Aerospace Configuration Manager – CMS & PLM Lead

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

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday (incl. bank holidays)

Pension Scheme with salary sacrifice (

Private Medical Cover (family option)

Salary sacrifice benefits (cycle to be

Life Assurance 4x

Interactive benefits platform

Enhanced family-friendly policies

Annual share-save schemes

Career advancement - Safran University

CSR activities

Job summary

Safran Seats in Wales (Cwmbran) UK is seeking a Configuration Manager to lead, develop, and maintain the CMS, ensuring control and governance across product configurations throughout their lifecycle.

You will align CMS with group processes, QMS, and regulatory standards; drive changes, improve efficiency, and support Windchill PLM deployment.

Candidates should have a mechanical/aerospace background and CMII certification.

Qualifications

• Degree or higher in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Structural Engineering or equivalent.
• CMII Level 6 certification is highly desirable.
• Experience with PLM systems and aerospace standards.

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

Engineering change control

Stakeholder collaboration

Documentation & reporting

Education

Degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Structural Engineering

CMII Level 6 Certification

Tools

Windchill PLM

CATIA V5

SmarTeam

Job description

Safran Seats in Wales (Cwmbran) UK is seeking a Configuration Manager to lead, develop, and maintain the CMS, ensuring control and governance across product configurations throughout their lifecycle.

You will align CMS with group processes, QMS, and regulatory standards; drive changes, improve efficiency, and support Windchill PLM deployment.

Candidates should have a mechanical/aerospace background and CMII certification.