Principal Configuration Engineer

Principal Engineer - Configuration Control

12 months

£72.54 per hour (Inside IR35)

1-2 days a month on site, any of Barrow, Weymouth, Frimley, Bristol, Portsmouth

At BAE Systems, you'll be working at the forefront of developing technology and solutions that help protect what matters most. From advanced engineering and digital innovation to world-class manufacturing and support, our people work together on projects that make a real difference to the world around us.

Joining BAE Systems means becoming part of a diverse, talented and collaborative team where you can build your skills, take on meaningful challenges and shape your career. Whether you're an experienced professional or looking to take your first step into the industry, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to work that matters while being supported to reach your full potential.

The Principal Engineer - Support Engineering (Configuration Control) will be able to understand and report the programme status for engineering activities related to configuration status and the control of baselines, and will be able to identify and report problem areas. They will be able to work with the relevant stakeholders to establish recovery plans. They will have a good understanding of the relevant industry standards that will cover the configuration control and processes they will apply and will work with Support and Product Engineering Managers as appropriate to support the effective delivery of products, documentation and programmes to the Customer.

The following activities are typical of work that may be carried out by The Principal Engineer - Support Engineering (Configuration Control), in full or part dependent on the role and the specific projects that are being supported:

Support the development of design solutions to agreed time, cost and quality in accordance with project or business milestones by establishing and maintaining the appropriate configuration control baselines. Comply with the contractual requirements and undertake work in accordance with company, safety, environmental, contractual and local business processes, standards, procedures and documentation.
Understand and articulate the impact of good and bad configuration control and baseline management across all areas of the submarine systems, the platform, it's through-life support and the documentation.
Ensure the configuration control baselines and the processes to monitor and check them are complete and will provide the appropriate levels of evidence for assurance, control and contractual purposes.

Configuration baselines and the processes and mechanisms to monitor and govern all aspects of products and systems throughout the engineering lifecycle

Configuration Management Plans and input to the Project Management Plan
Controlled baselines for design and project documentation
The processes and mechanisms to manage and control design change and the subsequent documentation that is generated
Technical input and appropriate configuration status reporting for LCM deliverables and Design Reviews, including Sub-Contract Design Reviews
Configuration governance on project documentation and deliverables such as System Requirements Documents; Verification Cross-Reference Index; Integration, Test, Evaluation and Acceptance Plans and Qualification Plans (list is not exhaustive)Configuration control audit information and reporting to support project and business reviews

Knowledge:

Knowledge of how asset hierarchies and breakdown structures including WBS, PBS, BOM are developed and are interdependent, to ensure that the product artefacts and deliverables are managed and controlled in a structured manner
Knowledge of the complete engineering lifecycle with some experience of operating in a number of phases
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed