Configuration Management Engineer (onsite)

Configuration Management Engineer

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio, and expertise to solve customers' toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Configuration Management Engineer to support system configuration management functions associated with monitoring and controlling virtualized computer environments. This role supports the Common Mission Control Center (CMCC) program, located at Beale AFB, CA.

What You Will Do

• Documentation Support: Process developing hardware, software and documentation policies, procedures, instructions, guidance while ensuring that they are followed on hardware and software development projects
• CM Planning: Author, peer review, release, execute, and maintain product line/program CM Plans in accordance with contractual requirements supported by the RTX quality management system CM policy and procedures
• Ensure the aspects of authored CM Plans address all 5 major CM elements to include: configuration management/planning, configuration identification, configuration change management, configuration status accounting, and configuration verification and audit
• Configuration Identification: Ensure configuration items are defined, product configuration information material identification strategies are documented, baselines are defined and managed
• Configuration Change Management: Define and document deficiency report review board/change control board (DRRB/CCB) charter authorized to establish baselines, maintain backlogs, and disposition change requests to the established baselines.
• Utilize peer review, change management and version control systems in support of an engineering development methodology (i.e., Agile, waterfall, spiral) through a full lifecycle to establish and maintain product/program baselines
• Configuration Verification and Audit: Plan, implement and communicate informal CM Surveillance audits throughout a product/program lifecycle. When required by contract, support the planning, conduct and closure of physical configuration audits (PCAs)
• Configuration Status Accounting: Document and or access CM logs, records and metrics representing CM Activity Reports to ensure that current and historical configuration of system/products can be accurately determined throughout the product life cycle
• Teaming: Working with cross functional teams in development, upgrades, and maintenance of CM databases and repositories to ensure data quality, integrity, and security in the CM database
• Problem Solving: Analyze configuration issues and define appropriate resolutions and action items for the team
• Management Support: Assist management to deliver effective and efficient solutions by meeting key project milestones and ensuring project configuration deliverables are on time and adhere to the standards

Qualifications You Must Have

• 3-5 years' experience with CM Plan authoring and execution in engineering development environments
• Experience in full lifecycle configuration management planning and implementation
• Knowledge and proficiency with industry standard CM tools addressing change management, version control, software builds, and release management, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tools and electronic workflows
• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience
• Active and transferrable U.S. government issued TS/SCI security clearance is required prior to start with the ability to obtain and maintain Special Program clearance and access.

What We Offer

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Student Loan Repayment Program.
• Life insurance and disability coverage.
• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection.
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits.
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning.
• Adoption Assistance.
• Autism Benefit.
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions.
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program.
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits.
• Bright Horizons, child, and elder care services.
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program.
• Eligible for relocation.
• And more!

Do you want to be a part of something bigger? A team whose impact stretches across the world, and even beyond? At Collins Aerospace, our Mission Systems team helps civilian, military and government customers complete their most complex missions — whatever and wherever they may be. Our customers depend on us for intelligent and secure communications, missionized systems for specialized aircraft and spacecraft and collaborative space solutions. By joining our team, you'll have your own critical part to play in ensuring our customer succeeds today while anticipating their needs for tomorrow. Are you up for the challenge? Join our mission today.

*Please ensure the role type (defined below) is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role.

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again.

Apply now and be part of the team that's redefining aerospace, every day.

Employee Referral Eligible

The salary range for this role is 82,000 USD - 164,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, location, education/training, and key skills. Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company's performance. This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply. RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act.