Configuration Manager

Job description

Location: Oxford, United Kingdom

A Joint Venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), Thales Alenia Space is a global space manufacturer delivering, for more than 40 years, high-tech solutions for telecommunications, navigation, Earth Observation, environmental management, exploration, science and orbital infrastructures. Thanks to our diversity of skills, talents and cultures, our customers (governments, institutions, space agencies, telecommunications operators), therefore have Space to Connect, Secure & Defend, Observe & Protect, Explore, Travel & Navigate.

Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across five major industries; Aerospace, Defence, Ground Transportation, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that's why we offer you the flexibility to do what's important to you; whether that's part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Principal Purpose of the Position:

The Configuration and Data Manager will manage the configuration and the associated data for TAS in the UK projects and products.

Principal Relationships:

Internal Relationships

• Reporting to the Head of Products Configuration Managers Department and to the TAS in the UK Configuration and Data Manager;
• Working closely with the Project Managers, Engineers and Product Assurance Managers, Procurement and Supplier Operations
• Supporting the Manufacturing activities and AIT teams;
• Internal Auditors;
• Interfacing with TAS in the UK Management and TAS JV employees;

External Relationships

Liaising with:

• Commercial and Institutional Customer Project Teams and CaDM;
• Suppliers Project Teams and CaDM;
• Third party auditors.

Key Responsibilities and tasks

• Responsible for the registration and release of configuration information
• Responsible for the integrity, validity and maintenance of configuration records, history and traceability across the lifecycle
• Responsible for the verification of internal and external technical data
• Ensures the availability of up-to-date recorded technical data
• Records configuration baselines
• Supports related teams in terms of PLM tools
• Lead the CCB and follow-up
• Contributes to process and tools improvement, coaching of peers and new tool end-users.
• Preparation of Review Data Packages and End Item Data Pack (EIDP)

Quality Management System

• Contribute to Business Improvement Plans and Actions, in particular the ones related to Customer's satisfaction improvement
• Quality Management System implementation
• Company Quality dashboard
• Support Company Certifications
• Contribute to lesson learnt capturing and implementation.

The job holder will be required to perform ad-hoc additional duties that will arise from time to time that are consistent with the nature of this position.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience;

The candidate has ideally more than 3 years of experience and a demonstrable positive performance record in Configuration Management in a complex organisation.

Experience in any of the areas on follows is desirable:

• Configuration and Data Management
• Space Engineering Firms
• Use of PLM tools

Ideally educated to degree level or equivalent, with an appreciation for collaborative work and an enjoyment of stimulating exchanges, outstanding problem-solving skills and a passion to solve difficult issues.

While specific knowledge of the French or Italian Language is not a pre-requisite for this position it would be advantageous to facilitate activities across the TAS Joint Venture organisation.

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