Configuration Specialist

Date Posted:

2025-11-12

Country:

United Kingdom

Location:

GBR02: Glenrothes, Scotland, Queensway Industrial Estate, Glenrothes, KY7 5PY

Position Role Type:

Unspecified

Configuration Specialist

Location

Gloucester, Glenrothes / Livingston

Hybrid role

SC Required

SC Clearance

Duration

Permanent

Hours

Fulltime 37 hrs

Raytheon UK

At Raytheon UK, we take immense pride in being a leader in defence and aerospace technology. As an employer, we are dedicated to fuelling innovation, nurturing talent, and fostering a culture of excellence.

Joining our team means being part of an organisation that shapes the future of national security whilst investing in your growth and personal development. We provide a collaborative environment, abundant opportunities for professional development, and a profound sense of purpose in what we do. Together, we are not just advancing technology; we're building a community committed to safeguarding a safer and more connected world.

About the role:

Raytheon UK is looking for an experienced Configuration Specialist to join our Engineering Development team, within the Systems & Products Department.

The role will be based at Raytheon’s Glenrothes/Livingston facility and work alongside a Senior Configuration Specialist, and the successful candidate will report directly to an Engineering Manager.

The Configuration Specialist will support the configurational requirements of existing customer projects, whilst also supporting the wider function. Your

Above all, this is the ideal opportunity for a self-starting Configuration Specialist who wants to work on exciting technology and product development projects in a collaborative environment.

Skills and Experience

Requirements

• Competent user of Microsoft Offices applications
• Good communication skills & Time Management
• Organised and able to prioritise workload
• Team player
• Experienced user of Configuration Management Systems
• Experience at leading and or supporting the Change Review/Control Boards

Desirable

• Experience using CPDM Configuration Management System
• Experience of working within an Engineering Development team
• Awareness of Engineering Development Life Cycle
• Experience of Manufacturing & Quality within a Engineering Development cycle
• Experience of SAP
• Experience of writing technical project proposals.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring effective Change Management across projects
• Configuration and Data Management in line with RUK processes
• Supporting the project Change Boards
• Supporting obsolescence reporting on current and legacy projects
• Configuration of Project thru life cycle management
• Participate in process improvement projects
• Support internal and external configuration audits
• Management of RUKs Configuration Management System

Benefits and Work Culture

Benefits

• Competitive salaries.
• 25 days holiday + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr)
• Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)
• Company bonus scheme (discretionary).
• 6 times salary ‘Life Assurance’ with pension.
• Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others.
• Enhanced sick pay.
• Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave.
• Car / Car allowance (dependant on grade/ role)
• Private Medical Insurance (dependant on grade)

Work Culture

• 37hr working week, although hours may vary depending on role, job requirement or site-specific arrangements.
• Early 1.30pm finish Friday, start your weekend early!
• Remote, hybrid and site based working opportunities, dependant on your needs and the requirements of the role.
• A grownup flexible working culture that is output, not time spent at desk, focussed. More formal flexible working arrangements can also be requested and assessed subject to the role. Please enquire or highlight any request to our Talent Acquisition team to explore the flexible working possibilities.
• Up to 5 paid days volunteering each year.

RTX

Raytheon UK is a landed company and part of the wider RTX organisation. Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, USA, but with over 180,000 employees globally across every continent, RTX provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide and comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon.

Supporting over 35,000 jobs across 13 UK sites, RTX is helping to drive prosperity. Each year our work contributes over £2.7bn to the UK economy and offers a wealth of opportunities to 4,000 suppliers across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. We’re investing in all corners of the country, supporting 29,040 jobs in England, 3,040 in Northern Ireland, 1,900 in Scotland and 1,600 in Wales.

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