Hybrid Principal Configuration & Change Control Engineer

Leonardo; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Mental health support

Flexible benefits up to £500

Bonus scheme

Job summary

Leonardo in the United Kingdom is seeking a Principal Configuration and Change Control Engineer to act as the technical authority for configuration excellence across defence programmes. You will lead governance, assurance, and lifecycle integration, ensuring contractual and regulatory requirements are met.

Hybrid role with on-site presence in Luton or Bristol; you will mentor engineers, drive CM tools usage, and support audits with customers and regulators.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in configuration and change control within defence or regulated industries.
• Authority in configuration governance, baseline management, and change control.
• Experience assuring and reviewing Configuration Management Plans.
• Advanced user of TCU.
• Experience supporting regulatory, customer, and internal audits.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and provide authoritative technical direction.
• Experience working with classified and export-controlled information.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert guidance on configuration risks, non-conformances, concessions, waivers, and change impacts.
• Oversee Configuration Items, baselines, structures, and lifecycle configuration strategies.
• Assure quality and compliance of Configuration Management Plans across programmes.
• Lead governance and assurance of change control activities for review boards.
• Drive effective use of configuration management tools, processes, and data.
• Lead and support configuration audits, compliance assessments, and assurance activities with customers and regulators.
• Deliver configuration metrics, risk assessments, and insights for decision-making.
• Mentor Configuration Engineers and promote continuous improvement.
• Act as trusted advisor to engineering, programme, quality, safety, and leadership teams.

Skills

Configuration governance

Change control

Regulatory audits

Stakeholder influence

Export controls

Tools

Windchill

Teamcenter

Dimensions

Job description

Leonardo in the United Kingdom is seeking a Principal Configuration and Change Control Engineer to act as the technical authority for configuration excellence across defence programmes. You will lead governance, assurance, and lifecycle integration, ensuring contractual and regulatory requirements are met.

Hybrid role with on-site presence in Luton or Bristol; you will mentor engineers, drive CM tools usage, and support audits with customers and regulators.