Engineering Configuration Lead

Job Title: Engineering Configuration Lead

Location: Barrow-in-Furness or Sheffield, Hybrid – 2 days per week on site minimum

Travel: You will need to travel once per week to the alternate site with 1 day expected at your home site

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: £54,490+ (DOE)

Who we are:

Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow, shaping a safer future, for all of us.

From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.

Job description:

You will oversee the configuration of multiple M777 product variants, ensuring changes to product baselines are effectively controlled and implemented. You will work with stakeholders across the business to assess and coordinate the impact of change on hardware and technical documentation, confirm points of embodiment, and ensure delivery in line with programme plans. You will be responsible for the configuration management processes, advocate best practice, and drive continuous improvement across the Weapon Systems UK business.

Core duties:

• Oversee and coordinate configuration management activities across assigned projects, ensuring compliance with configuration management plans and processes
• Coordinate the release of Technical Data Packages (TDPs) and support the creation and maintenance of Engineering Bills of Materials (EBOMs)
• Capture and document the impacts of proposed design changes, including effects on cost, quality, schedule, and business processes
• Coordinate reviews between engineering, logistics, and product data systems, identifying discrepancies and supporting corrective actions
• Produce and present configuration management reports, updates, and metrics to stakeholders while driving process improvements and best practice

Essential skills:

• Experience or understanding of Configuration Management qualities within a product development, manufacturing, or support environment
• Relevant experience in an engineering, project management, or similar discipline, ideally supported by an NC/HNC qualification or equivalent
• Experience coordinating tasks which require input from multiple functions/teams, whilst gathering and interpreting information, assessing the impact of change, and producing clear reports and presentations for stakeholders and customers
• Experience using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems such as SAP and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems such as Teamcenter

The Weapon Systems UK team:

As part of BAE Systems Platforms and Services sector, Weapon Systems (UK) designs, develops, manufactures and supports artillery systems, naval guns, and provides engineering capability to the wider BAE Systems business. Our global reach brings our customers a depth and breadth of expertise that meet critical needs in the air, on land, and at sea. Our mission strives for us to be our customer’s trusted and affordable weapons provider, delivering enhanced effects on target and complete mission solutions. We are looking for innovation, commitment and drive to help define the future of Weapon Systems capabilities.

Why BAE Systems?

Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.

A place where everyone can thrive:

We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 23rd July 2026

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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