Configuration Management Specialist
Posted a week ago by Matchtech
Want to join a company with over 30 years of experience in designing, manufacturing, and delivering highly bespoke simulator solutions?
Join a reputable business who have a number of awards, most recently been named as an Award winner (Gold Award) in MoD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme!
Join a team at an exciting time, at the start of re-defining their systems, with the opportunity to influence and shape the product!
Role purpose:
The Configuration Management Specialist is responsible for ensuring the correct categorisation of Configuration Items (both Engineering Parts and Documentation), and adherence to Configuration Management Policy, throughout a products lifecycle on major and minor projects.
Responsibilities:
- Contribute to the technical direction for their allocated scope.
- Estimate the hours and duration required for own tasks.
- Support planning input to project schedules and deliver own work commensurate with those plans.
- Contribute information to project reports.
- Maintain configuration management structures and tools.
- Participate in and support progress meetings and reviews as required.
- Oversee transfer of configuration documentation to the Customer.
- Provide support to several Change Control Boards and support the preparation of review data packages and end item data packages.
- Registering and tracking of classified data within the company in accordance with EIA649C regulations, guidance and Configuration Management best practice.
- Processing of secret and secure documents internal and external to the company.
- Configuration Management in regards to documentation and company documentation review and archiving.
Experience needed:
- Educated to Degree level or equivalent in a Configuration or Configuration related discipline.
- Experience of delivering Configuration Engineering activities on multiple applications/projects.
- Experience of Configuration Management lifecycle.
- Knowledge of configuration control related standards and change and configuration management fundamentals and principles.
- Experience in generating configuration control documentation using MS Office in addition to experience in the application of relevant configuration control software.
- Knowledge of Windchill / PDM systems and/or IFS/ERP/MRP systems advantageous.
- Ability to obtain and maintain Controlled Goods Program and appropriate security clearance with the Public Services and Procurement Canada's Contract Security Program, including NATO Clearance.
Desirable:
- Experience in the Defence / Aerospace or safety regulated environment would be advantageous.
Personal Attributes:
- Able to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
- Attention to detail and good concentration skills.
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
- Logical, analytical approach to problem-solving.
- Good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise, define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to express ideas, share technical information and communicate at all levels.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, able to liaise at all levels and across different cultures.
- Complete understanding and application of Configuration Management principles, concepts, practices and standards (as a minimum CM Industry standard EIA-649, ISO10007 etc.).
- Good team player, with a proactive and collaborative approach.
- Willingness to embrace change, with a drive to champion the implementation of quality / continuous improvement initiatives.
- Demonstrated capability of working under tight timelines, and to thrive in a high pressure environment.
- Strong attention to detail and a CM 'mindset' in everything you do.
- Self-starter with ability to work on their own, and within a cross functional team.
For full information on this position, please get in touch!
- Type:
- Permanent
- Start Date:
- ASAP
- Contract Length:
- N/A
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- Job Reference:
- 569814_1713433987
- Job ID:
- 221495070
- Applications:
- Less than 10
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