Company Description



About Us



A leading international provider of solutions and expertise, specialising in the fields of digital systems and business performance. The SCALIAN Group provides support to major industrial and service-sector companies to help them define and implement their projects in two fields:




Digital Systems: Embedded and critical systems, IoT, information systems, and digital solutions for businesses.




Operations Performance: Management of projects, quality, and industrial performance.



We are present in seven countries (France, Spain, Belgium, the UK, Germany, the USA and Canada).




Job Description



We are looking for experienced
Configuration Managers to join an engineering team in Pitstone.



The team is looking for
two Configuration Managers with around 5+ years' experience and
one Senior/Lead Configuration Manager with significant Configuration Management experience .



The role will be responsible for effective
Configuration Management across complex engineering projects, maintaining
configuration baselines , controlling
engineering changes , and ensuring accurate and traceable product information throughout the product lifecycle.



The team has recently migrated to a
Windchill PLM environment , creating a strong focus on
data quality ,
configuration governance ,
product structures , and the alignment of engineering information across
PLM, ERP, drawings and BOMs .




Key Responsibilities:



• Develop and maintain
Configuration Management Plans for new and existing projects.



• Provide
Configuration Management guidance to project and engineering teams.



• Define and maintain
Configuration Items (CIs) ,
product structures and
Bills of Materials (BOMs) .



• Establish and maintain
configuration baselines , including
Functional, Allocated and Product Baselines .



• Manage
configuration identification and ensure product information is correctly structured and controlled within the
PLM environment .



• Analyse
engineering and PLM data to identify configuration gaps, inconsistencies and
data-quality issues .



• Ensure consistency between
PLM, ERP, engineering drawings, specifications and BOM structures .



• Coordinate
configuration change control processes and support
Change Control Boards (CCBs) .



• Ensure
engineering changes are documented, assessed, approved, implemented and
fully traceable .



• Maintain accurate
configuration status records and documentation throughout the product lifecycle.



• Participate in engineering and design reviews, including
PDR and CDR .



• Support
configuration audits and ensure compliance with relevant standards and processes.



• Establish, maintain and release configuration documentation at key project milestones.



• Work closely with
Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Project Management teams.



• Identify opportunities to improve
Configuration Management processes, tools and governance .



• Support continuous improvement of
configuration data integrity and
product information management within the PLM environment.




Qualifications




Requirements:



• Minimum
5 years' experience in Configuration Management within an
engineering, technical or data management environment .



• Strong knowledge of
Configuration Management principles, processes and best practices .



• Working knowledge of
ISO 10007 .



• Strong understanding of
configuration planning, identification, control, status accounting and configuration audits .



• Strong understanding of
technical documentation, product structures, BOMs, Configuration Items and configuration baselines .



• Experience with
engineering change management, change control and configuration traceability .



• Experience with
PLM/PDM systems , ideally
Windchill , Teamcenter, ENOVIA or similar.



• Ability to analyse
engineering/product data and identify inconsistencies or configuration issues.



• Good understanding of the relationship between
PLM, ERP, drawings, specifications and BOM/product structures .



• Excellent written and verbal
English communication skills .



• Ability to work autonomously within a
multidisciplinary engineering environment .



•
CMII certification or equivalent practical Configuration Management experience would be advantageous.



• Relevant higher education qualification or equivalent professional experience.




Desirable:



• Experience within
Aerospace, Space, Defence/Military, Automotive or other highly regulated engineering environments.



• Experience with
Windchill , particularly configuration management, product structures, BOMs, data quality or PLM migration.



• Experience working with
sensitive or controlled data .



• Experience supporting or leading
Configuration Control Boards (CCBs) , configuration audits and engineering change processes.



• Experience with
PDR/CDR and formal engineering development environments.



• French or German language skills.




Senior / Lead Configuration Manager:



For the Senior/Lead position, we are looking for significant
Configuration Management experience.



The successful candidate should be able to operate autonomously, guide other Configuration Managers and improve
Configuration Management governance, processes and data integrity .



The Senior/Lead profile should be comfortable resolving complex
configuration and product-data issues , supporting
CCBs and audits , and working across
Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain and Project teams.




Additional Information




Working Environment:



The role is based in
Pitstone .



Due to the recent
PLM migration , the initial period will require a strong
onsite presence for onboarding, knowledge transfer and collaboration with the existing team.




Initial working pattern: 3-4 days onsite per week.



Once established, there may be scope to reduce onsite attendance to approximately
1 day per week , depending on experience, project requirements and team needs.




Contract: Initial
6-month requirement , with expected extension.