Senior Project Engineer

What you will do

• Ensure key documents are released and kept up to date, such as Project Quality Plan, Product Release Plan, Statement Of Work
• Work with the Project Lead to Plan and document project activities with support from Project Owner and Product Architect
• Identify human resource requirements
• Schedule activities to meet roadmap commitments. Track task completion and ensure tasks are kept upto date by engineers.
• Understand and document risks and their mitigations, with support from the technical team
• Liaise with the project Lead and team members to understand, monitor and report project status
• Assist the project Lead to deliver the project
• Support the generation and documentation of project requirements
• At the beginning of the project ensure all equipment required throughout the project is identified, and is available to the project team when it is needed
• Manage ordering of prototype PCBs, metalwork and other items ensuring these are available when needed
• Promptly escalate any issues preventing the team from achieving planned progress
• Organise appropriate review meetings and chair those delegated by the Product Engineering Manager
• Perform role of Project Engineer for several concurrent and/or large projects
• Manage and coordinate outsourced development projects with the 3rd party provider, reporting status, ensuring any internal dependencies are provided on time and loan equipment is arranged
• Drive the delivery of Project roadmap activities and support resource planning activities for the department managers.
• Support the department and department manager on related departmental activities.
• Keep internal stakeholders outside of Product Engineering up to date. Programme Management, Procurement and Operations.

Accountabilities

Commercial Awareness

Quality and Ethics

Qualifications

• First-class or upper-second-class (2:1) degree, or equivalent qualification, in a relevant technical or engineering discipline.
• Strong academic background in Mathematics and Science, demonstrated through A Level or equivalent qualifications.

Knowledge and/or practical experience in some of the following areas

Work Experience

Personal Skills and Abilities

• Strong interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to plan ahead, identify potential issues and take appropriate action to support long-term project objectives.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage competing tasks and deliver against project objectives.
• Highly self-motivated, adaptable and positive, with a willingness to take ownership of tasks and responsibilities.
• Practical, hands-on approach to engineering and problem solving.
• Customer-focused, with an understanding of customer requirements and the ability to develop effective engineering solutions.

Benefits

• Flexitime and core hours – 37.5 hrs a week, core hrs between 0930-1500
• Enhanced Holiday – 25 days plus bank holidays
• Enhanced Pension Scheme – up to 8% company contribution
• Life Assurance
• Liberty Days - you can request up to 3 days of your annual leave ‘on the day’
• Buying and Selling Holidays
• Long service and retirement awards
• Private healthcare
• Flu vaccinations
• Cycle to work scheme
• Subsidised staff canteen
• Free parking
• Training
• Continuous Learning
• Employee Assistance Programme and Wellbeing Services
• Indra Park Air is an equal employment opportunity employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, origin, disability or other characteristics protected by law.