Project Engineer

Mirus Aircraft Seating; Hingham; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Mirus Aircraft Seating seeks a Project Engineer to coordinate fulfilment of customer orders for aircraft passenger seats from assignment to execution, helping the company meet on-time performance and cost/weight targets.

Experience in manufacturing or engineering project management and familiarity with MS Project are highly valued. Based in the UK, with agile cross-functional collaboration to deliver programs end-to-end.

Qualifications

• Experience of project or programme management within a manufacturing or engineering environment (min 3 years).
• Understanding of project planning software (e.g. MS Project).
• Understanding of how engineered products move from design through to certified, manufactured and delivered hardware.
• Understanding of weight growth and design changes.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and establish framework and conditions for fulfilment of customer orders for aircraft passenger seats.
• Manage all aspects of the programme(s): performance, cost, quality and lead-time.

Skills

Project management

Manufacturing environment

Engineering background

MS Project

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

MS Project

Job description

About The Role In your role as Project Engineer, you will be responsible for the coordination of all activities related to the fulfilment of assigned customer orders for our aircraft passenger seats, from when a programme is assigned until the execution of the programme and with your contributions, will help us achieve on time performance, maintain quality, cost and weight to achieve our targets.

About The Role In your role as Project Engineer, you will be responsible for the coordination of all activities related to the fulfilment of assigned customer orders for our aircraft passenger seats, from when a programme is assigned until the execution of the programme and with your contributions, will help us achieve on time performance, maintain quality, cost and weight to achieve our targets.

Your Main Responsiblitlies

• Coordinate and establish the framework and conditions for all activities related to the fulfilment of assigned customer orders for our aircraft passenger seats
• Manage all aspects of the programme(s), including performance, cost, quality and lead-time aspects
• Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure timelines and activities are met efficiently
• Present regular updates to the executive team via presentations and effective communication channels
• Ensure the smooth execution of all programs start to finish
• Track and control programme cost drivers

About You

To help Mirus continue our journey of growth, you will bring your expertise within a similar role, have a passion for innovation, problem solving abilities and drive for optimal excellence along with the following skills, experience, qualifications and attributes:

• Experience of project or programme management within either a manufacturing or engineering environment (a minimum of 3 years’ required)
• A good understanding of and experience with project planning software (e.g. MS Project)
• A solid understanding of how engineered products move from design through to certified, manufactured and delivered hardware
• A strong understanding of technical drivers behind weight growth and design changes
• A strong understanding of supporting compliance to customer and regulatory requirements
• Programme planning and scheduling tools
• Support technical discussions with customer engineering and programme teams

Desirable

• Ideally from an Aerospace cabin/seating background but not essential
• Hands-on experience in managing quality processes within an NPI environment
• Technical understanding of aircraft seating systems (or similar engineered products)
• 3rd level qualification in an Engineering based subject

Personal Skills / Attributes

• The ability to communicate and present effectively at all levels
• Excellent attention to detail
• A high level of organisational and prioritisation skills

Be eligible to work in the UK, comfortable commuting or being based in Hingham, Norfolk and work flexible hours required

Please kindly note, at this moment in time we are respectfully not engaging with any agencies for our roles.