Senior Advanced Project Engineer

Honeywell Aerospace; Yeovil; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cutting-edge aerospace tech

Global impact and collaboration

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Honeywell Aerospace in Yeovil seeks a Senior Advanced Project Engineer to drive performance on complex aerospace projects spanning ECS, Hydraulics, and Life Support Systems. You will lead plans, schedules and customer relationships to meet milestones and keep programs on track.

Responsibilities include requirements management, design review coordination, and risk mitigation, with focus on cost, schedule, and quality. A background in aerospace engineering and strong communication are essential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of project management experience in aerospace or safety-critical environments.
• Delivery experience across the full product lifecycle from conception to commissioning.
• Experience using Microsoft Project or a similar project forecasting system.

Responsibilities

• Create project plans, schedules, and milestones with earned value metrics.
• Monitor and maintain project plans to ensure milestone adherence and on-time delivery.
• Create and monitor work packages for internal suppliers to support technical and schedule adherence.
• Build internal and external customer relationships to ensure project completion.
• Ensure projects run within cost, quality, and time metrics.
• Manage requirements including validation and allocation.
• Coordinate and lead design reviews per HAY procedures.
• Manage project risks and mitigation plans.

Skills

Communication

Project management

Aerospace experience

Supplier management

Education

HND/HNC/Degree in mechanical engineering/aerospace

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced, and motivated individual to join our site in Yeovil as a Sr Advanced Project Engineer. You will be part of a team assessing and driving achievement of program specific performance within Honeywell Aerospace. You will be working on complex aerospace engineering projects across a variety of remits including Environmental Control Systems (ECS), Hydraulics, and Life Support Systems (LSS).

Join a company that's reintroducing itself to the aviation community we've helped advance for more than a century. At Honeywell Aerospace (NASDAQ: HONA), we're launching as an independent, publicly traded aerospace and defense company built on a legacy of operational excellence and mission-focused execution.

Our new brand identity pairs that heritage with real momentum, as we build technology that helps pilots navigate with confidence, aircraft operate more efficiently, and operators stay ahead of change. With our systems on board 90% of the world's aircraft, your work here has reach that's rare to find anywhere else.

Focusing on our customers, investing in innovation, and building a culture of accountability and performance is how we're shaping what comes next.

Every horizon. Every mission. Every day.

Honeywell Aerospace products and services are found on aircraft across commercial aviation, defense and space — from engines and cockpit electronics to cabin systems, mechanical components and connectivity solutions. Our technology helps operators fly more safely, reduce fuel consumption, improve on-time performance and deliver a better experience for the people on board.

As aviation continues to evolve, we're also developing systems to support autonomous and supersonic platforms, bringing the same focus on safety and efficiency to the next era of flight. With approximately 36,000 employees worldwide and net sales of $17.4B in 2025, Honeywell Aerospace is one of the largest dedicated aerospace companies in the world. Explore our businesses: https://www.honeywellaerospace.com

Control Systems develops the thermal and motion control systems that help aircraft take off, land safely and protect the people on board. With more than 10 million passengers per day flying on aircraft equipped with our products and more than 75% of commercial flights beginning with our engine start systems, Control Systems reaches farther across the aviation industry than most people realize.

Key Responsibilities

• Create project plans, schedules, and determine milestones to customer expectations using earned value metrics
• Monitor and maintain project plans, ensure focus is maintained to milestone adherence to ensure products are delivered on time
• Create and monitor the progress of work packages for internal suppliers to support technical and schedule adherence.
• Build internal and external customer relationships throughout projects to ensure completion
• Ensuring that projects run within cost, quality, and time metrics
• Management of requirements, including requirements validation and the appropriate allocation of requirements
• Co-ordinate and Lead Design Reviews in accordance with HAY procedures
• Manage project risks and mitigation plans.

Key requirements and skills

• HND/HNC/Degree in mechanical engineering/aerospace
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
• A minimum of three years' project management experience in an engineering, aerospace, safety-critical, or similarly regulated environment, with demonstrable delivery experience across the full product lifecycle from conception to commissioning
• Previous experience of using Microsoft Project, or a similar project forecasting system
• A strong understanding and experience of working with suppliers and integrated supply chains and how and where they fit in the project lifecycle

Our Offer

• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies with global impact.
• A collaborative and innovative environment within a world-leading technology company.
• Professional development and career growth opportunities.

Qualifications

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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