Project Engineer – Software Engineering / Software Factory – SC Cleared

Synergize Consulting Ltd; Reading; Vor Ort; GBP 65.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Synergise Consulting is seeking a technically experienced Project Engineer to support the delivery of Software Factory projects within a secure aerospace and defence environment. You will coordinate technical execution across software, systems and platform engineering, working with engineering teams, architects and delivery managers to translate objectives into successful outcomes.

This role blends technical leadership with delivery coordination, requiring strong stakeholder management and the

Qualifikationen

• Experience across software, systems or platform engineering projects.
• Understanding of DevOps, CI/CD practices.
• Experience delivering software in secure environments.
• Knowledge of Model-Based Development preferred.

Aufgaben

• Coordinate technical activities across software, systems and platform engineering teams.
• Support project plans, roadmaps, effort estimates and resource planning.
• Provide technical leadership and day-to-day engineering decisions.
• Identify and manage technical risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies.
• Manage interfaces with customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Facilitate technical reviews and milestone assessments.
• Monitor progress and communicate delivery forecasts.
• Ensure deliverables meet governance, configuration management, change control and quality requirements.

Kenntnisse

Software engineering

Platform engineering

DevOps

CI/CD

Stakeholder management

Delivery coordination

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Jobbeschreibung

Project Engineer – Software Engineering / Software Factory – SC Cleared

Security clearance: Active SC or DV clearance

Help shape software delivery for advanced aerospace and defence programmes.

Synergise Consulting is seeking a technically experienced Project Engineer to support the delivery of Software Factory projects within a secure aerospace and defence environment.

This is an opportunity to bring together software engineering, platform engineering and technical delivery—working with engineering teams, architects and delivery managers to turn technical objectives into successful project outcomes.

Essential experience – please read before applying

You must demonstrate experience in at least one of the following areas:

1. Software Engineering within Aerospace / Aircraft

• Experience developing software for aerospace, avionics, aircraft systems, mission systems or flight-related applications.
• Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle and engineering processes.
• Knowledge of, or an interest in, Platform Engineering, DevOps or Software Factory environments.

OR

2. Platform Engineering within Defence

• Experience delivering platform engineering within Defence or MOD programmes, including secure delivery environments.
• Experience with relevant technologies and practices such as Azure, AWS, Kubernetes, OpenShift, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, DevOps or DevSecOps.
• Knowledge of, or an interest in, software engineering principles and processes.

The opportunity

As Project Engineer, you will coordinate the technical execution of Software Factory initiatives, acting as the key link between engineering teams and Delivery Management.

You will help teams resolve engineering challenges, manage technical dependencies and deliver against agreed scope, milestones and quality standards. The role combines technical leadership with delivery coordination and close collaboration across multidisciplinary teams.

What you will do

• Coordinate technical activities across software, systems and platform engineering teams.
• Support project plans, technical roadmaps, effort estimates and resource planning.
• Provide technical leadership, support day-to-day engineering decisions and elevate issues where required.
• Identify and manage technical risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies.
• Manage technical interfaces with customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Facilitate technical reviews and milestone assessments.
• Monitor progress, communicate delivery forecasts and support workload prioritisation.
• Ensure deliverables meet engineering governance, configuration management, change control and quality requirements.

What you will bring

• At least six to eight years’ experience across software, systems or platform engineering projects.
• Experience of software delivery environments and an understanding of DevOps and CI/CD practices.
• Strong technical leadership, stakeholder management and communication skills.
• The ability to translate engineering challenges into clear actions, priorities and delivery plans.
• Experience managing technical risks and working within structured engineering processes.
• Familiarity with Model-Based Development environments.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Why apply?

You will contribute to software delivery capabilities supporting sensitive aerospace and defence programmes, with the opportunity to work across engineering disciplines and influence how Software Factory initiatives are delivered.