Senior Configuration Engineer

Senior Configuration Engineer

Job Description
A high calibre Configuration engineer whose primary role is to manage delivery of Configuration engineering activities in a professional manner, working within own competence without day to day supervision.

* To deliver Configuration engineering best practice to deliver optimised Configuration Engineering solutions into IPT's to meet requirements, at optimised cost.
* Undertake engineering configuration activities within own competence including liaison with customers and suppliers as appropriate.
* Make engineering configuration decisions within own sphere of responsibility and delegated authority.
* Provide assistance and guidance to less experienced team members.
* Manage own elements of engineering configuration work package.
* Take responsibility for contributing to team planning, risk management, quality and HSE.
* Support and contribute to departmental ethos in terms of technical understanding, leadership, and simultaneous engineering within IPTs.
* Re-inforce departmental standards for behaviours, technical capability and quality of Configuration engineering Management and Project Data Control.

Skills, qualifications & knowledge
* Excellent working knowledge of Teamcenter PDM tool
* Excellent knowledge of Configuration Management DEF STAN 05-57
* Knowledge of EIA-649-A/B and NATO STANAG 4159 an advantage
* IT literate - Use of Excel, Word and a Product Management Tool essential, preferably Teamcenter and SAP
* Meticulous record keeping
* Experience of Customer and Supplier Audit an advantage
* Good communication skills
* Excellent understanding of the 5 key elements of Configuration Management: Planning, Identification, Change Management, Status Accounting and Audit

Key responsibility areas
* Maintenance and management of Master Record Indexes
* Actioning configuration elements to produce Manufacturing Data Packs for approved changes
* Change Board Management and facilitation
* CMP Maintenance
* Change Control

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