Senior Configuration & Change Lead for Defence Programs

Leonardo; Luton; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

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Job summary

Leonardo is seeking a Senior Configuration and Change Control Engineer to lead CM activities across defence and aerospace programmes in the UK. You will own CMPs, drive end-to-end traceability, and govern change processes using TCU as the authoritative data source.

You will collaborate with engineering, quality, safety, manufacturing and supply chain, ensuring audit readiness and robust change control across product lifecycles.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in configuration and change control within defence, aerospace, or another highly regulated industry.
• Proven experience authoring and maintaining Configuration Management Plans.
• Excellent knowledge of configuration management principles, baseline control, and change classification (Class I / Class II).
• Extensive experience using TCU or similar tool for configuration and change control.
• Experience supporting audits and regulatory engagement.
• Excellent attention to detail with strong analytical and leadership skills.
• Experience working with classified and export-controlled information.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement configuration management strategies in line with organisational policies and industry standards.
• Identify, control and maintain Configuration Items (CIs) and configuration baselines across the product lifecycle.
• Ensure end-to-end traceability between requirements, design, verification and delivered products.
• Own, maintain and govern the Configuration Management Plan (CMP), ensuring ongoing compliance with customer and regulatory requirements.
• Act as the focal point and technical authority for configuration management activities within assigned programmes.
• Lead and govern configuration and change control processes using TCU as the authoritative source of configuration data.
• Support or chair Change Control Boards (CCBs), ensuring robust assessment and approval of proposed changes.
• Manage Class I and II changes, concessions, deviations, waivers and temporary changes, ensuring full traceability and impact assessment.
• Define and promote best practice for TCU data structures, workflows, status accounting and reporting.
• Ensure data integrity, access control, security classification and export control compliance.
• Prepare for and support internal, customer and regulatory audits, including FCA/PCA.
• Provide configuration status accounting, metrics and management reporting.
• Collaborate with engineering, systems, quality, safety, manufacturing, supply chain and programme teams.
• Mentor junior team members and provide training and guidance on configuration management principles, processes and TCU usage.

Skills

Configuration management

Change control

TCU

Audits

Export controls

Security clearance

Leadership

Tools

TCU

Windchill

Teamcenter

Dimensions

Job description

Leonardo is seeking a Senior Configuration and Change Control Engineer to lead CM activities across defence and aerospace programmes in the UK. You will own CMPs, drive end-to-end traceability, and govern change processes using TCU as the authoritative data source.

You will collaborate with engineering, quality, safety, manufacturing and supply chain, ensuring audit readiness and robust change control across product lifecycles.