Aerospace Project Engineer — Lead Design, Testing & Delivery (Hybrid)

Unum Aircraft Seating; Crawley; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

5 weeks holiday + bank holidays

Hybrid working options

Electric car & cycle-to-work schemes

Three pension scheme options

Access to employee discounts and well‑

being platform

Job summary

Unum Aircraft Seating is seeking a hands-on Project Engineer to own engineering activities from design through testing and delivery of aircraft seating products. You will lead cross-functional teams, manage suppliers and customers, and interface with Engineering, Programme Management, Test and Procurement to deliver within schedule and regulatory requirements.

The role blends practical engineering with strong project leadership, offering a hybrid work pattern and opportunities to shape premium

Qualifications

• A degree in Mechanical Engineering, or similar.
• Strong engineering design and problem-solving capability.
• Ability to work at both detailed component and overall product level.
• Strong project management and organisational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver against challenging schedules.
• Effective leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong communication with engineers, suppliers, customers and senior stakeholders.
• Commercial awareness and understanding of cost drivers.
• Ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams.
• Proactive approach to identifying and resolving technical and programme issues.

Responsibilities

• Lead product and component requirements across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Maintain aircraft interfaces, clearances and design requirements.
• Review engineering designs and technical documentation to ensure programme, customer and regulatory requirements are met.
• Define and coordinate test activities and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Plan and manage engineering activities, priorities and deliverables against programme milestones.
• Identify and resolve technical and programme issues, escalating risks where required.
• Coordinate engineering resources and drive activities through to completion.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

FEA

Job description

Unum Aircraft Seating is seeking a hands-on Project Engineer to own engineering activities from design through testing and delivery of aircraft seating products. You will lead cross-functional teams, manage suppliers and customers, and interface with Engineering, Programme Management, Test and Procurement to deliver within schedule and regulatory requirements.

The role blends practical engineering with strong project leadership, offering a hybrid work pattern and opportunities to shape premium