About the Role 

HENSOLDT South Africa is seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Configuration Specialist to join our Engineering Enablement team. This role is responsible for supporting configuration management activities across the product lifecycle by controlling product configuration data, engineering changes, technical documentation and configuration baselines. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring product integrity, regulatory compliance and accurate configuration information that supports engineering, production and customer programmes. 

Qualifications and experience: 

• National Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Configuration Management, Technical Data Management or a related technical field. 

• 2–5 years' experience in Configuration Management, Product Data Management (PDM) or a similar engineering support environment. 

• Experience supporting engineering development, production and customer support programmes. 

• Knowledge of configuration management principles, engineering change control, product structures and technical documentation. 

• Experience working within a quality-managed and regulated engineering environment will be advantageous. 

Key technical skills: 

• Configuration Management Planning. 

• Configuration Identification. 

• Configuration Control and Engineering Change Management. 

• Configuration Status Accounting and Reporting. 

• Configuration Auditing. 

• Product Data and Document Management. 

• Product Breakdown Structures (PBS). 

• Configuration Baseline Management. 

• Release Management. 

• Technical Documentation Control. 

• Data Archiving and Security. 

• Configuration Review Board (CRB) Coordination. 

• Root Cause and Impact Analysis. 

• Microsoft Office Suite. 

• Product Data Management (PDM/PLM) systems. 

• Quality Management Systems (QMS). 

Key responsibilities: 

Configuration Management 

• Develop and maintain configuration management plans, processes and standards to control product configuration information throughout the product lifecycle, ensuring data integrity, contractual compliance and successful programme delivery. 

Configuration Identification and Control 

• Manage product identification, configuration baselines and engineering change processes by evaluating change impacts and implementing approved changes to maintain accurate product definitions and controlled configuration throughout the product lifecycle. 

Configuration Status Accounting 

• Maintain accurate configuration records, reports and documentation by monitoring baselines, engineering changes and product status to provide complete configuration visibility and support informed business decision-making. 

Configuration Auditing and Compliance 

• Coordinate configuration audits, documentation reviews and governance activities to verify product compliance, resolve non-conformances and ensure adherence to customer, contractual and organisational quality requirements. 

Continuous Improvement and Operational Support 

• Support configuration management operations by providing technical guidance, maintaining documentation, identifying process improvements and promoting compliance with organisational policies to enhance operational efficiency and continuous improvement.