Join to apply for the Configuration Support Engineer role at Free-Work UK.
Base pay range
Job Title: Configuration Support Engineer
Location: Portsmouth - Broad Oak. We offer hybrid and flexible working arrangements. Please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.
Salary: £38,000 (dependent on skills and experience)
What You'll Be Doing
* Liaise with internal and external stakeholders ensuring requirements are adequately supported and needs are fully considered and incorporated where appropriate and agreed.
* Maintain a series of electronic Customer Master Record index (MRI) books using exported SAP reports, Word and Excel data combined into a single deliverable bookmarked Adobe PDF file.
* Act as SAP Administrator assistant covering absences: processing First Issue Notes (FINs) and Engineering Requests (ERs) on behalf of the Configuration department, providing user support.
* Act as SAP ZA Repairs assistant covering absences: creating and processing SAP ZAs on behalf of the Configuration department, providing user support.
* Undertake secretariat duties, organise meetings and construct Agendas and Minutes for Local Technical Committees (LTC) with the Customer. Progress chase previous Minutes actions.
* Provide project guidance regarding configuration standards requirements.
* Develop user guides for SAP and Configuration processes, providing one-to-one training where necessary.
* Participate in Continuous Improvement and Learning from Experience (LfE) activities.
Your Skills and Experiences
* An engineer with a moderate breadth of knowledge and experience.
* Understands theories and concepts in an engineering discipline gained through professional qualification or equivalent.
* Understands engineering approaches, processes and procedures.
* Background knowledge in engineering design structure and document change control.
* SAP experience or similar packages.
Benefits
As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts. You may also be eligible for an annual incentive.
As a Configuration Support Engineer, you will play a key role in maintaining the integrity, accuracy, and traceability of complex weapon system configurations throughout their lifecycle. Working alongside design, manufacturing and support teams, you will ensure engineering data is controlled, documented, and compliant with relevant defence standards.
Closing Date: 25th November 2025
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Information Technology
* Human Resources Services
#J-18808-Ljbffr