Configuration Management Engineer

Arcfield was purpose-built to protect the nation and its allies through innovations in digital transformation, space mission engineering and launch assurance, miniaturized sensors and satellites, advanced modeling and simulation, cybersecurity, and conventional and hypersonic missile support. Headquartered in Chantilly, VA with 16 global offices, Arcfield employs more than 1,500 engineers, analysts, IT specialists, and other professionals with more than 60 years of collective proven experience supporting missions in cyber and space defense, space exploration, hypersonic and nuclear deterrence and warfighter readiness. Visit arcfield.com for more details.

Arcfield is expanding to support the DoD Space Development Agency (SDA) and is seeking a mid-level Systems Engineer with a focus on Configuration Management (CM). SDA aims to revolutionize support to the warfighter by focusing on "good-enough" capabilities, risk-taking, and employing novel business models. SDA's motto is "always faster" (Semper Citius) - providing an exciting, dynamic environment for systems engineering.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Establish and maintain configuration management policies and procedures
• Track and monitor customer Requests for Change (RFCs) from the concept phase all the way to updating the CM baseline
• Review RFC documentation to ensure quality products are delivered to the customer
• Maintain the customer's CM repository and ensure that baseline data repositories are access controlled and locked down to ensure data integrity
• Monitor the RFC process for comments and RFC adjudications
• Collaborate across functions with requirements engineers, schedulers, architects, and other stakeholders to ensure baseline artifacts are managed and changes are coordinated with the larger enterprise
• Provide technical advice and guidance to the customer regarding the creation and implementation of new CM methods and techniques
• Support the adoption of Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) processes and architectures

Required:

• Must possess and be able to maintain an active Top Secret / SCI Clearancewith Polygraph
• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in engineering related field with 5-7 years of experience, or 3-5 years of experience with a Master's degree in engineering related field, or 0-2 years of experience years with Ph.D. in Engineering related field.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to liaise with technical and non-technical audiences and produce clear, logical, and concise products
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work under only general direction and to independently provide technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems
• The ability to travel as necessary to satisfy assigned tasks
• Flexibility to execute additional duties as assigned

Desired:

• Advanced degrees or certifications in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics
• Experience providing systems engineering and acquisition support to space systems (to include ground architectures)
• Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) / Digital Engineering

• Experience with managing baselines using tools such as Sharepoint
• Experience working with the Federal Government/DoD

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