Configuration Engineer / Manager

We are seeking a Configuration Engineer / Configuration Manager to join a highly regulated engineering environment supporting nationally significant programmes. This position plays a critical role in ensuring technical information, engineering data, documentation, and design baselines are effectively controlled throughout the project lifecycle.

You will be responsible for maintaining the integrity of engineering configurations, managing change control processes, supporting audits, and ensuring compliance with configuration management standards and governance requirements. The role offers the opportunity to work across complex multidisciplinary engineering programmes, collaborating with technical, project, quality, and assurance teams.

This is a permament staff position based in Reading working on a hybrid basis. Due to the nature of the work you must either cleared to SC or DV level.

Key Responsibilities

Configuration Identification

• Define and maintain Configuration Items (CIs) across engineering programmes.
• Ensure all controlled documentation, drawings, specifications, and technical artefacts are uniquely identified and appropriately version controlled.
• Maintain configuration records within the organisation's configuration management system and document repository.

Baseline Management

• Establish, maintain, and control approved engineering baselines.
• Ensure configuration baselines are accurately recorded and protected from unauthorised changes.
• Support the release and maintenance of design, functional, and product baselines.

Change Control

• Administer configuration and engineering change processes in accordance with approved procedures.
• Coordinate change requests and support technical review activities.
• Ensure all configuration changes are correctly assessed, approved, implemented, and fully traceable.
• Work with engineering, project, and governance stakeholders to evaluate the impact of proposed changes.

Configuration Status Accounting

• Maintain accurate records of current and historical configuration status.
• Produce configuration reports, metrics, and status information for programme leadership and stakeholders.
• Track baseline evolution and configuration change history throughout the project lifecycle.

Configuration Audits

• Plan and conduct physical and functional configuration audits.
• Support compliance against recognised industry and defence configuration management standards.
• Identify configuration discrepancies and non-conformances.
• Support corrective and preventative action activities arising from audit findings.

Data Integrity & Governance

• Ensure configuration data is complete, accurate, consistent, and compliant with governance requirements.
• Promote best practice in configuration management and information assurance.
• Support audit readiness and regulatory compliance activities.
• Drive continuous improvement of configuration management processes and tools.

Skills & Experience

Essential

• Experience in Configuration Management, Engineering Change Control, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Technical Data Management, or a similar discipline.
• Strong understanding of configuration management principles and lifecycle governance.
• Experience managing technical baselines and configuration records.
• Knowledge of engineering change processes and change control governance.
• Experience producing configuration status reports and management information.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Ability to work across multidisciplinary engineering and project teams.
• Excellent attention to detail and analytical capability.
• SC or DV cleared

Desirable

• Experience working within defence, nuclear, aerospace, rail, manufacturing, or other highly regulated industries.
• Familiarity with configuration management standards, including Defence Standard 05-057 and CM2 methodologies.
• Experience with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and engineering information systems such as Teamcenter or Meridian.
• Understanding of systems engineering and engineering lifecycle processes.
• Experience leading configuration audits and governance reviews.