Principal Engineer – Product Configuration & Change

at  BAE Systems

Job Title: Principal Engineer – Product Configuration & Change
Location: Glasgow, Broad Oak, or Bristol. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.
Salary: Up to £60,100 depending on skills and experience

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES:

Essential:

• Extensive product knowledge, across different disciplines including an understanding of the key interfaces between systems & sub systems
• Good knowledge, and ideally a user, of product change and configuration management functions (Planning, Identification, Change Control, Status Accounting, Verification & Audit)
• Proficient in using Product Data Management (PDM) / Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems i.e. TeamCentre, or Windchill
• Experience of coaching and guiding team members

Desirable:

• Integrated bill of materials (iBoM) and change management in Windchill knowledge

Applicants should ideally be Degree qualified or have equivalent experience, likely to be in a technology, engineering, science or IT related discipline.
Applicants should be a Chartered Engineer or hold another equivalent professional registration with a relevant institution.

• Leading in the technical delivery of the Canadian River Class Destroyer Configuration Management Capability
• Supporting the effective implementation of Configuration Management plans and policies within River Class Destroyer program
• Ensuring the River Class Destroyer delivers its obligations under the EIA-649 by supporting baseline establishment of Functional, Allocated, and Product Baseline
• Developing the Configuration baselines in alignment with the design review strategy and sharing these baselines with the wider project
• Implementing and developing appropriate tools, processes, and practices as in the Product Configuration Management plan
• Supporting, preparing, and maintaining the River Class Destroyer Product Configuration with a focus on the Product Configuration Management Plan
• Guiding the Senior Engineers and providing technical guidance where required