Project Engineer

About the Role

Moog Commercial Aircraft Group (Wolverhampton) is seeking an experienced Project Engineer to work alongside the Engineering team on commercial flight control products. You will manage project delivery from planning to execution, manage risks and schedules, host cross‑functional meetings and act as the primary contact for stakeholders and customers. Responsibilities include leading New Product Introduction (NPI) and product improvement initiatives, providing technical oversight to ensure products meet customer specifications, and own the cost and schedule performance for the engineering elements of development programmes. You will report to the Commercial Engineering Manager (Design) and be based at the Wolverhampton Moog site.

Key responsibilities

• Plan, schedule and control project activities using MS Project (or equivalent), maintaining accurate timelines and resource allocations.
• Create and maintain project documentation: project plans, status reports, meeting minutes, action logs and change records.
• Ensure that Moog’s Common Development Process is applied for NPI and product improvement projects.
• Generate, maintain and review risk registers and risk matrices. Lead risk identification, assessment and mitigation activities.
• Organize and facilitate cross-functional project meetings and design reviews; capture actions and ensure timely closure.
• Coordinate activities between all stakeholders (such as design, development, manufacturing, procurement, quality and external suppliers) to deliver project milestones throughout the product lifecycle (from design to production).
• Support product transfer from Development Engineering into Production (Product Engineering), ensuring production readiness.
• Act as primary internal and external interface for project status, risks and customer communications; prepare concise progress updates and presentations.
• Track project schedules and costs with regular reporting to management.
• Support customer meetings and present project status and technical progress to customers when required.
• Responsible for the delivery of all technical documentation to the customer which demonstrates the product meets the specification requirements.
• Able to travel overseas.

Required skills and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering, or project management or related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Proven project engineering or project coordination experience (typically 3+ years).
• Proficiency with MS Project for scheduling and resource management.
• Experience creating and maintaining risk registers and risk matrices.
• Strong meeting facilitation skills and experience organizing cross-functional teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to present clearly to customers and senior stakeholders.
• Excellent negotiation skills and business awareness.
• Familiar with New Product Introduction (NPI) processes for the full product life cycle, in aerospace or similar industry, covering requirements definition through design, analysis, testing, qualification, and entry into service.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities to meet deadlines.
• Practical problem-solving mindset and attention to detail.

Desirable skills and tools

• PRINCE2/Agile certification or working towards it is advantageous.
• Experience working on rotating equipment and/or hydraulic systems.
• Experience with engineering documentation systems (PDM/PLM). Teamcenter PLM and SAP Business System experience is desirable, but not essential.
• Experience with Office 365 collaboration tools (Teams, SharePoint) and basic data/reporting tools (Excel, Power BI).

Personal attributes

• Confident communicator and facilitator; comfortable presenting to customers and internal teams.
• Proactive, organized and outcome focused.
• Collaborative team player who can also work independently and take ownership.
• Calm under pressure, with the ability to prioritize competing demands.
• Customer-focused with a professional approach to stakeholder management.

What We Offer

• Flexible benefits package and development opportunities to support career progression
• 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
• Private medical insurance, mental health support and financial advice
• Generous life assurance and company pension contribution (from 6%)
• Employee share options, free onsite parking and EV Charging

You Matter at Moog – Our Mission and Vision

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