Change and Configuration Management Engineer
Smiths Detection Inc, Adeyfield, Dacorum
Change and Configuration Management Engineer
Salary Not Specified
Smiths Detection Inc, Adeyfield, Dacorum
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 2 weeks ago, 21 Sep | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 17d6337d1e894603b1f891c252d4ded4
Full Job Description
- Exciting opportunities: Our growth is creating exciting opportunities to work with experts in physics, chemistry, electronics, mechanics, production, computer science, and AIML
- International environment: With some projects, work requires global collaboration and the potential to travel and grow with the business. Job Purpose: Based onsite at our Hemel Hempstead R&D site 3-4 days a week, you will support the Configuration Management Specialist in ensuring engineering changes comply with quality, cost, and performance objectives. Assist in providing Configuration Management (CM) support to project and functional stakeholders within Mechanical & Electronic engineering teams. Due to the sensitive projects you will be working on, applications can only be considered from those who are eligible to obtain UK SC clearance, this also means we are unable to sponsor applicants unfortunately.,
- Organise, chair, and document Change Control Board (CCB) meetings.
- Coordinate change management activities impacting configuration items.
- Ensure data quality and reliability in configuration management systems.
- Define and document CM processes and implement improvements.
- Gather CM requirements from product development, operations, and service teams.
- Maintain configuration data for multiple products from concept to end-of-life.
- Conduct configuration audits to ensure accuracy of data.
- Support the engineering change process, ensuring timely and accurate updates to 3D CAD models using SOLIDWORKS.
- Comply with the company's Product Lifecycle Process (PLP) and relevant standards.
- Provide guidance to teams on CM activities and procedures.
Education: Bachelor's Degree / HNC in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent). - Software: Proficiency in 3D CAD tools, particularly SOLIDWORKS; experience with Product Data Management (PDM) systems (SolidWorks Manage / PDM is advantageous).
- Database Knowledge: Familiarity with Microsoft SQL is advantageous.
- Experience: Expertise in configuration and technical data management.
- Standards: Knowledge of Military and ISO standards (e.g., DEF STAN 05-057, ISO 10007) is beneficial.
- Process Knowledge: Awareness of gated engineering design processes, including concept design, prototyping, test and evaluation, and production.
- ERP Knowledge: Familiarity with business tools like ERP systems is advantageous.
Every minute of every day, in nearly every country across the globe, Smiths Detection people and technology make the world a safer place. We safeguard people, business and infrastructure with the latest innovations and screening technology for aviation, ports, borders, defense, and security across 55 countries around the globe Life At Smiths - - Global leader: We impact critical systems every day with sites in 17 countries and six centers of research excellence. From pioneering to powering life-changing innovation, we're delivering threat detection and screening solutions to safeguard the world from threat
- Digital growth: A key part of our capability is the integration of digital technology across our business and our operations in more than 55 countries, will be critical to our continued success