Product Configuration Engineer

Electus Recruitment
Bristol, United Kingdom
Yesterday
£40,000 – £46,000 pa

Salary

£40,000 – £46,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Location
Hybrid
Seniority
Mid
Education
Degree
Security Clearance
Required
Posted
1 Jun 2026 (Yesterday)

Benefits

Company bonus up to £2,500 Pension contributions up to 14 percent Paid overtime opportunities Flexible working arrangements Up to 15 additional days of flexi leave
You will get the exciting opportunity to make an impact on complex defence systems while developing your career in configuration engineering. Our client are recruiting for an exciting Product Configuration Engineer role.

This is a hands on role supporting the full lifecycle of advanced equipment from early definition through to production and in service support. You will work within a highly regulated engineering environment where precision, change control and collaboration are critical.

What you will need

  • British Citizenship is required due to the nature of the work
  • Eligibility to undergo UK Government Basic Personnel Security Standard checks
  • Experience in configuration management, change control or product definition within a complex engineering environment
  • Understanding of engineering lifecycle processes within defence, aerospace or similarly regulated sectors
  • Ability to manage technical detail and communicate clearly across engineering and production teams
Salary and Benefits
Up to £46,000 depending on experience

What you will be doing

  • Managing product build definitions and ensuring configuration accuracy across the lifecycle
  • Leading change control activity including technical change notices and problem reporting
  • Supporting non conformance processes and ensuring production and in service issues are resolved effectively
  • Working closely with manufacturing teams to maintain accurate product definitions for build and delivery
  • Collaborating with systems and configuration teams to ensure alignment across multiple stakeholders
  • Supporting customer and internal engineering queries relating to product configuration and definition
What you can bring
  • Technical capability in configuration management, PLM systems or product definition control
  • Experience working with complex mechanical or electro mechanical systems
  • Familiarity with requirements management and systems engineering principle
  • Ability to prioritise workload in a fast paced engineering environment
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to influence across engineering function
  • Experience supporting production or in service engineering activities
Benefits and flexibility
The employer supports you through a strong package including company bonus up to £2,500 based on performance, pension contributions up to 14 percent, paid overtime opportunities, flexible working arrangements and up to 15 additional days of flexi leave

Where you will be based

This role is based in Bristol with hybrid working two to three days per week on site depending on workload classification
The organisation operates as a leading defence engineering environment delivering complex systems that support national capability and international programmes. The work spans the full product lifecycle from concept and design through to production and ongoing in service support, offering strong technical exposure and long term career development opportunities.

Due to the nature of work at our client’s site, this role is only open to British Citizens.

This is a permanent role.

Electus Recruitment Solutions provides specialist engineering and technical recruitment solutions to high-technology industries. Thank you for your interest. If you do not hear from us within seven working days, please presume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. You may resubmit your CV or details in the future, and we shall assess your suitability then.

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