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# Data Management and Configuration Engineer

- **Company:** Rolls-Royce
- **Location:** Derby, UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Analysis, Configuration Management, Data Integrity, Data Management
- **Published:** September 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://rollsroyce.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/professional/job/Derby/Data-Management-and-Configuration-Engineer_JR6149444

## About the Role

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.

To be successful in this role you will need to:

 * Hold a Bachelor's degree, equivalent qualification or relevant working experience
 * Demonstrate technical knowledge in configuration and change management with understanding of cross-discipline engineering
 * Show the ability to apply logical, analytical and innovative thinking on technical problems and make balanced quality decisions across technical and business parameters
 * Possess good communication skills and can interact with colleagues in a clear and concise manner
 * Have good stakeholder influencing skills with a focus on quality and data integrity

## Description

Join our dynamic team as a Structure Control and Configuration Engineer and play a critical role in managing complex product structures across the entire lifecycle. This position offers the opportunity to work within a design environment interfacing with multiple internal and external customers, ensuring efficient project operation and regulatory compliance.

You'll be responsible for maintaining configuration and mass property control over product structures, working collaboratively with Design and Development teams to implement changes that directly impact cutting-edge defence technologies. Your expertise will be essential in supporting our mission-critical defence programmes where data integrity and change management excellence are paramount.

What you will be doing

With this attractive opportunity you will get a chance to:

 * Own and manage relevant product and development structures, maintaining configuration control over their lifecycle while ensuring product structures reflect current approved configurations
 * Implement project configuration policies and work collaboratively with design and development functions to incorporate design intent into Rolls-Royce product structures
 * Provide guidance and leadership on change management to enable efficient implementation of product changes, checking and approving change packages prior to incorporation
 * Analysing component designs to determine the mass properties and integrating these into assemblies/modules/engines.
 * Engage with customers and suppliers to define interface standards and enable information exchange, including 3D geometry and Digital Mock-up (DMU) requirements


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