Senior Project Engineer

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Title: Senior Project Engineer

Location: Leighton Buzzard United Kingdom

Joining Collins Aerospace isnt just about finding a job; its about embarking on a journey to redefine the future of aerospace technology.

Collins Aerospace an RTX company is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defence industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities comprehensive portfolio and expertise to solve customers toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.

We are looking for a Senior Project Engineer to join our team in Leighton Buzzard to be responsible for the organisation and planning for Engineering deliverables covering the full lifecycle of the Proposal or Program. Our Project Engineers are responsible for delivering predictable high-quality project outcomes through strong control of technical scope schedule risk and issue resolution.

Note This role is based in Leighton Buzzard UK however travel may be required to support the business or the customer. Currently our standard workweek allows us the flexibility to work remotely Monday and Friday. However as leaders who value accountability our project engineers work on-site as required to support their team the project or the customer.

What you will do

You will lead a global team of multi-disciplined engineers to develop aircraft interior products and be totally accountable to internal and external stakeholders for the delivery on your assigned work packages. This role focuses on driving measurable performance using defined KPIs and ensuring consistency across all project phases.

The successful candidate will directly report to the Program Engineering Manager but day-to-day will operate within a Program Management Team supporting the Program Chief Engineer.

• Define and maintain clear structured scope aligned to project objectives - Control scope changes and prevent uncontrolled deviation develop and maintain robust logically linked project schedules
• Support development plans achieving high First Pass Yield (FPY) at key gates
• Validate sequencing of tasks dependencies and critical path accuracy
• Pro-actively identify assess and mitigate project risks drive risk reduction retirement and burndown trends
• Protect the program by containing and resolving issues in a timely and structured manner develop and execute recovery plans in a timely and structured manner.
• Become technical interfaces for all internal and external stakeholders. Develop customer relationships based on transparency and trust.
• Author check and approve technical documentation in accordance their delegation of authority.
• Monitor report and act upon key performance & leading indicators to help achieve predicable outcomes.

Experience & Qualifications we prefer:

• The successful candidate will be a self-starter with strong customer-focus and a mind-set to take on challenges and create solutions.
• At least 5 years technical leadership experience ideally in Aerospace Engineering.
• Must be able to demonstrate that they are able to lead a cross-functional global team to deliver complex product development.
• Able demonstrate they are an excellent communicator with the ability achieve the right outcome through dialogue with a range of stakeholders (local and global colleagues executives customers technical and non-technical).
• Experience within and an understanding of the aircraft interiors industry (i.e. certification product development customer expectations) is highly desirable.
• Literate and adaptable with a variety of project management and engineering software tools (Teamcentre Primavera MS365 CATIA V5 etc)
• Ability to demonstrate and apply fundamental project management methodologies is essential.

What we offer

• 25 days annual leave bank holidays
• Competitive Salary
• Bonus Scheme
• Fantastic pension scheme
• Critical illness cover.
• Income Protection
• Private Medical Insurance Employee Assistance Programme the ability to buy holidays a cycle to work scheme & other great employee discounts

At Collins Aerospace our Interiors team is focused on innovation safety and cost efficiency. But we dont just get people from point A to point B. Were committed to making air travel more comfortable connected and secure. As a leader in aviation interior products and services were helping airlines and original equipment manufacturers create a positive experience for their customers. With offices and manufacturing facilities in more than 12 states across the U.S. and more than 10 countries around the globe were changing the game of aircraft interiors. Are you ready to join our team

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