Aerospace CMS & PLM Configuration Manager Lead

Safran; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday

Pension contributions

Private Medical Cover

Cycle to work

Life Assurance

Benefits platform

Family-friendly policies

Share-save schemes

Career development

Corporate Social Responsibility

Job summary

Safran is seeking a Configuration Manager to lead, develop and maintain the SSGB Configuration Management System (CMS), ensuring effective control, traceability, and governance of product and project configurations throughout their lifecycle. You will align CMS with group processes, QMS, IS, and regulatory standards.

You will drive the engineering change process, standardise practices, produce CM data, support Windchill PLM deployment, and partner with Change and Programme teams to embed

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Structural Engineering.
• CMII Level 6 Certification or equivalent.
• Proficient in CATIA V5 and PLM systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead and continuously improve the CMS, ensuring compliance with organisational, customer, OEM, and regulatory requirements through governance, monitoring, and KPI reporting.
• Own and optimise the engineering change control process, maintaining clear responsibilities and effective Change Control Boards (CCBs).
• Drive standardisation of configuration and engineering change practices, aligned with group processes, procedures, and best practice.
• Produce and maintain configuration management data and reports supporting programme and project lifecycle requirements.
• Assess changes in business, customer, and industry requirements, implementing improvements to configuration management processes.
• Partner with Change and Programme Management teams to embed configuration control throughout programme delivery and change implementation.
• Support Windchill PLM deployment and optimisation, ensuring configuration management principles and controls provide a robust foundation.
• Analyse CMS performance and implement improvements that increase efficiency, reduce non-value-added engineering change, and strengthen configuration governance.

Skills

Configuration management

Safety

Aviation knowledge

Education

Mechanical Engineering

Aerospace Engineering

Structural Engineering

CMII Level 6 Certification

Tools

CATIA V5

SmarTeam

Windchill PLM

PLM systems

Job description

Safran is seeking a Configuration Manager to lead, develop and maintain the SSGB Configuration Management System (CMS), ensuring effective control, traceability, and governance of product and project configurations throughout their lifecycle. You will align CMS with group processes, QMS, IS, and regulatory standards.

You will drive the engineering change process, standardise practices, produce CM data, support Windchill PLM deployment, and partner with Change and Programme teams to embed