Senior Project Engineer

Overview

In this Senior Project Engineer role, you define and drive engineering development activities across multiple projects within a leading aviation communications organisation. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, manage schedules and risks, and ensure delivery against technical and business objectives. The role sits in the Product Engineering team, contributing to safe, advanced VHF/UHF and next‑generation communications systems for civil aviation, defence, and critical infrastructure markets. You will work closely with Project Leads and engineering specialists to shape product introductions and roadmap delivery. This is a hands-on leadership position offering impact on technology and a

Pay / Benefits

• Flexible working hours
• 37.5-hour week
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Enhanced pension scheme with up to 8% employer contribution
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance of unknown level to be determined by plan—not specified in ad but listed as benefit

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and support multiple engineering development projects simultaneously
• Maintain and manage key project documentation, including Project Quality Plans, Product Release Plans and Statements of Work
• Work with Project Leads to define, plan and document project activities and deliverables
• Identify and coordinate engineering resource requirements
• Schedule and track project activities against development roadmaps and delivery commitments
• Monitor project progress and ensure engineering teams maintain accurate task status updates
• Identify, document and manage project risks, issues and mitigation plans
• Provide accurate project reporting to engineering leadership and wider business stakeholders
• Support the generation, management and traceability of project requirements
• Ensure required development equipment, tools and materials are identified and available throughout the project lifecycle
• Coordinate procurement of prototype hardware, PCBs, metalwork and development materials
• Escalate project blockers and delivery risks in a timely manner
• Organise and facilitate technical reviews, project meetings and stakeholder reviews
• Manage outsourced development activities and third-party engineering partners
• Ensure all internal dependencies are delivered to support external development programmes
• Drive successful delivery of product roadmap activities and key project milestones
• Support departmental planning, resource forecasting and continuous improvement initiatives
• Maintain regular communication with Programme Management, Procurement, Operations and other internal stakeholders

Key requirements

• First-Class or Upper Second-Class (2:1) degree in Engineering, Electronics, Communications, Software Engineering, Computer Science or related technical discipline
• experience in engineering product development environments
• strong academic background in Mathematics and Science desirable
• Engineering project coordination or project management experience
• Product development lifecycle knowledge from concept through manufacture and product introduction
• Experience within engineering design and development environments
• Project planning and scheduling using structured methodologies
• Risk identification, assessment and mitigation management
• Technical documentation, reporting and stakeholder communication
• Resource planning and project delivery coordination
• Stakeholder management across engineering, operations and commercial functions
• Experience in highly regulated, safety-critical or technology-led industries
• Working with multidisciplinary engineering teams

• Strong organisational and planning skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
• Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills
• MS Project
• Jira
• ERP/MRP systems such as SAP

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