Change Management Specialist jobs in New Bedford, MA

THOR Solutions, LLC is actively seeking a senior-level Configuration Management Specialist to support an upcoming contract at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport (NUWCDIVNPT) in Newport, RI. An ideal candidate will have significant prior experience supporting configuration management of technical systems in a NAVSEA, Navy, or DoD environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify the baseline function and physical characteristics for new submarine electromagnetic and electro-optical systems and related equipment.
• Track and document the status of all Engineering Change Documentation (ECD) related to the functional, allocated, and product baselines.
• Maintain approved functional, allocated, and product baselines to which equipment sets and their associated units are manufactured, overhauled and repaired.
• Analyze engineering change documentation data to maintain Integrated Product Management (iPDM) non-conformance log. Review iPDM daily to ensure it is updated and correct and identify all variations against the baseline. In iPDM, maintain and route all ECDs for proposing and incorporating changes into hardware, software, and documentation configuration items (CIs) for current production and continuing engineering programs.
• Perform engineering change control to identify potential technical deficiencies, proposed design changes, and alternative approaches.
• Provide feedback to current engineering programs associated with ECDs and make corrections to the appropriate TDPs.
• Submit technical status and activity reports for generic technical data including:
  • Maintain master technical drawings into iPDM.
  • Update master microfilm aperture card files into AutoCAD compatible system files as revisions and changes occur.
  • Check-out, check-in and maintain card file custody records.
  • Maintain original technical drawing files, hardcopy and otherwise.
• Update Configuration Status Accounting (CSA) changes to the Configuration Identification Data Management System, Open Architecture (CDMD-OA and Alice/iPDM) to include design, development, test, implementation and life cycle maintenance of web centric systems for the gathering, tracking, managing and delivery of Non-Propulsion Electronic Systems (NPES).
• Conduct Functional Configuration Audits (FCA) and Physical Configuration Audits (PCA) and provide technical finding reports.
• Ensure interface control includes both hardware and software of internal and external system baselines.
• Identify, document and analyze functional and physical attributes for systems under CM control are properly documented and managed throughout the entire life-cycle evolution.

Location: Full time onsite at NUWC Newport in Newport, RI.

Typical Physical Activities: Desk/computer work in an office environment. May involve: repetitive motion.

Existing Secret Security Clearance Required: This position requires an existing DoD Secret security clearance.

Typical Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:  

• Bachelor’s degree in any discipline. Degree in a related discipline preferred.
• At least ten (10) years of recent, relevant experience providing configuration management support for technical systems in a NAVSEA, Navy, or similar DoD environment.
• Experience with iPDM, CDMD-OA, or similar NAVSEA, Navy or DoD CM tools preferred.
• Proficiency with common productivity software including the Microsoft Office suite.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

THOR Solutions, LLC is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. THOR considers all qualified applicants for employment, without regard to race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.

Please be aware that many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens.

Founded in 2009, THOR Solutions, LLC (THOR) is a rapidly growing Center for Veteran’s Excellence (CVE) verified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) providing mission critical support across the Department of Defense, federal civilian agencies and commercial maritime industry, worldwide. THOR provides innovative and tailored expertise in multidisciplinary engineering, project and program management, business and financial management, technical support, integrated logistics support, training support, fleet support, corporate operations support, assessments and studies. THOR is privileged to deliver service solutions to the nation’s most complex military, public sector and industry challenges.

THOR is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status or on the basis of disability. THOR complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) is the law.

THOR is proud to be a Veteran-Friendly Employer. THOR does not discriminate against a qualified applicant because of their status as a protected veteran, or their relationship or association with a protected veteran. This includes spouses and other family members.

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part the employment selection process, please contact us at recruiting@thorsolutions.us or (571) 215-0077.

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