Advanced PLM and Configuration Engineer

Vertical Aerospace; Bristol; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a pioneering company in electric aviation as an Advanced PLM & Configuration Engineer in Bristol. This role is crucial in building the end-to-end PLM infrastructure, focusing on design, manufacture, and quality management systems. You'll work closely with engineering teams and industrial partners to develop innovative solutions and support the company's product development and certification processes. With a strong emphasis on teamwork and adaptability, this position offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of Advanced Air Mobility while enjoying a range of attractive benefits, including generous holiday allowances and a company share scheme.

Benefits

26 days holiday plus bank holidays

5 extra days to buy or sell

5 extra days holiday for marriage

4% additional salary for benefits

Digital health and wellbeing service

Company Share Scheme

Company Pension Scheme with 5% match

Daily breakfast provided

Qualifications

• Proven experience in end-to-end engineering lifecycle and Configuration Management.
• Strong hands-on engineering skills and ability to adapt in fast-moving environments.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation of Product Configuration Management System.
• Assist in building and deploying PLM infrastructure for Aircraft Models.

Skills

Engineering Skills

Teamwork Ethic

Adaptability

Problem Solving

Data Integrity Assessment

Tools

Product Data Management (PDM)

Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)

Dassault 3DeX

Job description

Join the PLM team based in Bristol as an Advanced PLM & Configuration Engineer and help us to achieve our mission of pioneering electric aviation.

What success will look like for you, as an Advanced PLM & Configuration Engineer?

As an Advanced PLM & Configuration Engineer, you will assist in supporting the company in building the end-to-end PLM infrastructure with methods and processes supporting Design, Manufacture, Airworthiness, and Quality Management Systems. You will be responsible to the Head of PLM for the implementation of our Product Configuration Management System, including Aircraft Variants and Options through a Change Management process and infrastructure within 3DEx Platform.

This will involve assisting in building and deploying PLM infrastructure to support Aircraft Models, Variants, Versions, and Customisation linked to the Industrialisation Plan, supporting the Configuration Control Manager with the implementation of the Configuration Management process, Change Management, Auditing, and Status Accounting. Additionally, the role will assist with creating and documenting processes and policies for Engineering data management in 3DX & provide coaching/guidance to engineering and other functional users.

You will report directly to the Head of PLM and be a key member of the PLM team, supporting the continued development of our in-house expertise, specialist knowledge, and capabilities. This will involve working closely with engineering teams, industrial partners, and the wider PLM team to develop and implement the engineering process, method, tool, and automation strategy to support the company's product development, certification, and entry into service.

What would we like you to bring?

We want you to be successful in your role. To achieve this, you will need to have strong ‘hands-on’ engineering skills, a teamwork ethic, and the ability to take on a wide range of challenges and responsibilities across multiple streams of work. Adaptability in a fast-moving environment, with the capability to be involved in all aspects of developing the 3DEx Platform PLM Infrastructure, and the ability to identify innovative solutions to properly implement the various company strategies is essential.

In order to achieve success, you will need to have proven experience with:

• Working across the end-to-end engineering lifecycle with an understanding of the Configuration Management lifecycle.
• Proficiency in using Product Data Management (PDM) and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems - ideally Dassault 3DeX but not essential.
• Ability to review and assess data integrity against standards and train others to understand and adhere to those standards.

This experience will ideally have been gained working in Aerospace, but other safety-critical/highly regulated industries will be considered. It would be highly beneficial to have experience with process, method, and tool development.

Our benefits

Our people matter - we're not going anywhere without them. Which is why our company benefits go beyond the essentials:

• 26 days holiday, plus bank holidays.
• 5 extra days per year to buy (or sell).
• 5 extra days holiday when you get married or enter a civil partnership.
• Additional 4% of your salary to spend on extra benefits.
• Award-winning digital health and wellbeing service (Help@Hand).
• Company Share Scheme - open to every Vertical employee.
• Company Pension Scheme - 5% and we match it.
• Breakfast on us, every day.

We may just be the hardest job you've ever had, but we're confident it will be the most rewarding. Join the team today and help us shape the future of Advanced Air Mobility.

Disclaimer Statement

We encourage you to apply even if you may not have all the experience listed in the advert. We recognise that talent comes in various forms and we are committed to providing opportunities that create an environment of growth, diversity, and inclusion for everyone. As part of our desire to review and make our processes fair, we may ask you questions related to these aspects during the application process. For more information on how we will use your data, see our Legal section.