Senior Project Engineer

Eaton; Guildford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an engineer eager to expand their expertise across various engineering topics and step into leadership roles. This position involves leading projects, engaging with customers, and ensuring engineering tasks are executed efficiently. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in the engineering lifecycle and excellent communication skills to interface with stakeholders. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to innovative engineering solutions while developing management skills in a dynamic environment. If you are passionate about engineering and ready for a challenge, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in an engineering role is required.
• Degree or equivalent experience in a relevant subject is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead small/medium projects and provide technical input on larger projects.
• Manage engineering tasks and engage with customers for project delivery.

Skills

Communication Skills

Self-motivation

Technical Report Writing

Project Management

Education

Degree in a relevant subject

HNC or apprenticeship with experience

Job description

What you’ll do:

This role would suit an engineer with a preference for a broad spectrum of engineering topics or looking to progress into engineering leadership/develop into management.

• Technically lead small/medium sized projects.
• Provide technical input to a Lead Engineer/Engineering Manager on large projects or lead sections of a large project.
• Be responsible for planning the engineering tasks, management of internal functions and generation of engineering management plans.
• Engage with customers to ensure a solution meets their expectations and communicate the customer expectations internally.
• Plan and present engineering design gate reviews, engaging with internal functions (e.g. airworthiness, safety) to ensure the project delivery milestones are fully met.
• Manage technical risks and opportunities.
• Execute all stages of the system lifecycle (requirements management, validation, systems design, development, integration, verification and qualification per Eaton process and customer requirements).
• Manage engineering change to ensure system integrity throughout the lifecycle and ensure traceability of all key design decisions.
• Provide support and guidance in all areas of the product lifecycle.
• Liaise with the engineering leadership and programme management teams to ensure the project is adequately resourced and support to identify any potential capability shortfalls.

Qualifications:

• You will hold a degree in a relevant subject. Alternative education such as HNC or apprenticeship with sufficient experience will be considered.
• You should have 5 years’ experience in an engineering role.

Skills:

• You’ll need good communication skills, both verbal and written, to interface with customers and internal stakeholders.
• You must be self-motivated and proactive, using both your own technical skills and teamwork to find resolutions to issues.
• You should have experience of the engineering lifecycle and design reviews.
• You should have a good foundation in technical report writing.
• You should be comfortable presenting technical content at all levels across the business.
• It would be advantageous if you had previously held engineering sign-off for documents, but it’s not required.
• Some experience working with project management in the generation of schedules would be of benefit.