Product Lifecycle Management Specialist

Product Lifecycle Management Specialist

Company: Boeing Defence United Kingdom Limited

Boeing Defence UK is seeking a Product Lifecycle Management Specialist to provide Configuration and Data Management support and guidance across Fixed Wing, Vertical Lift, and Digital Future Systems programmes and campaigns.

Key Responsibilities

• Configuration Management
  • Deploy Boeing configuration processes and execute process controls.
  • Develop, interpret, and understand customer requirements upfront.
  • Plan and implement configuration and data management activities.
  • Support deployment of standardized configuration management processes throughout the organization.
  • Identify risks, issues, and opportunities; support mitigation planning.
  • Collaborate to standardize configuration tool sets, including security and access controls.
  • Interface with bid and programme teams to integrate configuration management requirements into contract initiation and reviews.
  • Provide input on supplier Statements of Work and budgetary/forecast cycles related to configuration management.
• Programme‑Specific Configuration Management
  • Adhere to contracted Configuration and Data Management requirements.
  • Liaise with customers and suppliers to agree joint working procedures.
  • Own configuration deliverables, ensuring compliance with Boeing procedures and contractual obligations.
  • Serve as Boeing’s point of contact for external Configuration Management audits.
  • Manage programme control boards, ensuring consistent conduct and timely action closure.
  • Support design reviews and programme reviews with configuration management expertise.
• Data Management
  • Track and report on data transmissions, ensuring adherence to company and contractual requirements.
  • Manage customer and supplier data deliverables.
  • Ensure compliance with Export Compliance, Manufacturing License Agreements (MLAs), security, intellectual property, and Boeing information protection policies.
  • Support audits and reviews to ensure product compliance.

Essential Qualifications & Experience

• High IT literacy.
• High attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Excellent communication skills across verbal, written, and electronic channels at all organizational levels.
• The ability to obtain UK Security Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications & Experience

• Knowledge of configuration management, regulatory, and international standards.
• Solid understanding of configuration management and programme management principles and processes.
• Commercial and financial awareness.
• Knowledge of design, testing, and manufacturing processes.
• Familiarity with key functional disciplines, including engineering, operations, customer support training, and procurement.
• Excellent interpersonal, facilitation, and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and manufacturing planning methods.
• Proven ability to build effective internal and external networks.
• Strong planning and workload management capability.
• Desirable: CMII/CMPIC practitioner certification or equivalent experience/qualification.

Additional Information

• Language Requirements: Not Applicable.
• Education: Not Applicable.
• Relocation: Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.
• Security Clearance: This position requires the ability to obtain United Kingdom Security Check.
• Visa Sponsorship: Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.
• Contingent Upon Award Program: This position is not contingent upon program award.
• Shift: Not a shift worker (United Kingdom).

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