Configuration Support Engineer

Onyx-Conseil; Havant; Hybrid; GBP 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence technology company based in Havant seeks a Configuration Support Engineer to maintain complex weapon system configurations. This role involves stakeholder liaison, administrative support using SAP, and contributing to project guidance on engineering standards. Candidates should have a solid understanding of engineering processes and relevant software experience. The position offers a competitive salary and a range of flexible benefits. Closing date for applications is 6th January 2026.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and lifestyle benefits

Qualifications

• Moderate breadth of knowledge and experience in engineering.
• Professional qualification or equivalent in an engineering discipline.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with stakeholders to ensure requirements are met.
• Maintain Customer Master Record index using SAP, Word and Excel.
• Assist as SAP Administrator covering absence and processing requests.
• Organise meetings and document minutes for Technical Committees.
• Provide project guidance on configuration standards.

Skills

Engineering knowledge

Understanding of engineering processes

SAP experience

Document change control

Job description

Job Title: Configuration Support Engineer

Location: Portsmouth – Broad Oak – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: £38,000 (dependent on skills and experience)

What you’ll be doing:

• Liaise with both internal and external stakeholders as required ensuring that their requirements are adequately supported and that their needs are fully considered and incorporated where appropriate and agreed
• Maintain a series of electronic Customer Master Record index (MRI) books using exported SAP reports, Word and Excel data combined into a single deliverable bookmarked Adobe PDF file
• Become SAP Administrator assistant to cover in times of absence, processing First issue Notes (FINs) and Engineering Request (ERs) on behalf the Configuration department. Provide user support
• Become SAP ZA Repairs assistant to cover in times of absence. Creating and processing SAP ZAs on behalf the Configuration department. Provide user support
• Undertaking secretariat duties, organise meeting and construct the Agenda and Minutes for Local Technical Committees (LTC) with the Customer. Progress chasing previous Minutes actions
• Help provide project guidance regarding configuration standards requirements
• Help provide user guides for SAP and Configuration processes, providing one-to-one training where necessary
• Involvement in Continuous Improvement and Learning from Experience (LfE) activities

Your skills and experiences:

• An engineer with a moderate breadth of knowledge and experience
• Understands theories and concepts in an engineering discipline area gained through professional qualification or equivalent
• Understands engineering approaches, processes and procedures
• Engineering Design structure and document change control background knowledge is essential
• SAP experience or similar packages

Benefits

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

Configuration Management Team (Torpedo Engineering Support):

As a Configuration Support Engineer, you will play a key role in maintaining the integrity, accuracy, and traceability of complex weapon system configurations throughout their lifecycle. Working alongside design, manufacturing and support teams, you will ensure engineering data is controlled, documented and compliant with relevant defence standards. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to our cutting edge technology operating in the underwater battlespace.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date

6th January 2026