Principal Data Control Engineer

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver data management activities in line with approved Data Management Plans (DMPs).
• Ensure engineering and programme data is correctly identified, structured, version-controlled, approved, and accessible.
• Maintain accurate data status, integrity, and visibility across programme datasets.
• Ensure compliance with organisational governance, contractual requirements, and DMPs.
• Actively lead the development, implementation, and maintenance of programme DMPs.
• Monitor compliance, manage deviations, and provide evidence for audits and reviews.
• Lead integration between data management and configuration management systems.
• Ensure data security, export control, protective marking, and access controls are correctly applied.
• Lead internal, customer, and regulatory audits, including corrective actions.
• Lead data management throughout the full product lifecycle and ensure data completeness, accuracy, and approval status to meet programme milestones.
• Collaborate with engineering, configuration, quality, and programme teams.
• Provide guidance and mentoring to Data Management Engineers.
• Exposure to cryptography.

What you’ll bring;

Essential

• Proven experience in data management within defence, aerospace, or other highly regulated industries.
• Thorough understanding of data lifecycle control, document management, and information governance.
• Experience in creating and working to Data Management Plans and organisational procedures.
• Experience in working with sensitive, classified, or export-controlled data.
• Understanding of, or willing to learn about cryptographic data security.

Desirable

• Experience integrating data management with configuration and change control.
• Knowledge of airworthiness, safety-critical systems, or certification environments.
• Familiarity with PLM and document management tools.
• Experience supporting audits and compliance activities.