Project Engineer

✈️We’re Hiring: Project Engineer  

📍 Crawley, West Sussex (Hybrid) | 🕒 Full-time, Permanent 

Are you a hands-on Project Engineer with a passion for working in aerospace engineering environments? Do you enjoy taking ownership of complex engineering challenges from initial design through to testing and delivery? 

We’re looking for an experienced engineer who can combine strong technical capability with project leadership, customer engagement and supplier management. 

At Unum Aircraft Seating, we’re redefining business class comfort with smart, adaptable and reliable lie-flat seating solutions. Our products are designed to deliver exceptional passenger comfort while meeting the highest standards of safety, quality and efficiency. 

Unum Aircraft Seating; Reliably comfortable, responsibly made.   

🚀 Why Join Unum? 

• Be part of a growing, ambitious company transforming the aircraft seating industry 

• Work on premium products with real-world impact 

• Join a collaborative culture focused on innovation, sustainability and quality 
   

• Fantastic benefits including: 
  - Competitive salary 
  - 5 weeks holiday + bank holidays 
  - Early finish on Fridays 🎉 
  - Flexible start and finish times 
  - Hybrid working options  
  - Three attractive pension scheme options 
  - Electric car & cycle-to-work schemes 
  - Access to employee discounts and wellbeing platform 

🔧What you will be doing as a Project Engineer at Unum  

As Project Engineer, you’ll lead and coordinate engineering activities across the design, development, testing and delivery of our aircraft seating products. 

You’ll combine hands-on engineering with project, supplier and customer management, acting as a key technical interface between Engineering, Programme Management, Test, FEA, Procurement, Suppliers, Customers and Integrators. 

Your key responsibilities include; 

Engineering & Design 

• Lead product and component requirements across multidisciplinary engineering teams. 

• Maintain aircraft interfaces, clearances and design requirements. 

• Review engineering designs and technical documentation to ensure programme, customer and regulatory requirements are met. 

Analysis & Testing 

• Analysis cabin space and ensure compliance to regulation 

• Define and coordinate test activities 

• Review results and drive design improvements where required. 

Project & Technical Leadership 

• Plan and manage engineering activities, priorities and deliverables against programme milestones. 

• Coordinate design, testing, suppliers and production. 

• Identify and resolve technical and programme issues, escalating risks where required. 

• Longer term responsibility to coordinate engineering resources and drive assigned activities through to completion. 

Commercial Management 

• Provide engineering input to bids, cost estimates, procurement and commercial activities.  

Customer & Integrator Interface 

• Act as a key engineering interface with customers and system integrators. 

• Lead engineering content for key programme reviews, including ITCM, PDR and CDR  

• Build strong customer relationships and proactively resolve technical issues. 

Engineering Area / Application Lead 

• Own engineering deliverables for assigned areas or applications. 

• Coordinate cross-functional support and ensure activities remain on schedule. 

• Report progress, risks and issues to the wider business. 
  

🧠 What we Look For in you as our Project Engineer  

• A degree in Mechanical Engineering, or similar. 

• Strong engineering design and problem-solving capability. 

• Ability to work at both detailed component and overall product level. 

• Strong project management and organisational skills. 

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver against challenging schedules. 

• Effective leadership and stakeholder management skills. 

• Strong communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with engineers, suppliers, customers and senior stakeholders. 

• Commercial awareness and understanding of cost drivers. 

• Ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams. 

• Proactive approach to identifying and resolving technical and programme issues. 

• Ability to take ownership and drive activities through to completion. 

Join Us 

Ready to build what’s next? 
If you’re looking for your next challenge and want to be part of a team shaping the future of aircraft seating, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now and tell us a little more about yourself. 

Everyone belongs here 
At Unum Aircraft Seating, we believe great ideas come from different perspectives and experiences. We’re committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone is valued, respected and able to do their best work. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background. 

Your journey, your way 
We want every candidate to have a great experience with us. If you need any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment or interview process, just let us know — we’re happy to help. 

A quick note before you apply 
All applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Proof of eligibility will be required before you start with us. 

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so we may close a vacancy early if we receive enough suitable applications. If you’re interested, we recommend applying sooner rather than later. 

And this is just the beginning 
Our roles aren’t set in stone. As Unum grows, our people and our opportunities grow with us. The role you join us for today may look different tomorrow — and that’s exactly the point.