Configuration and Product Data Management

Rolls Royce
Bristol
5 days ago
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Configuration and Product Data Management
Full time
Bristol
*NB: First Stage telephone interviews will be held on the following dates: 10th-12th of March.
If shortlisted for 2nd stage interview candidates must be available for a face to face on site interview at Rolls-Royce Bristol on the 17th of March.
This position is being advertised to form a pipeline of candidates for current and future positions within Defence, therefore applicants should not expect feedback immediately. However, we will endeavour to review your CV in a timely manner.
As a configuration & product data management engineer, you will work within a design environment interfacing with multiple internal and external customers across various businesses and lifecycle phases of the product, managing physical and functional attributes to ensure efficient project operation and regulatory compliance.
Why Rolls-Royce?
Rolls-Royce is one of the most enduring and iconic brands in the world and has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century. We design, build and service systems that provide critical power to customers where safety and reliability are paramount.
We are proud to be a force for progress, powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.
We want to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that has shaped our history continues into our future and we need people like you to come and join us on this journey.
Within Defence, System Engineering & Product Performance, configuration is responsible for the identification, creation and change of engine product structures and are relied upon to provide leadership on behalf of the capability and the project to enable efficient change management operation and to ensure data integrity.
We'll provide an environment of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. An inclusive, innovative culture that invests in you, gives you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.
You will work in a team of experienced engineers on a variety of topics spanning over all product lifecycle phases, working in a 3D PLM environment. The work will include regular engagement with external and internal stakeholders on topics like data exchange, process interfaces or supporting digital improvement workstreams.
What we offer
We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.
Your needs are as unique as you are. Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home, or another remote location. It's a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement. As a minimum we're all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, on average three days per week.
What you will be doing
As a configuration & product data management engineer, you will have a diverse range of activities that will support your professional growth

  • Implementing project configuration policies and working together with design and development functions to incorporate the design intent into Rolls-Royce product structures.
  • Providing guidance and leadership on change management to enable efficient implementation of product changes.
  • Advice and supply of relevant product information to other business areas like the procurement production, quality, and service organisation (for example Engineering Bill of Material, or weight attributes)
  • Ensuring compliance to configuration management standards and regulatory requirements
  • Engaging with customers and suppliers to define interface standards to enable the exchange of information, such as 3D geometry (Digital Mock-up (DMU))
  • Supporting capability development, including digital transformation within a PLM environment


Who we're looking for:
At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.
As configuration and product data management engineer you will be part of small dynamic and friendly team working in an agile environment, supporting various cross functional tasks. Therefore, we are looking for:

  • Professionally qualified Engineer (for example UK BEng degree or other national equivalent) or equivalent previous experience.
  • Preferable product structure control and change management experience.
  • Good stakeholder influencing skills.
  • Focus on quality and data integrity, with a mindset to operate in a project environment.


*To work for Rolls-Royce you may need to hold a Security Check (SC) clearance without any caveats to that clearance for some roles. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you don't currently already have this in place. Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets, for some roles you must hold a UK nationality.*
We are an equal opportunities employer. We're committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives which are crucial to innovation and problem solving. We believe the more diverse perspectives we have, the more successful we'll be. By building a culture of caring and belonging, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.
You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people | Rolls-Royce
Job Category
Validation and Verification
Posting Date
24 Mar 2025; 00:03
Posting End Date
05 Apr 2025PandoLogic. Keywords: Data Engineer, Location: Bristol, ENG - BS2 9NX

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