Configuration Manager

People Hive HR Consultancies LLC; Dubai; On-site; AED 279,000 - 502,000; Full time

Job summary

People Hive HR Consultancies LLC is seeking an experienced Configuration Manager to establish and maintain configuration control for an aerospace programme developing uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) in the UAE. The role ensures approved baselines, test article traceability, and certification documentation remains accurate and auditable.

Responsibilities include managing changerequests, coordinating across engineering, airworthiness, flight test teams and suppliers, and supporting certification

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent aviation qualification in aerospace/related field.
• Demonstrated CM experience for complex aerospace/aviation products.
• Strong understanding of baselines, effectivity, configuration ID and status accounting.
• Experience maintaining test-article indices and certification evidence integrity.
• Excellent documentation and audit-readiness skills.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain approved design baselines and configuration control rules for UAS products, prototypes, and certification test articles.
• Maintain configuration registers, effectivity records, and accurate configuration status reports.
• Ensure test articles and specimens conform to approved configurations and are traceable to design baselines.
• Verify that compliance documents, test plans, tests, analyses reference correct configuration and effectivity.
• Manage engineering changes and assess impact on certification requirements and compliance evidence.
• Control and communicate changes to drawings, specifications, and procedures.
• Maintain auditable records of type design data and certification documentation.
• Support inspections and tests by ensuring packages are complete and current.
• Place holds on evidence releases when configuration status is unclear and coordinate corrective actions.
• Ensure records support GCAA CAR 21 requirements and regulatory access to design information.
• Coordinate configuration activities across engineering, airworthiness, flight test, and suppliers.

Skills

Configuration management

Documentation & audit readiness

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Aerospace/Mechanical/Electrical/Systems Engineering degree

Tools

Siemens Teamcenter

Siemens Polarion

Microsoft SharePoint

GitLab

Job description

Configuration Manager

Job Reference: PH-ANS-10/20-06

Job Description:

People Hive is supporting a client in the search for an experienced Configuration Manager to establish and manage configuration control for an aerospace programme developing uncrewed aerial systems (UAS).

The successful candidate will ensure that approved design baselines configuration changes test articles and certification documentation remain accurate controlled and fully traceable. The role is critical to maintaining certification integrity and supporting Design Organization Approval (DOA) under the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) CAR 21 framework.

Key Responsibilities:

• Establish and maintain approved design baselines and configuration control rules for UAS products prototypes and certification test articles
• Maintain configuration registers effectivity records and accurate configuration status reports
• Ensure test articles and specimens conform to their approved configurations and that all certification tests are traceable to the correct design baseline
• Verify that compliance documents test plans test reports analyses and regulatory submissions reference the correct configuration and effectivity
• Manage engineering changes and assess their potential impact on certification requirements and compliance evidence
• Control and communicate changes to engineering drawings specifications and design management procedures
• Maintain accurate auditable records of type design data and certification documentation
• Support certification inspections and tests by ensuring configuration identification and documentation packages are complete and current
• Place holds on evidence releases when configuration status or effectivity is unclear and coordinate corrective actions
• Ensure configuration records support applicable GCAA CAR 21 requirements and regulatory access to design information and relevant flight documentation
• Coordinate configuration activities across engineering airworthiness compliance flight test teams and external suppliers

Critical Requirements

• Degree in Aerospace Mechanical Electrical or Systems Engineering or an equivalent aviation technical qualification
• Demonstrated experience in configuration management for complex aerospace or aviation products
• Strong understanding of design baselines effectivity control configuration identification and status accounting
• Experience maintaining test-article configuration indices and ensuring certification evidence integrity
• Excellent documentation record-keeping and audit-readiness skills

Important Requirements

• Familiarity with configuration management tools such as Siemens Teamcenter Siemens Polarion Microsoft SharePoint or GitLab
• Knowledge of engineering change control and controlled communication of design updates
• Understanding of the relationship between configuration management airworthiness and certification compliance evidence
• Confidence in challenging stakeholders and preventing the release of inadequately controlled documentation
• Strong coordination and communication skills across multidisciplinary engineering teams

Nice to Have

• Experience in certification flight testing or other regulated engineering environments
• Knowledge of GCAA CAR 21 or EASA Part 21 design organisation requirements

About the Client

Our client is a company in the aerospace and uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) sector developing advanced aviation technology and maintaining rigorous adherence to airworthiness and regulatory compliance frameworks.

Location: UAE

Working arrangement: On-site

Employment: Full-time

Salary: AED per month

People Hive HR Consultancies LLC is acting as the recruitment partner for this vacancy. Applications will be handled confidentially and shared with the client as part of the recruitment process.

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