Quality Assurance/Configuration Manager

Description

Leidos Maritime System Solutions (MSS) is seeking a Quality Assurance/Configuration Manager to provide system and process baselines for all program applications, deliverables and components as well as conduct formal software builds and installation on baselined system.

The QA/CM effort supports a growing, fast-paced engineering research, development, testing and evaluation team at Naval Information Warfare Center, Pacific. The selected candidate will be part of a world-class team responsible for development, manufacture and test of electro-mechanical devices for use with UUVs and other undersea systems and maritime mission applications. This individual will work closely with the government-industry engineering teams through all project phases. Work may involve prototypes, small quantity proof of concept, and low-rate initial production systems.

This mid-grade position requires the candidate to hold a Secret Clearance.

Primary Responsibilities

All responsibility elements require strong verbal and written communication skills.

Process:

• Demonstrated technical expertise and applications relevant to undersea sensors, subsystems, systems, including utilization of marine engineering principles, concepts, and applications.
• Address process alignment across engineering disciplines and program phases.
• Document and maintain end-to-end processes for product development, peer review, change control, test and engineering release activities
• Develop processes for tracking Configuration Items including customer provided items
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of a Configuration Management plan, Quality Management Plan, Configuration Management and Document Management procedures, Quality Assurance Procedures.
• Develop and implement technical quality assurance and control systems.
• Define, specify, and implement standards, methods, and procedures for inspecting, testing, and evaluating the precision, accuracy, and reliability
  

Configuration Control:

• Manage changes for non-software deliverables and technical drawings using programs collaboration tools, such as SharePoint
• Manage oversight of software release processes
• Authorize the release of software change-sets, processes, drawings and software configuration changes specified by management and other functional groups
• Track all problems and changes in work products and report changes and current configuration
• Prepare, maintain and inventory hardware, software and associated technical drawings for assigned projects
• Facilitate Engineering Review Board and Configuration Control Board meetings
  

Reporting/Meetings

• Provide monthly configuration and document metric reporting for management review
• Facilitate Engineering Review Board and Configuration Control Board meetings
• Record and maintain assessment and audit findings, minutes, and action items
• Perform Configuration Status Accounting
• Maintain status accounting records to ensure that current and historical configurations of products can be accurately determined throughout the product life cycle

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of 4+ years of relevant experience
• Currently hold a Secret clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Detail oriented
• Ability to prioritize
• Team player with strong leadership skills
• Knowledge of CMMI Level 3 processes

While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.