Collins Aerospace
aerospace and defence
ProjectEngineer
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“Project Engineer at Collins Aerospace. Skills: technical leadership, systems engineering, project lifecycle management. technical leadership role across new product development and current production programmes. owning the technical vision and delivery”
What You'll Achieve.
technical vision and delivery; projects are delivered to schedule, cost, and quality; compliance tracking; make a real impact
Industry & Context.
problem-solving
SC level security clearance, Travel occasionally to UK and international customer sites
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
A technical background, Ability to operate effectively in a technical environment, contributing to engineering delivery and problem-solving, A clear and confident communicator, able to work with customers, engineers, and project stakeholders
Nice to Have
Background or experience in Systems Engineering, Experience leading or coordinating project teams within an engineering environment, Exposure to sensor-based technologies, electronics, or complex technical systems, Experience working across multi-disciplinary engineering teams
What You'll Do.
technical leadership role across new product development and current production programmes
owning the technical vision and delivery
multi-disciplinary engineering projects
managing technical delivery
ensuring projects are delivered to schedule
leading systems engineering activities
providing technical input to planning
and project management
supporting customer presentations
contributing to bids and proposals
translating customer requirements into technical specifications
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work closely with discipline leads; Serve as the customer’s technical focal point; Support customer presentations, technical meetings, trials, and exhibitions; Contribute to bids and proposals; international collaboration across engineering teams
Communication Scope
clear and confident communicator; able to work with customers, engineers, and project stakeholders; customer presentations
Process & Methodology
project lifecycle, schedule, cost, quality, planning, estimation
Full Job Description
**Date Posted:** 2026-04-30 **Country:** United Kingdom **Location:** Plymouth, Plymouth **Position Role Type:** Unspecified At Collins Aerospace, precision and reliability guide everything we do. Our Plymouth site is a centre of excellence for advanced navigation and control systems, delivering world-class technologies such as MEMS-based Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) and TERPROM® terrain navigation systems. We support some of the most demanding aerospace and defence programmes in the world and now, we’re looking for a Project Engineer onsite to help shape the next generation of aerospace technology. This is your opportunity to work at the forefront of innovation, alongside highly skilled engineers in a business where technical excellence truly matters. **What You Will Do** As a Project Engineer, you will play a key technical leadership role across new product development and current production programmes, supporting both existing business and future growth. You will: * Act as a technical lead across the full project lifecycle, owning the technical vision and delivery * Work closely with discipline leads to deliver complex, multi-disciplinary engineering projects * Serve as the customer’s technical focal point, managing technical delivery, change, and communication * Ensure projects are delivered to schedule, cost, and quality * Lead systems engineering activities, including requirements management and compliance * Provide technical input to planning, estimation, and project management * Support customer presentations, technical meetings, trials, and exhibitions * Contribute to bids and proposals, including resourcing and technical compliance * Translate customer requirements into technical specifications, solution development, and compliance tracking * Travel occasionally to UK and international customer sites for meetings, trials, and programme reviews **What You Will Learn** In this role, you’ll gain: * Deep exposure to cutting edge aerospace navigation and s
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