Digital Product Manager - Concept and Configuration

Role - Digital Product Manager - Concept and ConfigurationLocation - Hybrid, 2 days a week in ReadingContract - Initial 6 monthsRate - £550 to £630 per dayStart - ASAPThis role has been deemed Inside IR35.You must hold active SC Clearance to be eligible for this role.The OpportunityAn exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Digital Engineering Product Manager to lead the delivery of engineering capabilities supporting concept design, configuration management and digital product development within a major aerospace programme.You'll be responsible for ensuring engineers have the digital environments, engineering applications and integrated toolsets required to develop complex products from early concept through detailed design.Working at the heart of Digital Engineering, you'll shape the future of engineering capability within one of the UK's most advanced technology programmes.The RoleYou'll lead the delivery and continuous improvement of Digital Engineering capabilities supporting concept design, configuration development and engineering collaboration.Working with engineering teams, architects, IT and external technology partners, you'll define product roadmaps, prioritise delivery backlogs and oversee the implementation of engineering toolsets including CAD, configuration management and Digital Thread capabilities.You'll ensure engineering solutions remain secure, scalable and fully integrated across the wider engineering ecosystem.Responsibilities include:Owning the product roadmap for Concept & Configuration capabilitiesDelivering engineering applications and digital toolsetsManaging engineering product backlogsWorking with design and engineering stakeholders to capture requirementsSupporting CAD, configuration management and Digital Thread initiativesManaging suppliers and technology partnersDriving adoption of new engineering capabilitiesEnsuring governance, compliance and data quality standards are maintainedSupporting continuous improvement across engineering systemsThe PersonYou'll have experience delivering Digital Engineering or engineering systems capabilities within complex engineering organisations.You'll understand engineering design environments and how digital technologies enable collaborative product development across the engineering lifecycle.We're interested in candidates with experience of:Digital EngineeringEngineering systemsProduct Lifecycle Management (PLM)CAD and engineering applicationsConfiguration ManagementEngineering data managementProduct delivery or product managementStakeholder management across engineering and technology functionsExperience within aerospace, defence, automotive or another highly regulated engineering sector would be highly advantageous.If you would like to learn more about the role, please apply through the advert and we will be in touch to discuss in more detail.TPBN1_UKTJ