Product Data Management Engineer 1 Job in Saint Louis, Missouri US
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Location Saint Louis, MO
Security Clearance Required? Ability to Obtain Interim and/or Final Clearances (Post Start) - US Citizenship Required
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Position Description
Training Systems and Government Services Business Unit is looking for a recent college graduate with basic knowledge of software configuration management principles, processes and procedures. Job duties for this position include gathering data in support of analysis and verification for software product baselines, software discrepancy change management, software version builds, and software distributions. The successful candidate will also assists with the documentation of Software Configuration and Software Data Management standards, processes and tools, gather customer input data for Software Configuration and Software Data Management requirements for product hardware, software, and engineering design data systems, and gathers data to assist in the resolution of issues with engineering product structure. Works under close supervision.
The successful candidate will have basic experience with Software Configuration Management systems like Git, Subversion, and ClearCase, source control systems, release management planning, and scripting languages like Shell, Python, and Perl. Experience with Linux system administration, C++ windows applications and VC++ creating build systems is desired. The candidate should possess excellent communication skills including written and spoken English as well as the ability to present complex technical topics to diverse groups during conference calls and large meetings. Candidates should have basic understanding of creating an automated build environment for an iterative development process, basic ability to operate and develop in Linux and Windows environments, basic ability to manage multiple high priority tasks with competing priorities, basic debugging and trouble-shooting skills, basic analytical and problem solving skills, and knowledge of general Software Engineering life cycle development methodologies. The successful candidate should be organized and detail-oriented, be a self starter, and have the personality to cooperate with other team members.
Competencies
General
[ + ] Adaptability
Tries to understand changes in work-group tasks, situations, and the department as well as the logic or basis for change; occasionally seeks information about changes affecting their individual job. Treats changes and new situations as opportunities for learning or growth; focuses on the beneficial aspects of change; speaks positively about the change to fellow work group members. Quickly modifies behavior to deal effectively with changes in the work environment; readily tries new approaches appropriate for new or changed situations; does not persist with ineffective behaviors.
[ + ] Change Management
Tries to encourage fellow work group members to question established work processes or assumptions; tries to challenge fellow work group members to ask 'why' until underlying cause is discovered; occasionally involves fellow work group members in continuous improvement actions and alternatives. Remains open to ideas offered by others; supports and uses good ideas to solve problems or address issues. Recognizes fellow work group members who make useful changes. Helps fellow work group members overcome resistance to change. Shows empathy with people who feel loss as a result of change. Tries to minimize complexities, contradictions, and paradoxes or reduce their impact on fellow work group members.
[ + ] Customer Focus
Understands customers and their needs and considers such factors in the completion of day-to-day job tasks and responsibilities; supports more experienced employees as required to develop and sustain productive customer relationships; uses available information to understand customer related circumstances, problems, and needs; considers how day-to-day actions will affect customers; responds quickly to help more experienced employees meet customer needs and resolve problems.
[ + ] Decision Making
Generally recognizes routine issues, problems, or opportunities in own work area and determines whether action is needed; generally identifies the need for and collects information to better understand issues, problems, and opportunities; tries to integrate information from different sources; detects trends, associations, and cause-effect relationships; generally creates relevant options for addressing problems/opportunities and achieving desired outcomes; develops an understanding of decision criteria; evaluates options by considering implications and consequences; chooses an effective option; generally implements decisions or initiates action within a reasonable time; gains experience in including fellow work group members in the decision-making process as warranted to obtain good information, makes appropriate decisions, and ensures buy-in and understanding of the resulting decisions.
[ + ] Systems Thinking
Gains understanding of job tasks and processes and how they contribute to meeting work group objective(s). Identifies non-value-adding tasks and alerts more experienced employees for possible improvements. Participates in changes to job/role structures and processes as directed by supervisor.
Technical
[ + ] Analysis/Design Optimization
Basic ability to evaluate complex vehicles and systems from a multitude of perspectives. Includes the ability to apply figures of merit and integrated optimization tools. Ability to perform multi-disciplinary trade studies to evaluate configuration alternatives for functional and spatial integration.
[ + ] Analytical Skills
Skill and ability to: collect, organize, synthesize, and analyze data; summarize findings; develop conclusions and recommendations from appropriate data sources.
[ + ] Engineering Config/Data Mgmt
Basic knowledge of configuration and data management processes and tools. This includes: configuration and document identification; change management documentation/data; configuration status accounting; data status tracking and recording; and data/information retention.
[ + ] Engineering Processes
Basic knowledge of responsibilities and tasks performed by various Engineering departments/disciplines (e.g., design, test, software, technology, avionics). Basic knowledge of the interaction between departments/ disciplines and how their products/processes affect one another and impact non-engineering processes (e.g., Operations, Logistics, Business).
[ + ] Process Management Skills
Basic ability to determine the process to be used to accomplish goals, properly document processes, support people and activities, understand how to separate and combine tasks into efficient work flow, identify opportunities for synergy and integration, and simplify complex processes.
Basic Qualifications For Consideration
Do you have classroom or work related experience using software configuration management principles, processes and procedures?
Do you currently, or will you by June 15, 2012 meet the criteria described in the 'Typical Education / Experience' section of this requisition?
Typical Education/Experience
Bachelor, Master or Doctorate of Science degree from an accredited course of study, in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry. ABET is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.
Other Job related information
Degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science with knowledge of software and hardware engineering processes and webpage design and implementation is preferred. Willingness to work flexible hours when job duties and delivery schedules dictate, minimum travel inside the US may be required, ability to obtain a Secret Security Clearance is required. Entry level position suited for recent college graduate, willing to learn new processes and procedures working with the latest technology products for both commercial and military customers.
Closing Date: 05/21/2012about closing dates
Knowledge of occupational health and safety sciences.
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