Data Management and Configuration Engineer

Rolls-Royce; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Annual Leave

Retirement Savings Trust

Group Life Assurance

Group Income Protection

Employee Shares Program

Job summary

Rolls-Royce is seeking a Data Management and Configuration Engineer in Derby on a hybrid basis to manage product structures and configuration data across the lifecycle, interfacing with design and development teams. This role will focus on maintaining configuration controls and mass properties, ensuring traceability and compliance for mission-critical projects within a defence environment.

The successful candidate will hold a Bachelor's degree, demonstrate strong analytical and communication

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent working experience.
• Knowledge of configuration and change management.
• Ability to apply analytical thinking to technical problems.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage product and development structures across their lifecycle.
• Apply design intent to Rolls-Royce product structures.
• Provide guidance on change management and approve change packages.
• Analyze component masses and integrate into assemblies.
• Define interface standards with customers and suppliers for data exchange.

Skills

Configuration management

Change management

Cross-disciplinary engineering

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Job Description

Data Management and Configuration Engineer

Full Time

Derby/Hybrid

Why join Rolls‑Royce?

At Rolls‑Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

By joining Rolls‑Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world‑class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high‑performance culture.

Join our dynamic team as a Structure Control and Configuration Engineer and play a critical role in managing complex product structures across the entire lifecycle. This position offers the opportunity to work within a design environment interfacing with multiple internal and external customers, ensuring efficient project operation and regulatory compliance.

You'll be responsible for maintaining configuration and mass property control over product structures, working collaboratively with Design and Development teams to implement changes that directly impact cutting-edge defence technologies. Your expertise will be essential in supporting our mission‑critical defence programmes where data integrity and change management excellence are paramount.

What you will be doing

With this attractive opportunity you will get a chance to:

• Own and manage relevant product and development structures, maintaining configuration control over their lifecycle while ensuring product structures reflect current approved configurations
• Implement project configuration policies and work collaboratively with design and development functions to incorporate design intent into Rolls‑Royce product structures
• Provide guidance and leadership on change management to enable efficient implementation of product changes, checking and approving change packages prior to incorporation
• Analysing component designs to determine the mass properties and integrating these into assemblies/modules/engines.
• Engage with customers and suppliers to define interface standards and enable information exchange, including 3D geometry and Digital Mock‑up (DMU) requirements

Who we're looking for:

At Rolls‑Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

To be successful in this role you will need to:

• Hold a Bachelor's degree, equivalent qualification or relevant working experience
• Demonstrate technical knowledge in configuration and change management with understanding of cross-discipline engineering
• Show the ability to apply logical, analytical and innovative thinking on technical problems and make balanced quality decisions across technical and business parameters
• Possess good communication skills and can interact with colleagues in a clear and concise manner
• Have good stakeholder influencing skills with a focus on quality and data integrity

Regional Benefits

• Generous Annual Leave
• Retirement Savings through the Rolls‑Royce Retirement Savings Trust
• Group Life Assurance provides for a lump sum benefit if you die whilst employed by Rolls‑Royce
• Group Income Protection provides an income in the event that you are unable to work due to illness or injury
• Your Shares: Matched is a simple way to own Rolls‑Royce shares and invest in our future, together. Buy one share, get one free!

Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi‑year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls‑Royce into a high‑performing, competitive, resilient and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.

Rolls‑Royce are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non‑discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive.

Closing Date: 23rd September 2026

As part of our selection process, candidates in certain locations may be asked to complete an online assessment, which can include cognitive and behavioural aptitude testing relevant to the role. If required, full instructions for the next steps will be provided.

Job Category

Mechanical Systems

Posting Date

16 Sept 2026; 00:09

Posting End Date

23 Sept 2026