Eaton
Principal Project Engineer
Cheltenham, England, United Kingdom (city only)
On-site
First seen by offpeak October 22, 2026
See your drive time Apply on Eaton's site
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
#LI-NK2