Project Engineer

Overview

In this role you will coordinate engineering development activities and support project delivery for advanced communications and electronic systems used in regulated sectors. You will work with cross-functional teams to ensure projects progress from concept to service introduction, balancing schedule, scope and quality. The position sits in a product development team within a company known for technical excellence and innovation, offering development opportunities and exposure to cutting-edge technologies. You will help shape projects in a high-stakes environment while maintaining robust documentation and reporting. This is a hands-on role with a clear impact on delivering critical systems.

Pay / Benefits

• Flexible working hours
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Professional development opportunities

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and support internal engineering development projects
• Maintain and update quality plans, release plans and statements of work
• Support project planning and scheduling with technical and project leadership
• Identify and coordinate project resource requirements
• Track progress to keep activities aligned with roadmaps
• Monitor risks and issues, escalating as needed
• Provide status reporting to technical authorities and engineering teams
• Support generation and management of project requirements
• Coordinate procurement and availability of development equipment, prototypes and materials
• Manage ordering and delivery of prototype hardware and items
• Organise and facilitate technical and project review meetings
• Drive delivery of milestones and roadmap activities
• Support engineering resource planning and departmental improvement initiatives
• Manage one or more concurrent development projects
• Contribute to continuous improvement across the engineering function

Key requirements

• Project coordination or engineering project support experience
• Product development lifecycle knowledge
• Engineering design and development environments
• Project planning, scheduling and progress tracking
• Risk identification and mitigation activities
• Technical documentation and reporting
• Stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration
• Experience in safety-critical or highly regulated industries

• Strong organisational and planning skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
• Commercial awareness and customer focus
• Communications systems and modulation techniques
• Electronic circuit design and development
• Analogue, digital and RF electronics

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