Senior Configuration Engineer

Our client has an opportunity for a Senior Configuration Engineer to join them on an initial 12-month contract. As the Senior Configuration Engineer, you will be responsible for supporting the Configuration Manager of any given Project, including responsibility for the Product definition and/or Configuration Management of a minor project or major parts of a project.

Role:
Senior Configuration Engineer
Location:
Stevenage
Hours: 1-2 days in the office, the rest is remote
Clearance: SC
Hourly Rate:
Up to 45ph via Umbrella - inside IR35

What you'll be doing:

• 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. Successfully implementing engineering changes against the appropriate instances.
• Review of engineering changes for respective project to ensure business process is applied and approbation controls laid out by projects are adhered to. Acceptance or Rejection of changes as appropriate.
• 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 customer
• Working relationships with key stakeholders established. Focal point of contact for day to day activities with project and engineering teams
• Support and guidance to project areas with regards to applicable Engineering Change methodologies appropriate to the product or equipment lifecycle. Engineering changes processes agreed, documented and in practice.

Requirements:

• Excellent Team Spirit and ability to work as part of a team and add value through contribution.
• High level of knowledge regarding principles of Configuration Management and the application of these within and demanding yet professional engineering environment.
• High concern for order and quality
• Excellent Communication Skills - Verbal, Written, Electronic, across all levels
• 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.
• Pro-active, flexible and enthusiastic
• Ability to plan and deliver own workload.
• Awareness of relevant internal and external customer requirements and standards.
• High degree of IT literacy
• PLM tool Windchill

If you are interested in applying for this position and you meet the requirements, please apply immediately!

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