Senior Project Engineer - Defence/Aerospace Leader

Matchtech

Cambridge

Hybrid

GBP 55,000 - 75,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy is seeking a Senior Project Engineer for their Defence/Aerospace projects in the UK. This role involves leading a multi-disciplinary team, managing project priorities, and ensuring quality deliverables. Ideal candidates will possess a degree in engineering, project leadership experience, and a strong technical background in systems, software, or electronics engineering.

Qualifications

  • Experience in project leadership or in systems, software, or electronics engineering.
  • Strong technical understanding across electronics, software, systems, mechanical domains.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and coordinate a multi-disciplinary engineering team.
  • Manage workload priorities and balance competing technical requirements.
  • Contribute to the design, development, and testing of complex hardware and software systems.

Skills

Project leadership
Systems Engineering
Software Engineering
Electronics Engineering
Agile development

Education

Degree in Engineering or Science

Job description

A leading engineering consultancy is seeking a Senior Project Engineer for their Defence/Aerospace projects in the UK. This role involves leading a multi-disciplinary team, managing project priorities, and ensuring quality deliverables. Ideal candidates will possess a degree in engineering, project leadership experience, and a strong technical background in systems, software, or electronics engineering.
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