Configuration Specialist — Product Lifecycle & Compliance

HENSOLDT South Africa; Centurion; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 640,000; Full time

Job summary

HENSOLDT South Africa is seeking a detail-oriented Configuration Specialist to join our Engineering Enablement team in Centurion. The role supports configuration management across the product lifecycle, ensuring data integrity, regulatory compliance and accurate configuration information for engineering, production and customer programmes.

The ideal candidate has 2–5 years in CM/PDM, knowledge of CM principles, engineering change control, product structures and related documentation.

Qualifications

• Diploma/degree in engineering or related technical field.
• 2–5 years' experience in Configuration Management or Product Data Management.
• Experience supporting engineering development, production and customer support programmes.
• Knowledge of CM principles, engineering change control, product structures and technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain configuration management plans, processes and standards across the product lifecycle.
• Manage product identification, baselines and engineering change processes; evaluate impacts and implement changes.
• Maintain accurate configuration records, reports and documentation for baselines and changes.
• Coordinate configuration audits, documentation reviews and governance activities for compliance.
• Support CM operations with guidance, documentation upkeep and process improvements.

Skills

Configuration Management Planning

Configuration Identification

Configuration Control

Configuration Status Accounting

Configuration Auditing

PBS (Product Breakdown Structures)

Configuration Baseline Management

Release Management

Data Archiving & Security

CRB Coordination

Root Cause & Impact Analysis

Microsoft Office Suite

PDM/PLM systems

Quality Management Systems (QMS)

Education

National Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Configuration Management, Technical Data Management or a related technical field

Tools

PDM/PLM systems

QMS software

Job description

HENSOLDT South Africa is seeking a detail-oriented Configuration Specialist to join our Engineering Enablement team in Centurion. The role supports configuration management across the product lifecycle, ensuring data integrity, regulatory compliance and accurate configuration information for engineering, production and customer programmes.

The ideal candidate has 2–5 years in CM/PDM, knowledge of CM principles, engineering change control, product structures and related documentation.