Principal Project Engineer

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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Client-provided location(s): Cheltenham, United Kingdom

Job ID: Eaton-74941Cheltenham

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2026-10-10T19:21:07