Project Engineer
Peterborough | Permanent | Competitive Salary + Excellent Benefits
A leading engineering and technology organisation operating within highly regulated and safety-critical industries is seeking a Project Engineer to join its growing product development team.
This is an exciting opportunity to work on advanced communications and electronic systems used by customers across aviation, defence, transportation and critical infrastructure sectors worldwide. You will play a key role in coordinating development activities, supporting project delivery, and ensuring the successful progression of innovative products from concept through to introduction into service.
The organisation has a long-established reputation for technical excellence, innovation, and investment in its people, offering outstanding career development opportunities, flexible working arrangements, and exposure to cutting-edge technologies.
The Role
As a Project Engineer, you will coordinate and organise engineering development activities, working closely with technical specialists, project leads, and multidisciplinary teams to deliver complex internal development projects.
You will support project planning, scheduling, risk management, resource coordination, and technical reporting, helping ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and to the highest quality standards.
Key Responsibilities
Coordinate and support internal engineering development projects
Maintain and update key project documentation including quality plans, release plans and statements of work
Support project planning and scheduling activities alongside technical and project leadership teams
Identify and coordinate project resource requirements
Track project progress and ensure development activities remain aligned to agreed roadmaps
Monitor risks, issues and mitigation activities, escalating concerns where required
Liaise with technical authorities and engineering teams to provide accurate project status reporting
Support the generation and management of project requirements
Coordinate procurement and availability of development equipment, prototypes and engineering materials
Manage ordering and delivery of prototype hardware and associated project items
Organise and facilitate technical and project review meetings
Drive delivery of project milestones and roadmap activities
Support engineering resource planning and departmental improvement initiatives
Manage one or more concurrent engineering development projects
Contribute to continuous improvement activities across the engineering function
What We're Looking For
Applicants should ideally hold a degree in Engineering, Electronics, Communications, Software, or a related technical discipline, together with experience working within a product development environment.
Essential / Desirable Experience
Project coordination or engineering project support experience
Product development lifecycle knowledge
Engineering design and development environments
Project planning, scheduling and progress tracking
Risk identification and mitigation activities
Technical documentation and reporting
Stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration
Working within safety-critical or highly regulated industries
Advantageous Technical Experience
Experience or exposure to one or more of the following areas would be beneficial:
Communications systems and modulation techniques
Electronic circuit design and development
Analogue, digital and RF electronics
Embedded software and firmware development
FPGA technologies
Software development methodologies
Programming languages such as C, C++, C#, Python, JavaScript or HTML
Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
Network technologies and communication protocols
CAD design of mechanical components and assemblies
Product introduction into manufacturing environments
Personal Attributes
Strong organisational and planning skills
Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
Commercial awareness and customer focus
Positive and adaptable approach to changing priorities
Proactive problem-solving mindset
Ability to work independently and drive activities forward
Strong teamwork and collaboration skills
Commitment to quality, continuous improvement and professional development
Package & Benefits
Competitive salary
Flexible working hours with core hours
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Enhanced pension contribution scheme
Private healthcare
Life assurance
Holiday buy and sell scheme
Flexible leave options
Long-service and retirement recognition awards
Employee assistance and wellbeing programme
Cycle to work scheme
Subsidised on-site facilities
Free parking
Ongoing training and continuous learning support
Professional development opportunities
Additional Information
Permanent position
Full-time (37.5 hours per week)
Office-based role with flexibility where appropriate
Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK
Due to the nature of the work, successful applicants may be required to undergo security screening
Equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of formal qualifications where appropriate
To apply or learn more, please contact us for a confidential discussion.
We are acting as a recruitment partner on behalf of our client. Due to the confidential nature of this assignment, further details regarding the organisation and products will be provided during the application process
