Aerospace Project Engineer — Lead Design & Delivery (Hybrid)

Unum; Crawley; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

5 weeks holiday

Early finish on Fridays

Flexible start/finish times

Hybrid working options

Pension scheme options

Electric car scheme

Cycle-to-work scheme

Employee discounts

Job summary

Unum Aircraft Seating in Crawley, West Sussex, is seeking a hands-on Project Engineer to own engineering activities from initial design through testing and delivery. The role combines practical design work with project, supplier and customer management in a hybrid, full-time capacity.

You will coordinate cross-functional teams across engineering disciplines, programme management and procurement, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and on-schedule delivery for premium seating

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar.
• Hands-on design, development and testing experience.
• Ability to coordinate across engineering, procurement and customers.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering activities across design, development, testing and delivery of aircraft seating products.
• Coordinate design, testing, suppliers and production.
• Act as key interface between Engineering, Programme Management, Test, FEA, Procurement and Customers/Integrators.
• Plan and manage engineering activities and milestones against programme timelines.
• Identify and resolve technical and programme issues, escalating risks as needed.

Skills

Hands-on engineering

Project leadership

Customer engagement

Supplier management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Mechanical Engineering degree

Job description

Unum Aircraft Seating in Crawley, West Sussex, is seeking a hands-on Project Engineer to own engineering activities from initial design through testing and delivery. The role combines practical design work with project, supplier and customer management in a hybrid, full-time capacity.

You will coordinate cross-functional teams across engineering disciplines, programme management and procurement, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and on-schedule delivery for premium seating