Configuration Manager

Location: Belfast, United Kingdom

Thales people architect solutions that are relied upon to deliver operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defensive systems for land, sea, and air. From early warning, to threat neutralisation, our platforms cover all levels from very short-range systems, to extended protection across the entire battle-space including Airspace Mobility Solutions, Vehicles and Tactical Systems and Missile Defence, Optronics, and Radar.

Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Primary Purpose of the Role:

• Providing support to the IAS Engineering Manager
• This is a role in which there is no margin for error and attention to detail is paramount.  Strong personal and communication skills are necessary, as this position will require interaction with Project staff

Principal Relationships:

• Configuration Functional Manager IAS
• Project Managers IAS
• Systems Engineering Manager(s) IAS

Key Responsibilities and Tasks:

The primary responsibility of the Configuration Manager will be to provide day-to-day support to multiple projects in:

• Establishment of reference baselines (FBL, ABL, PBL)
• Registration and releasing of configuration information
• Organises and manages the Configuration Control Board (CCB) as well as pre and post CCB activities (including administrative tasks)
• Integrity and maintenance of configuration records, history and traceability.
• Archiving of obsolete technical data

In the above roles, you will be required to follow Configuration Management processes, procedures and standards in executing the roles using Microsoft Office tools and Configuration Management tools.

• Tasks will include:
  • Creation / Update of the project Configuration Management Plans
  • Administering CM processes on project
  • Following CM and change management procedures and checking that engineering staff have complied with these procedures
  • Producing Configuration Status Reports
  • Interfacing with Document Services and Project Issuing Office
  • Participates in the phase reviews (PDR, CDR, etc) and in configuration audits (FCA and PCA)

Skills

Essential

• Use of PC based tools including Microsoft Office
• Ability to produce work output on time and to schedule
• Understand the need to provide document structure and baseline reports
• Attention to detail and logical methodology of working
• Must be a team worker with good interpersonal skills

Experience:

Essential

• 5 Years + in the same or equivalent role
• Experience using CM tools (e.g. Windchill PLM, SAP Teamcenter, etc)
• Experience in the use of Configuration Management processes and principles
• Experience of working in a small team and managing stakeholders
• An appreciation of the full development project life cycle

Desirable

• Awareness of Defence Standards 05-57 or similar acknowledged standards in CM

Values & Behaviours:

• Customer trust
• One Team, One Thales
• Develop our People
• Accountable and committed to excellence
• Agile and Innovative

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At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.

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