Principal Configuration Management Engineer

Prestwick Aerosystems; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Airbus Belfast is seeking a CM pillar team lead to drive end-to-end change management within the engineering organisation. You will manage change control planning, configuration identification and status accounting, partnering with program and manufacturing teams to ensure on-time delivery and risk mitigation.

Propelling best practices, you will champion SAP integration and develop team capabilities, supporting the Wing lifecycle from concept to in-service updates while maintaining focus on

Qualifications

• CM change management experience across full lifecycle.
• Strong technical leadership with project management track record.
• Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead CM pillar activities within Belfast engineering.
• Oversee engineering change control planning and management.
• Ensure configuration identification, control and status accounting.
• Coordinate with program and manufacturing teams to meet deadlines.
• Champion best practices and SAP integration into operations.

Skills

CM expertise

Technical leadership

Project management

Stakeholder management

End-to-end lifecycle understanding

Education

BSc/BEng degree

HNC/HND in engineering

Tools

Catia/Enovia

Optegra/PDM

MAXIM

CAPP/ERP systems

SAP S4/HANA

Microsoft Project

Planisware

Opentext

Job description

Job Description: SECURITY CLEARANCE: You will be subject to BPSS and Export Control checks (including a criminal record check) LOCATION: Belfast GRADE: B6 TYPE: Full time

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

Financial Reward: Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options

Work / Life Balance: 36hour week, flexible working around core hours and Friday afternoons off, flexible working

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE TEAM

You will act as a CM pillar team lead within the Airbus Belfast engineering organization, which may consist of:

• Engineering change control planning and management
• Configuration identification and control
• Status accounting, Verification and Audit to ensure seamless configuration control through the entire life cycle.
• Manage Engineering Change Process, Configuration Management or Nomenclature activities, securing stakeholder alignment and approvals and acting as the focal point for A220 Program CM integration within your discipline.
• Support and on occasion stand in for the CM manager to address priority meetings & tasks
• Manage team priorities as directed to ensure there is no risk to aircraft delivery schedules.
• Partner closely with Program and manufacturing teams to achieve deadlines.
• Anticipate challenges and communicate risks/ opportunities transparently to Stakeholders.
• Implement effective corrective action and preventative measures.
• Compile and check deliverables generated by your discipline for Wing level and Tier1 suppliers.
• Champion best practice, lessons learned and the integration of advanced tools like SAP into the operations environment.
• Develop team members through knowledge sharing and removal of single points of failure.

ABOUT YOU

It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that sufficient detail is provided to demonstrate how they meet essential job criteria, as this alone will be used for vetting purposes.

Essential

• Be degree qualified (BSc/BEng) and have at least 3years’ relevant Engineering experience OR Have a HNC/HND in a relevant engineering discipline and have at least 5years’ relevant Engineering experience.
• CM Expertise: Strong end-to-end understanding and full lifecycle experience of technical and engineering change management processes.
• Technical leadership skills with Project Management experience and track record of successfully delivering CM solutions.
• Excellent stakeholder management and the ability to provide clarity and present to cross functional multi-level audiences.

Desirable

• Previous experience working in the Aerospace industry
• Toolset Knowledge (Preferred – Training Provided): Familiarity with aerospace toolsets such as:
  • Catia/Enovia, Optegra/PDM, MAXIM, CAPP (or other ERP systems)
  • SAP (S4/HANA)
  • Project Management tools (Microsoft Project, Access, Planisware etc…)
  • Opentext

Closing date: 23rd October 2026

ABOUT US

Join Airbus Belfast - Pioneering Sustainable Aerospace for a Safe and United World

As a premier centre of excellence for advanced aerostructures, our Belfast team drives the complete wing lifecycle - from concept design to in-service support - for the world’s leading aerospace manufacturer.

To support major multi-million-pound site investments and expanding operations, we are recruiting talented engineers to scale world-class aerospace innovation into the future.

What We Do

Global A220 Wing Nerve Centre: Our specialist engineering teams drive the continuous design and technical development of the advanced composite A220 wing.

With over 1,100 firm orders from 30+ global customers and 500+ aircraft flying across 25 international operators, Belfast is accelerating production ramp-ups to meet record global demand.

By leveraging cutting-edge digital tools, advanced composite materials and automated manufacturing processes, our engineers are actively advancing performance, passenger experience and structural capabilities for the world’s most popular single-aisle aircraft in its class.

Iconic Commercial Programmes

Our expertise spans the entire Airbus commercial family, delivering critical innovations from the record-breaking A350-1000 fuel tank integration that enabled the longest flight in history, to the primary structural backbone for the A350F- the world’s most eco-efficient cargo aircraft.

Shape the Future of Flight

To fuel our long-term growth, we are expanding our engineering team in Belfast and seeking specialists across key disciplines, including structural design, stress analysis, aircraft integration and materials & processes.

In Belfast, we make it fly!

HOW WE CAN SUPPORT YOU

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you need and we’ll always do our best to accommodate your request. Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments for the selection process – you can share this with your Talent Acquisition Partner if you are invited to interview. Examples may include (but not exclusive to) accessible facilities; auxiliary aids; room layout, etc. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Airbus UK will offer an interview to any applicant that considers themselves to have a disability or long-term condition under the Equality Act 2010 and meets the minimum criteria of the role (as set out in the job advert). To ‘opt in’, just select the option during your application submission and your application will be considered accordingly.

Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to [e-mail]. At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking. Airbus pioneers sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world. The Company constantly innovates to provide efficient and technologically-advanced solutions in aerospace, defence, and connected services. In commercial aircraft, Airbus offers modern and fuel-efficient airliners and associated services. Airbus is also a European leader in defence and security and one of the world's leading space businesses. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions and services worldwide.

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