:

• Effective communication, facilitation, and teamwork skills.

• Solid organizational skills.

• Project Management experience.

• Ability to review and assess data integrity against standards, and train others to understand and adhere to those standards.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products, and comfortable learning new databases.

• Experience utilizing databases to manage technical and engineering data.

• Requirements management experience preferred.

• Desire to participate in CDM Certification Program.

Physical/Mental/Emotional Requirements:

• Frequently walk, sit, stand, climb stairs and steps

• Frequently repeat same hand, arm, and finger motion many times to include finger and hand dexterity

• Frequently requires vision abilities to include close, distance, depth perception and telling the difference between colors

• Rarely lifting or carrying up to 20 lbs.

Working Conditions:

• Rarely exposed to outdoor elements (high/low temperatures, sun, rain/snow, etc.)

• Rarely exposed to fumes or hazardous chemicals/materials

• Rarely exposed to loud noises

Referral Bonus:

$1,500

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

This position requires current/active Top Secret with SCI eligibility U.S. Security Clearance. U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position needs an active U.S. Security Clearance for employment. Non-U.S. Citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance. The Department of Defense Consolidated Adjudications Facility (DoD CAF), a federal government agency, handles the adjudicative aspects of the security clearance eligibility process for industry applicants. Adjudicative factors which affect the outcome of the eligibility determination include, but are not limited to, allegiance to the U.S., foreign influence, foreign preference, criminal conduct, security violations and illegal drug use.

Application Deadline: This role will remain posted until a qualified pool of candidates is identified.

With 30+ years of proven spaceflight heritage, Sierra Space has provided more than 4,000 space systems, subsystems and components to customers worldwide, and participated in more than 500 missions to space, including to Mars. The company has technology in production and in development to enable space habitats for short- and long-duration space travel, a fleet of Dream Chaser spaceplanes, and the first free-flying commercial space station. Please visit www.sierraspace.com to learn more about Sierra Space, its business areas, capabilities, programs, products and services.

Estimated Starting Salary Range:

$91,154.71 - $136,732.06

Sierra Space offers annual incentive pay based upon performance that is commensurate with the level of the position.

Sierra Space offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 8%, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more.

At Sierra Space, our mission is to dream, innovate, inspire and empower the next generation to transform humanity through technology and imagination. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome our employees to bring their whole selves to their work. Sierra Space is committed to fostering an inclusive, accepting, and diverse environment free of discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Contributions to Sierra Space come in many shapes and styles, and we believe diversity in our workforce fosters new and greater ways to dream, innovate, and inspire.