Configuration and Data Engineer

Configuration and Data Engineer

Harlow

Benefits:

• Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)

• 6 times salary Life Assurance with pension

• 25 days holiday (increasing with service) statutory public holidays plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr)

• Company bonus scheme (discretionary)

• Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes including Health Cashplan Dental and Cycle to Work amongst others

• Enhanced sick pay

• Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity paternity & shared parental leave

Joining our team means being part of an organisation that shapes the future of national security whilst investing in your growth and personal development. We provide a collaborative environment abundant opportunities for professional development and a profound sense of purpose in what we do. Together we are not just advancing technology; were building a community committed to safeguarding a safer and more connected world.

Weapons

Our Weapons business works ethically to provide complex weapons systems to customers. We equip the Royal Air Force with capabilities such as AMRAAM and Paveway IV precision guided munitions: the Royal Navy with our Phalanx close-in missile defence system and the British Army with Javelin portable anti-tank guided weapon system.

Main Duties

• Apply and administer Configuration Management and Data Management (CMDM)

• Construct Configuration Management Plans integrating Subcontractor plans and integrating with Customer plans as required.

• Administer configuration control systems and processes including collaboration with Subcontractor configuration management. Manage configuration control boards including the production of agendas facilitation of internal and external meetings and documenting outcomes and actions.

• Perform data management oversight including the maintenance and administration of data repositories and libraries generated by programmes. Auditing of programme and product data for compliance with customer security and programme standards.

• Perform configuration status accounting and reporting. Prepare for and participate in programme and technical gate reviews and prepare configuration baseline audits as required by the programme (e.g. FCA PCA).

• Act as the Control Account Manager (CAM) for CMDM resources and activities and Compile Basis of Estimate (BOE). Participate in Estimate at Completion (EAC) reviews for existing and new programmes.

• Take part in Risk Management reviews as required and report to function.

• Advise project staff on configuration management policies and standards and apply these pragmatically to solve business requirements efficiently and effectively.

• Participate in CMDM training and coaching of Raytheon staff with the desired skills necessary to support the business.

• Collaborate with other Raytheon sites and businesses to implement new configuration management tools and develop common process skills working practices and methodologies.

Candidate Requirements

Essential

• You will be conversant with Military and Commercial CM standards.

• You will be able to implement CMDM planning to manage Project and Product related Data Controlled & Classified artefacts to comply with US and UK Export Controls Legal & Contractual Requirements.

• A demonstrable industrial background in Configuration Management working in a technical environment interfacing with systems software hardware and test engineering disciplines.

• Experience in execution and development of core configuration management processes - configuration planning control identification configuration status accounting and reporting data library/repository product release and delivery and configuration audits.

• Experienced with configuration management tools and competence in Microsoft Office tools advanced features: Excel Word PowerPoint Access or other database experience requiring schema definition and data manipulation.

• Working knowledge of CMDM requirements within engineering development and product-in-service lifecycles. Proficient in evaluation of programme documents for impact to CM processes.

• Ability to work on own initiative with minimal supervision with a self-motivated attitude - able to work functionally alone in a programme team to meet programme requirements.

• Must have or be able to achieve SC level clearance.

Desirable

• CMIIB or other recognised CM specialist certification.

• Working knowledge of Knowledge in Defence (KiD) Defence Standard 05-57 or ISO 10007.

• Knowledge of MBSE development or knowledge and the Polarian Tool

• Working knowledge of PTC Windchill configuration management tool.

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity colour religion gender sexual orientation or identity national origin age disability protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Employment Type : Full Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1