Configuration Management Engineer

An opportunity has arisen for a Configuration Management Engineer to support the development of mission-critical electro-mechanical and pneumatic systems used on advanced airborne platforms. This role sits within a highly regulated, safety-critical environment supporting complex aerospace programmes across the full engineering lifecycle. You will work closely with multidisciplinary delivery teams, ensuring robust configuration and data management processes are embedded from requirements definition through to verification and audit. As a Configuration Engineer, you will be responsible for discharging the five key Configuration Management activities across delivery teams and programme lifecycle phases. You will provide clear direction on CM and Data Management processes and tools, covering system requirements, hardware, software and modelling environments. Key Responsibilities Drive a proactive Configuration and Data Management approach across engineering teams Deliver agreed work packages to cost and schedule constraints Develop, review and execute Configuration Management Plans Configuration Identification across system, software and hardware artefacts Change Control – analyse proposed design changes for system-level impact Co-chair and operate Change Control Boards Provide Configuration Status Accounting and manage configuration baselines Conduct Functional and Physical Configuration Audits Ensure project datasets remai...