Aerospace Configuration Manager: CMS Lead & Change Champion

Safran; Oxford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday

Pension scheme with 10% contributions

Private medical cover

Salary sacrifice benefits

Annual share-save schemes

Safran University training

Employee development

Job summary

Safran is seeking a Configuration Manager to lead and develop the CMS, ensuring traceability, governance, and lifecycle control of configurations across projects. You will own engineering change processes, chair Change Control Boards, and drive standardisation in configuration practices to align with group procedures and regulatory standards.

Key responsibilities include producing CMS data and reports, embedding configuration control in programme delivery, and supporting Windchill PLM

Qualifications

• We require a degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Structural Engineering or an HNC/HND.
• CMII Level 6 certification is essential.
• Hands-on experience with PLM systems like CATIA V5 or SmarTeam.
• Experience in aerospace/automotive sectors and knowledge of DMU is preferred.

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

CMII Level 6

Engineering governance

Education

Degree in Mechanical/Aerospace/Structural Eng or HNC/HND

Tools

CATIA V5

SmarTeam

Job description

Safran is seeking a Configuration Manager to lead and develop the CMS, ensuring traceability, governance, and lifecycle control of configurations across projects. You will own engineering change processes, chair Change Control Boards, and drive standardisation in configuration practices to align with group procedures and regulatory standards.

Key responsibilities include producing CMS data and reports, embedding configuration control in programme delivery, and supporting Windchill PLM