Senior Configuration & Change Control Leader

Leonardo UK Ltd; Luton; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Leave accrual

Dental cover

Private healthcare

Pension scheme

Training budget

Hybrid working

Job summary

Leonardo is seeking a Principal Configuration and Change Control Engineer to be the technical authority on configuration excellence across defence programmes. Hybrid role; minimum 3 days on site (Luton or Bristol) and 2 days remote.

You will lead governance, assurance, and change control activities, mentor engineers, and ensure CM plans meet contractual, regulatory, and business requirements, while partnering with leadership and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in configuration and change control within defence, aerospace, or similarly regulated industries.
• Demonstrated authority in configuration governance, baseline management, and change control.
• Good experience assuring and reviewing Configuration Management Plans.
• Advanced user and subject‑matter expert in TCU.
• Proven 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.
• Lead governance and assurance of change control activities with review boards.
• Drive effective use of configuration management tools, processes, and data as a single source of truth.
• Lead and support configuration audits, compliance assessments, and assurance activities with customers and regulatory bodies.
• Deliver configuration metrics, risk assessments, and insights for programme decisions.
• Mentor Configuration Engineers and promote continuous improvement.

Skills

Configuration management

Change control

Defence industry experience

Stakeholder influence

Leadership

Tools

TCU

Windchill

Teamcenter

Dimensions

Job description

Leonardo is seeking a Principal Configuration and Change Control Engineer to be the technical authority on configuration excellence across defence programmes. Hybrid role; minimum 3 days on site (Luton or Bristol) and 2 days remote.

You will lead governance, assurance, and change control activities, mentor engineers, and ensure CM plans meet contractual, regulatory, and business requirements, while partnering with leadership and stakeholders.