Configuration Engineer

Job Description

Role Overview

Configuration Engineer – Radar and Advanced Targeting (RATs) Design Integrity function, Edinburgh. Salary £38,000 to £42,000. Hybrid work model based at our Edinburgh site.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with engineers across disciplines to provide configuration management support and advise on best practice.
• Document Control: Review and verify documentation suitability; manage approval process for new documents and updates; record, distribute and control documentation from internal and external parties.
• Hardware Management: Process Problem Reports and Change Requests from initiation to final disposition; oversee trial modifications supporting Problem Report investigations; capture trial results.
• Collate Change Impact assessments from Technical Review Boards (TRB) and support Change Initiators and TRB in determining fast track criteria.
• Prepare agenda, call and chair Configuration Review Boards (CRB); arrange Point of Embodiment (POE) changes for implementation; decide Change Classification based on criteria.
• Plan and coordinate implementation of changes into both design and physical products.

Qualifications

• Experience in configuration engineering.
• Experience in manufacturing engineering.
• Good technical knowledge, literacy and numeracy skills.
• Strong attention to detail and experience with compliance procedures.
• Willingness to learn and a positive attitude; essential skill set.

Security Clearance

This role requires pre employment screening under the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). Additional Personnel Security Controls – National Security Vetting (NSV) – may apply, including eligibility for the Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV). For guidance:

Benefits

• Competitive salary within band £38,000 – £42,000.
• Generous leave, including up to 12 additional flexi days per year.
• Employer contributed pension scheme with up to 15% contribution.
• Free mental health support, financial advice and employee led inclusive networks.
• Bonus scheme for employees at management level and below.
• Unlimited free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
• Referral programme with financial reward.
• Flexible benefits spending up to £500 annually (private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships).
• Flexible working hours with hybrid options; part time opportunities discussed.

Location & Contract

Primary location: Edinburgh, GB. Contract type: Permanent. Working arrangement: Hybrid (in office and remote).