Configuration Engineer

Rolls-Royce CWS; Derby; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Job Description

We are AMS. We are a global total workforce solutions firm; we enable organisations to thrive in an age of constant change by building, re-shaping, and optimising workforces. Our Contingent Workforce Solution (CWS) is one of our service offerings; we act as an extension of Rolls-Royces recruitment team and provide professional interim and temporary resources.

Rolls-Royce is a respected engineering organisation operating in many sectors including energy, aerospace, marine and defence. Rolls-Royce pioneers cutting-edge technologies that deliver clean, safe & competitive solutions to meet our planet's vital power needs. Due to a number of exciting change and transformational activities across the Rolls-Royce business we are now seeking to add a number of Configuration Engineers with excellent technical data management experiences.

As a Configuration Engineer, you will work within a design environment interfacing with multiple internal and external customers across various businesses and lifecycle phases of the product, managing physical and functional attributes to ensure efficient project operation and regulatory compliance.

Within Defence, System Engineering & Product Performance, configuration is responsible for the identification, creation and change of engine product structures and are relied upon to provide leadership on behalf of the capability and the project to enable efficient change management operation and to ensure data integrity.

You will work in a team of experienced engineers on a variety of topics spanning over all product lifecycle phases, working in a 3D PLM environment. The work will include regular engagement with external and internal stakeholders on topics like data exchange and process interfaces.

You will be responsible for:

• Implementing project configuration policies and working together with design and development functions to incorporate the design intent into Rolls-Royce product structures.
• Providing guidance and leadership on change management to enable efficient implementation of product changes.
• Advising and supplying relevant product information to other business areas like the procurement production, quality, and service organisation (for example Engineering Bill of Material, or weight attributes).
• Ensuring compliance to configuration management standards and regulatory requirements.
• Engaging with customers and suppliers to define interface standards to enable the exchange of information, such as 3D geometry (Digital Mock-up (DMU)).
• Supporting capability development, including digital transformation within a PLM environment.

What we’re looking for:

• Experience as a Configuration Engineer with experience in a tightly regulated engineering industry; ideally aerospace or defence.
• Preferable product structure control and change management experience.
• Focus on quality and data integrity, with a mindset to operate in a project environment.

Next steps:

If you are interested in applying to the Configuration Engineer position and meet the criteria outlined above, please click the link to apply and we will contact you with an update in due course.

*To work for Rolls-Royce you may need to hold a Security Check (SC). Rolls-Royce will support the application for SC if you do not currently have this in place and it is required for the role. Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets, for some roles you must hold a UK nationality.*

Please note that due to recent changes in Off Payroll (IR35) legislation, our client only operates with contractors that operate via a PAYE or Umbrella model. We are unable to accept applications from candidates wishing to operate under their own Limited Company.

AMS, a Recruitment Process Outsourcing Company, may in the delivery of some of its services be deemed to operate as an Employment Agency or an Employment Business.

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