Project Engineer

Ontic, a leading licensor and manufacturer of complex engineering parts for the global aerospace and defence industries, are now recruiting for a Technical Project Engineer to join our PMO team where you'll support the successful transfer and adoption of product lines into Ontic. This role will be based at our Staverton site with travel required during licence and acquisition phases.

Ontic is a more than just a business, we're a community of innovators who pride ourselves on fostering a culture where talent thrives, ideas flourish, and careers are built. We're committed to excellence, driving us to continuously improve and adapt, ensuring that we remain at the forefront of our industry.

The Role:

In this role, you will provide technical support within the PMO team during product line transfers, taking responsibility for the transfer and rebuild of engineering data and product knowledge into Ontic. You will lead and manage engineering activities from initial due diligence through to full adoption, ensuring all documentation is accurately retrieved, transferred and catalogued.

You will work closely with technicians and operators, providing product knowledge and delivering training to support a smooth transition. Alongside this, you will oversee the development, transfer or duplication of manufacturing and test equipment, ensuring alignment with Ontic’s capabilities and standards.

The role also requires a high level of travel both UK and Globally, so flexibility in approach is vital.

Managing multiple projects simultaneously, you will identify opportunities for efficiency, address regulatory requirements, and ensure any gaps are resolved within project timelines. You will also contribute to continuous improvement by capturing and implementing lessons learned throughout the transition process.

About you:

At Ontic, our culture is integral to making sure we enjoy our work and deliver for our customers. While we look for the right skillset, we're also looking for someone who will thrive within our recognition and empowerment culture.

To be successful in this role you'll need to have strong manufacturing engineering experience within an aerospace environment, ideally within an MRO or OEM setting, Project, Manufacturing, Test or NPI Engineering.

along with a solid understanding of aviation quality standards, design and configuration control. Experience supporting new product introduction or product transfers would be advantageous, as would previous planning experience.

You will bring strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to communicate clearly and confidently at all levels. Comfortable managing multiple priorities, you’ll be able to work independently under pressure while maintaining a focus on quality and compliance. Strong interpersonal and leadership skills are essential, particularly when supporting and training others.

Benefits

At Ontic we care about your financial, physical, and mental wellness so we offer a range of benefits to support this, we care about what matters to you and have a valued culture of recognition and empowerment, accompanied by benefits that support work/life balance.

Our benefits package highlights include:

• Up to 29 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• 10 hours paid volunteering time
• Annual goal share bonus scheme for all employees
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Discounts and offers from a range of retailers

Best place to work

We are more than the sum of our parts. And we’ve been recognised internally and externally for being so:

• We were ranked #9 in Best Companies’ Q3 leaderboard for Best Manufacturing Company based on our employee feedback
• 72.5% of employees who took part in our 2023 employee satisfaction survey said they are proud to work at Ontic

No day is the same at Ontic; we have doubled in size over the last couple of years and are still in rapid growth. We attribute our success to empowering colleagues to create the opportunity, fostering an environment of autonomy where we ask for forgiveness, not permission.

Our values

Our values are intrinsic to everything we do:

• We share a common sense - we’re a global family of specialists with a shared passion for precision.
• We have the freedom to choose - we’re challengers and innovators with the freedom to think differently and challenge the status quo.
• We create the opportunity - we’re change-makers with a clear direction and can-do spirit.

We are a fast-paced business with ambitious growth plans; so if you are dedicated, enthusiastic and always seeking ways to improve, you'll enjoy a career with us!