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Project Manager
A leading engineering and technology business is seeking a skilled Project Manager to join their team. Reporting to the Programme Manager, this role will take ownership of high-impact engineering and delivery programmes—managing timelines, resources, costs, and stakeholder communication to ensure successful outcomes across both customer-funded and internally driven projects.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the launch and delivery of assigned projects, creating core project artefacts including schedules, budgets, and resource plans.
- Maintain clear, professional communication with internal and external stakeholders. Track all decisions and meetings with commercial or operational relevance.
- Ensure compliance with contract requirements and internal processes, maintaining strong control over scope, timelines, and deliverables.
- Collaborate with operations and engineering teams to deliver both bespoke and build-to-print projects. Engage customers during key stages, including acceptance testing.
- Manage and forecast project budgets in partnership with the finance team, producing regular reports on costs, revenue, and margin forecasts.
- Identify and mitigate project risks, manage resource planning, and support adherence to design and quality standards.
- Capture lessons learned and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
Skills & Experience Required:
- A minimum of 3 years’ experience in a project management role within an engineering environment.
- Strong stakeholder management experience, including work with international customers and multi-disciplinary internal teams.
- Proficient in project planning tools such as Microsoft Project or equivalent.
- Experience producing project financial reports and forecasts.
- Eligibility for UK security clearance, including the ability to travel within the UK and abroad.
Personal Attributes:
- Organised and methodical, with a focus on detail and quality.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Confident working independently and in cross-functional teams.
- Adaptable, resilient, and able to manage competing demands.
- Committed to the company’s values of teamwork, integrity, excellence, and courage.
Senior Digital Hardware Engineer
Are you a Hardware Engineer working on defence products? I have some exciting CONTRACT opportunities for Digital Hardware engineers at various levels on cutting edge defence projects.
These roles are on a hybrid basis with 3 days from home and 2 days in the office per week.
The Senior / Principal Digital hardware engineer would be responsible for design, commissioning and test of high-speed digital electronics hardware, i.e. Printed Circuit Assemblies (PCA’s) on complex systems for airborne Radar products.
The successful candidate may be required to supervise other less experienced digital hardware engineers working on the same project.
The role will be based at our customer’s site in Edinburgh and may allow for hybrid working after an initial period of familiarisation onsite.
Job Responsibilities:
- Creating high-quality and robust digital electronics designs
- Documenting and recording deliverables
- Supporting integration & verification activities at hardware and system level
- Keeping designs under configuration control
- Providing progress reports
Work Experience
Skills, Qualifications and Experience required:
Essential
- Degree or equivalent in Electronics Engineering or other STEM-based subject
- Proven Expertise designing high-speed digital electronics using the latest FPGA and/ or microprocessor devices and high-speed interconnect technology
- Proficient in schematic capture using Mentor Graphics (Siemens EDA) DxDesigner or similar tools
- Experience of high-speed serial communication interfaces/ protocols (e.g. PCIe, Ethernet/ IEEE802.3, SPI, I2C, etc.) and high-speed bus architectures (e.g. DDR3/4)
- Use of high-speed digital design techniques such as signal termination, controlled impedance, matched length tracking, ground/ power planes, decoupling, etc.
- Functional simulation & timing analysis /constraints at circuit level
- Experience of PCB layout, working closely with and providing guidance to PCB layout engineers on high-speed digital designs
- Hands on experience of integrating hardware, firmware & software on FPGA and microprocessor-based PCA’s
- Ability to coordinate day to day technical activities, liaising closely with the lead engineer / digital hardware lead & other engineering disciplines
- Experience of liaising with Manufacturing / Production colleagues and external suppliers of key components and assemblies
- Excellent communication (oral & written) & interpersonal skills
- Ability to analyse system requirements and derive detailed hardware requirements
- Experience of debugging & testing new hardware designs
- Previous experience of the full hardware design lifecycle and presenting designs for peer and formal design reviews
- Self-motivated, with an aptitude to problem solve and drive difficult issues to conclusion
- Experience in writing technical reports / documentation
Desirable
- Relevant experience in the Aerospace/ Defence industry or on other complex/ high-reliability systems
- Experience of signal integrity & power integrity analysis at board level using Hyperlynx SI/PI or equivalent
- Knowledge of FPGA/ Software coding languages (VHDL, C, Assembler)
- Experience of hardware requirements capture, requirements management tools and formal verification of hardware requirements
- Experience of supervising other digital hardware engineers, planning and managing work for yourself and a small team
Qualifications
- Honours or Masters degree in Electronics Engineering or related STEM subject
Security
- Due to security requirements, these roles are open to SOLE UK NATIONALS ONLY
Systems Engineering Lead
Are you ready to lead and inspire the next generation of engineers while solving complex infrastructure challenges? We’re looking for a Systems Engineering Lead to join a high-performing team working on critical facilities and infrastructure projects.
In this role, you’ll mentor and guide a small team of junior and graduate engineers, applying systems thinking principles to real-world problems. You’ll act as a technical leader, providing oversight, shaping project scope, facilitating stakeholder engagement, and ensuring quality delivery across the project lifecycle.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Lead and support a team of junior systems engineers, offering coaching and technical guidance
- Apply practical systems engineering in the context of infrastructure and facilities maintenance
- Ensure effective project scoping, requirements capture, and problem definition
- Represent the systems engineering function in customer-facing engagements
- Review and develop technical documents: requirements sets, interface definitions, V&V plans, etc.
- Integrate systems engineering into broader project and design assurance processes
- Drive continuous improvement of tools, templates, and systems engineering practices
What We’re Looking For:
- A degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field (Master’s or working toward CEng status preferred)
- 5+ years’ experience in systems engineering within a regulated industry (e.g. aerospace, defence, infrastructure)
- Solid understanding of systems engineering across the full lifecycle
- Confident communicator with stakeholder management experience
- Proven mentorship or team leadership capabilities
- Strong analytical skills and a structured approach to complex challenges
Desirable Skills:
- Familiarity with INCOSE SE Handbook or defence systems standards
- Exposure to MBSE, SysML or similar modelling tools
- Knowledge of IBM DOORS
- Understanding of digital twin or BIM integration
- Experience in maintenance planning or asset management systems
Additional Information:
You must be a UK National and eligible for Security Clearance to be considered for this role.
If you’re passionate about solving real-world engineering problems and growing your career in systems leadership, we’d love to hear from you.
Programme Manager (Engineering/Manufacturing/Production)
Are you an experienced Programme Manager with a passion for leading complex, high-impact projects within the defence or aerospace sector? We’re looking for a driven and strategic Programme Manager to take ownership of a key customer-facing programme within the Land sector. This is a pivotal opportunity to shape the success of multiple international projects from design through to delivery.
About the Role:
Reporting to the Land Programme Manager, you will oversee a programme comprising several concurrent projects, each at different stages of their lifecycle. Your leadership will ensure successful planning, execution and stakeholder engagement, all while aligning with commercial objectives and ensuring robust risk and resource management.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and coordinate multiple projects within a major Land sector programme
- Ensure integrated planning, risk management and resourcing across departments
- Drive delivery against profit, revenue and growth targets
- Participate in bid and proposal planning, estimating PM labour, and scheduling
- Launch and oversee R&D and customer contracts from inception to closure
- Liaise with engineering and functional leads to ensure technical and resource alignment
- Provide high-level project board communication and strategic stakeholder engagement
- Manage reporting on financials (revenue, cash-flow, margin forecasts, etc.)
- Mentor and support project managers while overseeing PM staffing needs
What We’re Looking For:
Essential:
- Proven experience managing international defence/aerospace programmes
- Strong commercial acumen and stakeholder engagement skills
- Recognised project management qualification (e.g. PRINCE2, PMP, APM)
- Experience leading high-performing teams in a fast-paced, collaborative setting
- Engineering background and understanding of complex systems
- Willingness to travel domestically and internationally
Desirable:
- Degree in business, project management, or a related field
Personal Attributes:
- Analytical and strategic thinker with strong leadership skills
- Resilient, adaptable, and solutions-oriented
- Collaborative team player with excellent interpersonal skills
- Demonstrates values of Teamwork, Integrity, Excellence, and Courage
What’s on Offer:
- Hybrid / flexible working arrangements
- Early finish on Fridays
- 28 days annual leave + Christmas closure + holiday purchase scheme
- Group pension plan (matched up to 5%)
- Income protection & life assurance
- Remote GP access, mental health support, physiotherapy services
- EV salary sacrifice scheme
- Discounts on gym memberships, high street retailers, and more
- Access to learning & development resources
- Onsite free parking
Security Requirements: Due to the nature of the role, candidates must be eligible to obtain UK Security Clearance. This includes proof of identity, right to work in the UK, and five years of UK residency.