Configuration Engineer

Leonardo; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity at a leading company in Edinburgh for the role of Configuration Engineer, focusing on managing documentation and hardware-related tasks. Ideal candidates are expected to engage in a hybrid work environment after initial training and onboarding, with a background in manufacturing or configuration management. The role offers substantial learning and development opportunities in a supportive engineering team.

Benefits

Flexible Working

Company funded flexible benefits

25 days holidays plus bank holidays

Award winning pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounted Gym membership

Free access to online courses via Coursera

Referral Incentive

Bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in a Configuration Engineering role preferred.
• Minimum five years in a Manufacturing background considered.

Responsibilities

• Manage and verify documentation based on set guidelines.
• Process Problem Reports and Change Requests from initiation to disposition.
• Support technical review boards and manage configuration changes.

Skills

Excellent literacy skills

Excellent numeracy skills

Technical understanding

Job description

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Leonardo has an exciting opportunity for you to join the Edinburgh Configuration Management Team. Experience in Configuration Management is preferable but not essential, as we would consider applicants with a Manufacturing background who would like to move into this Configuration role.

In this exciting role, you will learn, develop and enhance your configuration management and data control skills in assisting in the solution of real-life engineering problems on state-of-the-art projects.

In the role, you will learn and develop Configuration skills and knowledge for use in the full product lifecycle: from requirements analysis; through design, procurement and manufacturing; to delivery to the customer and onwards into in-service support.

You will be working closely with supportive, talented and innovative engineers from a range of disciplines, providing them with Configuration Management support and advising them on Configuration best practice.

As a Configuration Engineer, you will be trained to operate in the Configuration Engineer role which will include both Documentation and Hardware.

DOCUMENTATION

• Review and verify documentation is suitable for progressing based on the set guidelines
• Manage the approval process of new documentation
• Manage the processing of updates to existing documentation
• Record, distribute and control the documentation received from internal/external parties

HARDWARE

• Managing the processing of Problem Reports from initiation to final disposition
• Managing Trials Modifications to support Problem Report investigations and ensuring results of trials are captured
• Managing the processing of Change Requests from initiation to final disposition
• Collating the Change Impact assessments from TRB (Technical Review Boards)
• Supporting the Change Initiator and Technical Review Board (TRB) through consultation
• Determining if fast track criteria is met and route Change using the Fast-Track workflow
• Preparing agenda, calling and chairing the CRB (Configuration Review Boards)
• Setting POE (Point Of Embodiment) & Priority if changes for implementation
• Determining Change Classification based on set criteria
• Implement, Planning and Co-ordination into both the design and physical product

We are looking for a candidate who has experience in a Configuration Engineering role and experience in carrying out the above activities.

However, we would consider applicants with a minimum of five years in a Manufacturing background who would like to move into this Configuration role.

The role will be initially on site for initial on boarding and training, after which the role will be hybrid (on site and working from home). Depending on the allocate project security aspects, some work will be required to be carried out on site.

The following skills are beneficial to this role -

• Excellent literacy and numeracy skills
• Ability to articulate and explain technical understanding
• Support knowledge sharing and exploitation of best practice

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Life at Leonardo

With a company funded benefits package, a commitment to learning and development, and a flexible approach to working hours focused on the needs of both our employees and customers, a career with Leonardo has never offered as many opportunities or been more accessible to as many people.

• Flexible Working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us
• Company funded flexible benefits: Access to private healthcare, dental schemes, Workplace ISA, Go Green Car Scheme, technology and lifestyle options (£500 annual allowance)
• Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays, option to buy/sell leave and to accrue up to 12 additional flexi leave days per year
• Pension: Award winning pension scheme (up to 10% employer contribution - please note that from April 2024 this amount will increase to up to 15% employer contribution.)
• Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme with access to free mental health support, financial wellbeing support and network groups to demonstrate our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Reservists, Carers)
• Lifestyle: Discounted Gym membership, Cycle to work scheme
• Training: Free access to more than 4000 online courses via Coursera
• Referral Incentive: You can earn a reward for successfully referring a friend or family member
• Bonus: Scheme in place for all employees at management level and below