Product Configuration Engineer

Survitec Group Limited; Dunmurry; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement

Flexible Hybrid work

Birthday off

Anniversary holiday

Maternity/paternity package

Cycle to Work

Life Assurance

Training & Development

Employee assistance

Job summary

Survitec Group Limited in Dunmurry is seeking a Product Configuration Engineer to support the Project Keystone rollout, focusing on BOMs, ERP data, and data governance.

You will work with Engineering, Manufacturing and Supply Chain to validate configurations, improve BOM quality, and drive data integrity across product families in a global survival technology company.

Qualifications

• Degree or HNC/HND in Engineering, Manufacturing, Product Design, Industrial Engineering, or related discipline.
• Significant experience in product configuration and ERP data management.
• Proven experience in Product Configuration, Configuration Control, Product Data Management or similar role.
• Understanding of BOMs, routings, and product structures.
• Experience with ERP systems and engineering master data management.
• Knowledge of configuration management principles and engineering change control processes.
• Experience conducting BOM validation and data cleansing activities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Ability to work across multiple product families and cross-functional teams.
• Clear communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the deployment of Project Keystone across Kernel 1 and Kernel 2.
• Participate in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities.
• Verify and validate product configurations within the ERP system.
• Review and validate Bills of Material and product structures.
• Assess and improve item master data accuracy.
• Investigate and resolve configuration-related defects identified during testing.
• Support data migration, validation, and system readiness activities.
• Create, maintain and optimise Bills of Material across multiple product families.
• Develop and maintain accurate product structures and configuration models.
• Ensure data integrity across systems and implement configuration management best practices.
• Support engineering change control processes and governance.

Skills

Product configuration

BOM management

Data governance

Configuration management

Engineering change control

Data cleansing

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Education

Engineering degree or HNC/HND

Tools

Infor LN

CloudSuite

SAP

Oracle

Microsoft Dynamics

Job description

Vacancy Title: Product Configuration Engineer

Vacancy Location: Dunmurry

Engagement Type: Fixed Term (18 months)

The Role:

Here at Survitec, we are currently recruiting for a ProductConfiguration Engineer to join our Engineering team to support thesuccessful implementation of Project Keystone. The role will provide dedicated expertise in product configuration, Bills ofMaterial (BOMs), engineering master data, and configuration management toensure the accuracy and integrity of product structures within the new ERPenvironment. Working closely with Technical Engineers, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and theKeystone project team, the successful candidate will play a critical role insupporting User Acceptance Testing (UAT), resolving product structure issues,improving BOM quality, and establishing robust data governance processes.

Keyresponsibilities

ERP & Project Keystone Support

• Support the deployment of Project Keystone across Kernel 1 and Kernel 2.
• Participate in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities.
• Verify and validate product configurations within the ERP system.
• Review and validate Bills of Material and product structures.
• Assess and improve item master data accuracy.
• Investigate and resolve configuration-related defects identified during testing.
• Support data migration, validation, and system readiness activities.

Product Configuration & BOM Management

• Create, maintain, and optimise Bills of Material across multiple productfamilies.
• Develop and maintain accurate product structures and configurationmodels.
• Ensure product data integrity and consistency across systems.
• Implement and maintain configuration management best practices.
• Support engineering change control processes and governance.

BOM Improvement Programme

Reactive BOM Improvement

• Investigate BOM queries arising from day-to-day operations.
• Identify and correct BOM inaccuracies.
• Work collaboratively with Technical Engineers to validateproduct-specific requirements.
• Strengthen BOM governance and accuracy controls.

Proactive BOM Review

• Conduct structured reviews of existing product structures.
• Perform cost roll-up analysis across product families.
• Investigate cost anomalies and outliers that may indicate BOM errors.
• Execute detailed BOM deep-dive investigations.
• Drive continuous improvement in BOM quality, standardisation, and dataaccuracy.

Data Governance& Continuous Improvement

• Establish and promote robust product data governance practices.
• Develop processes and controls to improve master data quality.
• Support standardisation initiatives across engineering and manufacturingfunctions.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, accuracy, andconfiguration management processes.

About You:

Essential Criteria:

• Degree orHNC/HND in Engineering, Manufacturing, Product Design, Industrial Engineering,or a related discipline.
• Alternatively, significant relevant industry experience in productconfiguration and ERP data management.
• Provenexperience in a Product Configuration, Configuration Control, Product DataManagement, Manufacturing Engineering, or similar role.
• Understanding of Bills of Material (BOMs), routings, and product structures.
• Experience with ERP systems and engineering master data management.
• Knowledge of configuration management principles and engineering change controlprocesses.
• Experience conducting BOM validation and data cleansing activities.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Ability to work across multiple product families and functional teams.
• Clear communication and stakeholder management skills.

Desirable Criteria:

• Professionalcertification in Configuration Management, Engineering Change Management, orData Governance.
• Lean Manufacturing or Continuous Improvement qualifications.
• Experiencesupporting ERP implementation programmes.
• Knowledge of Infor LN, CloudSuite, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, or similarERP platforms.
• Experience supporting User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Understanding of manufacturing costing and cost roll-up analysis.
• Experience within a regulated manufacturing environment such as marine,aerospace, defence, or life-saving equipment.

WhyYou Should Work for Us

• 33 days holiday entitlement (including bank holidays)
• Flexible / Hybrid working arrangements
• Additional day off to celebrate your birthday
• Company Anniversary Holiday Benefit
• Excellent enhanced maternity & paternity package
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Training & Professional Development
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Workplace Reward & Recognition scheme

Who areSurvitec and what do we do?

Survitec arethe world’s largest survival technology provider. For over 166 years, we havebeen protecting lives in the air, on land and at sea, through the design,manufacture, and servicing of Survival Technology. Today, we are aglobal community of 3,000 professionals with presence in 96 countriespartnering with our customers to provide innovative solutions that reduce riskand help keep you safe. That's why theworld's leading maritime; defence & government, energy and aerospaceorganisations trust us when it matters most and why we have been awarded theGold Award by the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme

Survitec is an equal opportunities employer. Our diverse globalworkforce protects lives, every single day. We are committed to cultivating an inclusive culture where our people feel valued, appreciated, and free to be whothey are at work. Because, to provide service and excellence to our customerswe must mirror their diversity. But more importantly because it is the rightthing to do.

At Survitec, we want you to have the best possible interview experiencewith us and we are also committed to creating an inclusive environment. We arehappy to make any necessary accommodations to ensure you can showcase yourskills to the best of your ability, should you require any reasonableadjustments, please don't hesitate to let us know.