Project Engineer

Nova Talent; South Kesteven; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexitime

Enhanced Holiday

Private healthcare

Free parking

Training and development

Job summary

Nova Talent is partnering with a leading engineering and technology organisation to recruit a Project Engineer. You will coordinate engineering projects and support planning, documentation and delivery across multidisciplinary teams to bring innovative products from concept through to manufacture.

The role focuses on planning, tracking and stakeholder communication, with exposure to prototype builds and NPI tasks. A degree in Engineering and strong problem-solving skills are required.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Engineering or related technical discipline.
• Experience in design engineering, product development, or project engineering.
• Understanding of the product development lifecycle from concept to manufacture.
• Strong communication, planning, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate engineering project activities, schedules and deliverables.
• Support project planning, documentation and reporting.
• Monitor project risks, progress and resource requirements.
• Liaise with engineering teams and stakeholders to ensure successful delivery.
• Coordinate prototype builds, materials and development resources.
• Support continuous improvement and NPI activities.

Skills

Project coordination

Engineering knowledge

Product development lifecycle

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

MS Project

Jira

CAD tools

Programming languages

Job description

NOVA TALENT is partnering with a leading engineering and technology organisation to recruit a Project Engineer. This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer with product development experience who enjoys coordinating technical projects, working across multidisciplinary teams, and helping bring innovative products from concept through to manufacture.

Working closely with engineering and project leadership teams, you will support the planning, coordination, and delivery of development projects, ensuring activities remain on track and stakeholders are kept informed.

Key responsibilities include:

• Coordinating engineering project activities, schedules, and deliverables.
• Supporting project planning, documentation, and reporting.
• Monitoring project risks, progress, and resource requirements.
• Liaising with engineering teams and stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery.
• Coordinating prototype builds, materials, and development resources.
• Supporting continuous improvement and new product introduction activities.

About You

We are looking for a technically minded engineer who is organised, proactive, and enjoys working across teams to deliver successful projects.

You will ideally have:

• A degree or equivalent qualification in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Experience within a design engineering, product development, or project engineering environment.
• An understanding of the product development lifecycle, from concept through to manufacture.
• Strong communication, planning, and stakeholder management skills.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities and solve problems effectively.

Exposure to areas such as electronics development, RF or communications systems, embedded software, FPGA technology, Digital Signal Processing (DSP), New Product Introduction (NPI), manufacturing environments, or project planning tools such as MS Project or Jira would be advantageous. Experience with programming languages including C, C++, C#, Python, or JavaScript and CAD design tools would also be beneficial.

Applicants are not expected to have experience across all of these areas. A broad technical foundation and a willingness to learn are equally important.

What is on Offer?

• Salary £45,000 - £55,000
• Flexitime and core hours - 37.5 hrs a week, core hrs between (Apply online only)
• Enhanced Holiday - 25 days plus bank holidays
• Enhanced Pension Scheme - up to 8% company contribution
• Life Assurance
• Liberty Days - you can request up to 3 days of your annual leave 'on the day'
• Buying and Selling Holidays
• Long service and retirement awards
• Private healthcare
• Flu vaccinations
• Cycle to work scheme
• Subsidised staff canteen
• Free parking
• Training
• Continuous Learning
• Employee Assistance Programme and Wellbeing Services