Aerospace Industrialisation Project Engineer

Gibbsgears; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Gibbs Gears Precision Engineers Ltd is seeking a motivated Project Engineer – Aerospace Industrialisation to drive the delivery of aerospace and precision component projects from order launch through to production release.

You will coordinate with customers, suppliers and internal teams, track actions, manage risks, and ensure readiness of tooling, documentation and processes for on-time execution in a controlled manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating engineering, manufacturing, NPI, industrialisation or customer projects.
• Background or strong interest in aerospace, precision engineering or complex manufactured components.
• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings, tolerances and technical requirements.
• Good understanding of manufacturing environments and cross-functional project delivery.
• Strong follow-up discipline and drive to close actions.
• Clear communication with customers, suppliers and internal teams.
• Ability to ask questions, challenge progress and elevate issues early.
• Proficient spreadsheet, tracker and reporting skills.
• Experience with ERP/MRP or project tracking systems would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the delivery of aerospace and precision component projects.
• Maintain project timing plans, action trackers, risk registers and status reports.
• Track deliverables including materials, tooling, fixtures, gauges, documentation and outside processes.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Quality, Production, Planning, Purchasing and Supply Chain to keep projects moving.
• Liaise with customers and suppliers for clear progress updates and action closure.
• Attend and support project launches, engineering reviews and production readiness reviews.
• Follow up open actions and ensure owners are clear on responsibilities and deadlines.
• Identify risks and blockers early and elevate issues before they impact commitments.
• Support coordination of raw materials, heat treatment, plating and subcontract operations.
• Maintain accurate project information using spreadsheets, trackers, ERP/MRP systems.

Skills

Project coordination

Action tracking

Risk and issue management

Customer and supplier communication

Drawing interpretation

Manufacturing process awareness

Production readiness support

Supply chain coordination

Spreadsheet and status reporting

Clear written and verbal communication

Reading engineering drawings

Tools

ERP/MRP awareness

Project tracking tools

Job description

Gibbs Gears Precision Engineers Ltd is seeking a motivated Project Engineer – Aerospace Industrialisation to drive the delivery of aerospace and precision component projects from order launch through to production release.

You will coordinate with customers, suppliers and internal teams, track actions, manage risks, and ensure readiness of tooling, documentation and processes for on-time execution in a controlled manufacturing environment.