Principal Project Engineer in Cheltenham

Principal Project Engineer in Cheltenham

Cheltenham Full-Time On-site
Eaton Group

What you’ll do:

  • Lead a multi-disciplinary team to deliver the engineering development
  • Balance the competing demands and requirements, assessing customer requirements, and prioritizing workload as required
  • Plan, co-ordinate and present at design reviews
  • Provide technical interface with supporting functions e.g. manufacturing
  • Support customer, partner and strategic supplier meetings
  • Author key project documents, including Engineering Development Plans, and Declarations of Performance
  • Regularly present project status to the Project Engineering Team Leader and Head of Engineering
  • Maintain awareness of PCS products within the competitive landscape

Qualifications:

  • Degree educated in an engineering or science discipline
  • Significant experience within one of the following disciplines: project lead, systems, software or electronics engineering
  • Broad understanding of electronics, software, systems and mechanical disciplines
  • Experience of designing and testing to military and/or civil aerospace environmental standards
  • Experience of safety critical solution development in accordance with DO-178/DO-254 and ARP4754
  • Extensive experience of leading complex projects with substantial software, electronics and systems engineering elements
  • Background in Defence or Aerospace industries
  • Experience of relevant UK Land vehicle Defence Standards such as DEF STAN 59-411, DEF STAN 61-05, DEF STAN 00-35
  • Previous involvement in SOI audits and certification reviews
  • Experience in Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) - Enterprise Architect or Rhapsody
  • Experience of DOORS Requirements Management tool

Skills:

  • Ability to succeed in a fast-paced and agile environment
  • Capable of managing and prioritising multiple project streams each with their own customer and development objectives

What we offer:

  • Opportunity to work in a global, highly collaborative environment
  • Challenging projects in dynamic collaborative team
  • Strong focus on learning, development, and career progression
  • Competitive compensation and benefits package
  • A culture that promotes inclusion, accountability, and continuous improvement

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Principal Project Engineer in Cheltenham employer: Eaton Group

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Eaton Group

Contact Details:

Eaton Group Recruitment Team