Configuration Controller - Belfast, United Kingdom - Thales

Thales
Thales
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Belfast, United Kingdom

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Location:
Belfast, United Kingdom

Thales people architect solutions that are relied upon to deliver operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission.

Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defensive systems for land, sea, and air.

From early warning, to threat neutralisation, our platforms cover all levels from very short-range systems, to extended protection across the entire battle-space including Airspace Mobility Solutions, Vehicles and Tactical Systems and Missile Defence, Optronics, and Radar.

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.


Primary Purpose of the Role:


  • Providing support to the IAS Configuration Manager and CM function at Belfast.
  • This is a role in which there is no margin for error and attention to detail is paramount. Strong personal and communication skills are necessary, as this position will require interaction with Project staff.

Principal Relationships:


  • Configuration Manager
  • Project Managers
  • System Engineering Managers

Key Responsibilities and Tasks:


  • The primary responsibility of the Configuration Controller will be to provide daytoday support to multiple projects in:
  • Registration and releasing of configuration information
  • Integrity and maintenance of configuration records, history and traceability.
  • Archiving of obsolete technical data
  • In the above roles, you will be required to follow Configuration Management processes, procedures and standards in executing the roles using Microsoft Office tools and Configuration Management tools.
  • Tasks will include:
  • Administering CM processes on project
  • Following CM and change management procedures and checking that engineering staff have complied with these procedures
  • Producing Configuration Status Reports
  • Providing administrative support at CCBs (Includes meeting organisation, distribution of preparatory information and production of minutes)
  • Administration of the IAS Data Repositories
  • Conduct audit activities relating to engineering change
  • Managing record updates
  • Media archiving
  • License Management

Skills:

Essential

  • Use of PC based tools including Microsoft Office
  • Ability to produce work output on time and to schedule
  • Understand the need to provide document structure and baseline reports
  • Attention to detail and logical methodology of working
  • Must be a team worker with good interpersonal skills

Experience:

Essential

  • Experience of data input and data management
  • Experience of working in a small team and managing stakeholders
  • Experience in an engineering environment
Desirable

  • Experience in the use of Configuration Management tools and principles (PLM)
  • Awareness of Defence Standards 0557 or similar acknowledged standards in CM
  • Experience using Software CM tools (e.g. JIRA)
  • An appreciation of the full development project life cycle

Values & Behaviours:


  • Customer trust
  • One Team, One Thales
  • Develop our People
  • Accountable and committed to excellence
  • Agile and Innovative
At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs.

With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields.

Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.

Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process.

We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process.

To request an adjustment,
if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Resourcing Ops for mid to senior roles, or the Early Careers Team for graduate and apprentice roles.

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