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Our simulators train the next generation of pilots for fighter jets, transporters and search and rescue helicopters. And, together, each and every member of our aerospace team makes a difference.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.
The training and simulation business line at Crawley is looking to strengthen the rigour and governance applied to projects and products through the addition of a systems configuration manager to work across a number of activities to support the engineering management teams in the delivery of simulation projects and products.
The business is also looking to adopt a new PLM and ERP tool over the next year, so this role will play a pivotal part of the rollout and adoption of new business processes.
Key responsibilities
- Ensure the integrity of technical data, attributes, and validity throughout the life cycle
- Ensure the definition, recording and storage of technical data
- Responsible for verification of the completeness of technical data internally and externally
- Ensures the return and the provision of technical data to the relevant functions
- Records configuration baselines and provides status on identified gaps or omissions
- Manage Change Requests and progress to CCB
- Manage implementation of approved changes to the technical data
- Implements the CM Plan
- Supports/leads audits where required
- Focus on the quality of what we deliver to the customer, be proactive and look at continually improving the way we work
About you
Previous Experience
- Understanding and appreciate of configuration management principles
- Understanding the engineering lifecycle
- Understanding part lifecycle management (PLM) tools and processes
- Ideally, though not necessarily, 12 months experience working in an engineering environment
- Ideally, though not necessarily, experience using Oracle 11i or Palma PLM tools
Behaviours
Thales expect 3 key behaviours:
1) Think Big
- Look ahead, support innovation, and deal with the complexities of a problem
- Share vision, lead with integrity, and engage stakeholders
2) Make It happen
- Customer-centric approach, ensure accountability, create customer intimacy, and build trust
- Act with agility, challenge the status quo, take smart risks, and foster continuous improvement
3) Together
- Grows self and others, demonstrate self-awareness, invest in others, encourage a culture of feedback
- Include others, embrace diversity, trust and empower others, and promote collaboration
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