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 within the Stevenage area.

Responsibilities:
The Senior Configuration Engineer is responsible for the Product definition and/or Configuration Management of a minor project or major parts of a project.

Skillset/experience required: *Knowledge of Configuration Management and the application of these within and demanding yet professional engineering environment.
*The ability to build rapport with stakeholders as well as positively promote the Configuration Management group through supportive and pro-active approach with internal customers.
*Awareness of relevant internal and external customer requirements and standards.
*Reflection of engineering input, through the engineering change process, into the design definition / structure, utilising the company PLM tool Windchill.
*Managing, on behalf of project, the correct design definitions for potentially multiple product variants.
*Implementing 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.
*Excellent Communication Skills
*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 customer
*Focal point of contact for day to day activities with project and engineering team