Project Engineer

Yeovil, Somerset
Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd

Morson Edge are seeking an experienced Project Engineer to join our prestigious aerospace client based in Yeovil, Somerset.

Job Purpose

• To be the prime engineering working level focal point for a particular project or platform.
• To provide multi-functional support and engineering solutions.
• To combine the above with the ability to work as part of the joint industry/MoD team responsible for delivering all aspects of technical support.
• Responsible for co ordination and management of task and query responses to customer requested timelines.

To minimise the technical response times of technical queries, achieving or exceeding flying hour targets through driving technical response. Role success will be measured against Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and your ability to provide engineering advice and solutions in response to customer requirements.

Key Accountabilities

• During the design/modification process, interacting directly with designers, providing the design context for their solutions and ensuring that the certification basis for the design is understood.
• Ensuring that certification compliance plans are created and satisfied as part of the design process.
• Solving design integration issues where more than one system is involved in the design.
• Applying the appropriate Configuration Management processes.
• Compiling material for PDR and CDR.
• Managing the drawing structure and the applicability of any modification to the fleet (including prototypes).
• Assisting in continuing airworthiness management by monitoring in service arisings and assisting in any resulting investigations and design or inspection regime changes.
• Preparing any necessary Service Bulletins/Engineering Technical Instructions and major repairs (in collaboration with CS&S PSE).

Skills, knowledge and experience required

• Higher education approved STEM qualification.
• Apprenticeship/HNC/HND/First degree level as a minimum, or equivalent recognised by professional accreditation schemes or equivalent experience in aerospace engineering.
• Typically meets the requirements for registration as an Incorporated or Chartered Engineer with the Engineering Council and preferably is a member of a relevant Professional Body.
• High level of knowledge of aircraft MAA regulations.
• Capability to autonomously work with external vendors and produce requirement specifications or statements of work.
• Knowledge of the Systems Engineer Process.
• Knowledge of requirements management – ability to work in DOORS (an advantage).
• Knowledge of configuration management – ability to use SAP (an advantage).
• Ability to review and critically assess own work and to peer review the work of others inside a small functional team, ensuring that the resulting actions are implemented.
• Experience of managing the interaction between related technical disciplines in a functional team is desirable.
• Confidence and ability to challenge/respond to technical/process issues and ability to interact effectively with customers and suppliers.

If you have the required experience for this position, please apply today or contact Lisa Nardiello on for further information.