Project Engineer - Environmental

Project Engineer - Environmental

Security clearance: British Citizen or Dual UK national with British citizenship. Candidates will need to successfully complete HMG BPSS checks after offer stage, and nationality/right-to-work restrictions may apply.www+1

Hybrid working: 2–3 days on site per week, depending on workload.

We are recruiting on behalf of a leading specialist engineering client for an Environmental Project Engineer to support complex technical programmes across the full product lifecycle.

You’ll play a key role in defining environmental requirements, shaping proving strategies, and supporting the delivery of robust test programmes across climatic, mechanical and fatigue environments. This is a hands-on role with genuine technical depth, cross-functional influence and direct customer interface.

What you’ll do

• Work closely with engineering, design and proving teams to define environmental requirements and test strategies.
• Support product development from concept through qualification, certification and in-service support.
• Act as a technical focal point for environmental engineering work packages.
• Plan, deliver and monitor assigned technical work, ensuring output quality, cost control and delivery to schedule.
• Support the definition and delivery of climatic, vibration, shock and fatigue test programmes.
• Interface with customers and internal stakeholders to ensure engineering decisions are sound, practical and aligned to project needs.

What you’ll bring

• Degree-level education or equivalent experience.
• Experience planning, managing and delivering small to medium-sized work packages.
• Knowledge of environmental engineering within defence or a similar regulated industry.
• Understanding of vibration, shock, temperature and humidity environments across product life cycles.
• Familiarity with environmental test processes, measurements and instrumentation.
• Knowledge of relevant standards such as DEF STAN 00-035, AECTP 300, AECTP 400 and MIL-STD-810.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Clear verbal and written communication.
• A collaborative approach and confidence working across teams.

Interested?

If you’re a technically minded engineer who enjoys variety, ownership and working across complex programmes, this could be an excellent next move.