Configuration Engineer

Job Description

SECURITY CLEARANCE: Eligibility to gain UK SC Security Clearance

TRAVEL REQUIRED: Occasional travel within UK and international

LOCATION: Brize Norton

TYPE: Full time

• Financial Reward: Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options, car leasing scheme, free onsite parking, season ticket loan, tax‑free technology scheme, discounted shopping and much more

• Work / Life Balance: 35‑hour week, option to buy/sell holiday

• Personal Development: Personalised development plan, Airbus Leadership University and unlimited access to 10,000+ E‑learning courses, internal mobility including international opportunities

• Health & Wellbeing: Wellbeing benefits (including 24/7 online GP and mental health support), Employee Assistance Programme, discounted family health / dental insurance / eye tests, cycle‑to‑work scheme

• Family and Caregiving: Life assurance, enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave and caregiving

• Inclusive Environment: Employee Representative Groups (Gender, LGBTQ+, International, Generational, Disability, Social & Cultural Diversity, Neurodiversity)

Accountable to the CAMO Services Manager for Airbus Defence and Space – Airbus Support Centres UK based in RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire. The position requires close liaison with the customer’s MilCAM and MRP Part 145 Line Maintenance organization on site, and with the Airbus and other external EASA Part 145 base maintenance organisations, to ensure contractual targets and service levels are achieved.

The Airbus A400M CAMO Services team provides sub‑contracted aircraft technical management services in support of the A400M fleet operated by our customer, the RAF. The sub‑contracted services relate to the continuing airworthiness management of the A400M and they are carried out to the MRP Part M, Subpart G standard of compliance. The Airbus A400M CAMO Services team is based in the Airbus Maintenance and Logistics Support Facility at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire.

• Supporting the aircraft configuration activities of the customer through liaison with the Technical Services team.
• Managing the configuration control of the fleet within the customer’s Ground Computer Information System (GCIS) including AD and SB embodiment records and the introduction of upgraded components.
• Managing modification status of new aircraft deliveries.
• Ensuring all proposed Modifications and Non‑Modification Service Bulletins meet the regulatory certification requirements.
• Coordinating the presentation of recommended modifications to the customer.
• Coordinating the embodiment of Mandatory and Non‑Mandatory modifications with the customer.
• Co‑ordinating Class 2 Role Change activities.
• Co‑ordinating respective meetings, with written and aural presentations to the customer.

• Engineering Degree, EASA Part 66 Licence, or equivalent technical qualification.
• Experience with in an aircraft manufacturing or maintenance environment (minimum of 5 years) is strongly desirable.
• Experience of A400M aircraft maintenance is strongly desirable.
• Knowledge of OEM Service Bulletin process.
• Knowledge of EASA Part M regulations specific to this role.
• An awareness of MRP Part M Subpart G regulation is desirable.
• An awareness of aircraft maintenance planning is desirable.

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part‑time. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you need and we’ll always do our best to accommodate your request.

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