Leonardo

Lead Configuration and Data Engineer

Leonardo

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Luton • United Kingdom

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Ensuring compliance with the Five Pillars of Configuration Management and all relevant aerospace and defence standards.
  • Approval and oversight of configuration management plans, including baselines, updates, and change implementation plans.
  • Ensuring the integrity and traceability of all configuration items (CIs) across hardware, software, and documentation used across the LoB.
  • Identification, agreement, and control of Configuration Items in alignment with programme and regulatory requirements.
  • Configuration Identification – defining, documenting, and controlling CIs, baselines (Functional, Allocated, Product, As-Built, As Maintained), and their relationships in PLM systems.
  • Configuration Control – managing changes via First Pass Filters (FPF), Configuration Control Boards (CCB), and Configuration Implementation Boards (CIB) to ensure structured, compliant change approval and embodiment.
  • Configuration Status Accounting (CSA) – capturing, maintaining, and reporting CI status, change records, and KPIs, providing actionable intelligence to the Line of Business.
  • Configuration Audits – planning and leading Functional Configuration Audits (FCA), Physical Configuration Audits (PCA), and internal/supplier audits to verify conformity between design, production, and documentation.
  • Configuration Planning & Governance – establishing the Configuration Management Plan (CMP), managing team capacity, workload forward load, training, and KPI performance to ensure CM governance aligns with programme and contractual obligations.

Requirements

  • Good working Knowledge of Teamcenter Unified would be desirable.
  • Act as the point of escalation for supplier-related configuration issues and drive resolution.
  • Manage supplier configuration audits and assessments to ensure compliance with configuration standards and contractual obligations.
  • Lead internal audits of configuration and change control processes, ensuring findings are addressed and corrective actions implemented.
  • Ensure the impact of proposed changes is thoroughly assessed across design, production, operations, supply chain and security.
  • Chair first-pass filter for all proposed changes, ensuring they meet standards before progressing to formal review.
  • Lead the evaluation, classification, and management of Class I and Class II changes, ensuring appropriate review, approval, and traceability.
  • Chair or actively participate in Configuration Implementation Boards (CIB) and Change Control Boards (CCB), providing technical guidance and ensuring informed decisions.
Benefits
  • Time to Recharge: Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.
  • Secure your Future: Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
  • Your Wellbeing Matters: Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity).
  • Rewarding Performance: All employees at management level and below are eligible for our bonus scheme.
  • Never Stop Learning: Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
  • Refer a friend: Receive a financial reward through our referral programme.
  • Tailored Perks: Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.
  • Flexible working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
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Soft skills
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