National AI Awards 2025Discover AI's trailblazers! Join us to celebrate innovation and nominate industry leaders.

Nominate & Attend

Configuration Engineer

Marlow
1 week ago
Create job alert

Configuration PLM Specialist
Marlow  Aerospace & Defence Hybrid Working Circa £60,000

Are you a detail-oriented Configuration or PLM professional with a background in aerospace or defence? We're working with an industry leader on a key hire within their Engineering team. This is a fantastic opportunity to take ownership of configuration and change management processes for both legacy and new product development.

 The Opportunity:

As a Configuration PLM Specialist, you’ll be responsible for managing the full lifecycle of change and configuration data across engineering disciplines. From leading Change Control Boards to overseeing data repositories and compliance with aerospace standards, your expertise will help ensure high-quality, audit-ready documentation and product integrity.

What You’ll Be Doing:
Lead the application of aerospace configuration standards across a range of products.

Manage and improve change workflows and configuration baselines using SolidWorks Manage.

Support design teams across Mechanical, Electronics, and Antennas with documentation and BOMs.

Drive continuous improvement in change and configuration processes.

Govern the company’s PDM/PLM systems, ensuring data integrity and user compliance.

Oversee the problem report and change notification process.

Support quality audits and customer deliverables.

Create configuration management plans tailored to customer contracts.

What You’ll Bring:
A strong engineering background in aerospace or defence.

Proven experience with aerospace configuration standards and best practices.

5 years in an engineering environment, ideally with product design exposure.

Experience using PLM/PDM/CM tools—SolidWorks Manage desirable.

A detail-driven mindset with a strong understanding of drawings, CAD, and documentation.

Confident communicator able to engage cross-functional teams and drive process adherence.

Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical discipline (or equivalent industry experience).

Familiarity with CAD and drawing standards.

Hands-on experience with change management in both design and manufacturing settings.

Why Join the company?

In addition to working with one of the most established business in their field, the company also provides an excellent benefits package, including but not limited to:

25 Days Bank Holidays, with the ability to purchase more
8% Employer contribution 
Annual Bonus 
Private Medical Scheme
Hybrid WorkingThis is a pivotal role in a growing technical team, ideal for someone who thrives on structure, process, and precision. Please 'Apply Now' or reach out to Ellie at Orion Electrotech

INDKEY

Related Jobs

View all jobs

Configuration Manager

Data Engineer

Data Engineer

Data Engineer

IT Engineer

Automation Engineer - Learning & Development

National AI Awards 2025

Subscribe to Future Tech Insights for the latest jobs & insights, direct to your inbox.

By subscribing, you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service.

Industry Insights

Discover insightful articles, industry insights, expert tips, and curated resources.

Data Science Jobs UK 2025: 50 Companies Hiring Now

Bookmark this guide—refreshed every quarter—so you always know who’s really expanding their data‑science teams. Budgets for predictive analytics, GenAI pilots & real‑time decision engines keep climbing in 2025. The UK’s National AI Strategy, tax relief for R&D & a sharp rise in cloud adoption mean employers need applied scientists, ML engineers, experiment designers, causal‑inference specialists & analytics leaders—right now. Below you’ll find 50 organisations that have advertised UK‑based data‑science vacancies or announced head‑count growth during the past eight weeks. They’re grouped into five quick‑scan categories so you can jump straight to the kind of employer—& culture—that suits you. For every company you’ll see: Main UK hub Example live or recent vacancy Why it’s worth a look (tech stack, mission, culture) Search any employer on DataScience‑Jobs.co.uk to view current ads, or set up a free alert so fresh openings land straight in your inbox.

Return-to-Work Pathways: Relaunch Your Data Science Career with Returnships, Flexible & Hybrid Roles

Returning to work after an extended break can feel like stepping into a whole new world—especially in a dynamic field like data science. Whether you paused your career for parenting, caring responsibilities or another life chapter, the UK’s data science sector now offers a variety of return-to-work pathways. From structured returnships to flexible and hybrid roles, these programmes recognise the transferable skills and resilience you’ve gained and provide mentorship, upskilling and supportive networks to ease your transition back. In this guide, you’ll discover how to: Understand the current demand for data science talent in the UK Leverage your organisational, communication and analytical skills in data science roles Overcome common re-entry challenges with practical solutions Refresh your technical knowledge through targeted learning Access returnship and re-entry programmes tailored to data science Find roles that fit around family commitments—whether flexible, hybrid or full-time Balance your career relaunch with caring responsibilities Master applications, interviews and networking specific to data science Learn from inspiring returner success stories Get answers to common questions in our FAQ section Whether you aim to return as a data analyst, machine learning engineer, data visualisation specialist or data science manager, this article will map out the steps and resources you need to reignite your data science career.

LinkedIn Profile Checklist for Data Science Jobs: 10 Tweaks to Elevate Recruiter Engagement

Data science recruiters often sift through dozens of profiles to find candidates skilled in Python, machine learning, statistical modelling and data visualisation—sometimes before roles even open. A generic LinkedIn profile won’t suffice in this data-driven era. This step-by-step LinkedIn for data science jobs checklist outlines ten targeted tweaks to elevate recruiter engagement. Whether you’re an aspiring junior data scientist, a specialist in MLOps, or a seasoned analytics leader, these optimisations will sharpen your profile’s search relevance and demonstrate your analytical impact.