Configuration Engineer

Overview

Senior Configuration Engineer – Stevenage – Hybrid Working
6–12 Month Plus Contract

Working with a globally known manufacturing company within the Defence industry. They are actively seeking a Configuration Engineer on a 6–12 month plus contract in the Stevenage area. This is a good opportunity for someone in the Automotive industry who is looking to work within the Defence Industry.

• Responsible for the Product definition and/or Configuration Management of a minor project or major parts of a project.
• Reflect engineering input into the design definition/structure, utilising the company PLM tool Windchill.
• Manage, on behalf of the project, the correct design definitions for potentially multiple product variants.
• Successfully implement engineering changes against the appropriate instances.
• Provision of draft Configuration Management document updates to the project Configuration Manager ahead of the appropriate review period.
• Comprehensive and timely preparation for Configuration Meetings.
• Provision of data to Configuration Manager and project team against agreed timescales ahead of associated meetings.
• Ensure control of project design definitions are adhered to across the development, production and in-service phases to provide comprehensive status accounting information to the customer.
• Focal point of contact for day-to-day activities with the project and engineering team.

• High level of knowledge regarding principles of Configuration Management and their application within a demanding engineering environment.
• Excellent communication skills – verbal, written, electronic – across all levels.
• Ability to build rapport with stakeholders and positively promote the Configuration Management group through a supportive and proactive approach with internal customers.
• Awareness of relevant internal and external customer requirements and standards.
• Experience with Windchill or other PLM tools.
• Familiarity with applying engineering input to design definitions and configuration control processes.

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