Configuration Engineer, Vehicle Systems (LS/JT)

We are seeking a highly motivated Configuration Engineer to support the development, integration, and delivery of complex land systems products and vehicle platforms. The successful candidate will be responsible for establishing and maintaining product configuration baselines, managing engineering changes, ensuring alignment between technical requirements and product definition, and supporting configuration control throughout the product lifecycle.

This role requires close collaboration with systems engineers, design engineers, project managers, manufacturing teams, suppliers, and customers to ensure product integrity, traceability, and compliance with contractual and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain Configuration Management Plans (CMP) for vehicle and subsystem development programs.
• Establish and manage functional, allocated, and product baselines throughout the product lifecycle.
• Maintain vehicle and subsystem configuration records, including requirements trees, system family trees, and interface documentation.
• Create, maintain, and control Engineering Bills of Materials (BOM).
• Coordinate and administer Engineering Change Orders (ECOs), Development Change Notices (DtCNs), and associated change documentation.
• Organize and facilitate Configuration Control Board (CCB) meetings and track closure of approved actions.
• Ensure traceability between customer requirements, design documentation, verification activities, and product configurations.
• Consolidate and manage technical documentation such as specifications, interface control documents, compliance matrices, and verification records.
• Maintain configuration status accounting and generate configuration reports for project reviews and customer deliverables.
• Track weight, centre of gravity, and system allocation data to support vehicle integration activities.
• Support design reviews, audits, qualification activities, and product acceptance reviews.
• Coordinate with engineering, manufacturing, procurement, and quality teams to ensure released configurations are accurately implemented.
• Support product lifecycle management activities, including obsolescence management and configuration audits.

Requirements:

• Degree or Diploma in Engineering
• Experience in systems engineering, product engineering, or a related technical role
• Knowledge of Siemens Teamcenter PLM & NX will be advantageous
• Knowledge of vehicular systems will be advantageous
• Familiarity with engineering change management processes, configuration control practices, technical documentation control.
• Strong analytical, organisational, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Positive team player with a proactive and learning-oriented mindset.
• Meticulous, proactive, and self-driven.
• Innovative with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Able to work independently and manage priorities effectively.