Controls & Instrumentation Design and Project Manager
5 days ago
Southampton
Senior Controls & Instrumentation Design & Project Manager Location: UK-based with International Delivery Industry: Aerospace Test Systems About the Role We are working with a specialist aerospace engineering organisation to appoint a Senior Controls & Instrumentation Design & Project Manager. This role combines deep technical expertise in controls and instrumentation with project ownership and customer-facing leadership. You will operate with a high degree of autonomy in a regulated, high-performance environment. Key Responsibilities • Lead controls, instrumentation, and software design activities across multiple projects, • Translate customer and regulatory requirements into robust, compliant system solutions, • Oversee LV electrical and instrumentation design and detailed drawings, • Define software specifications and testing strategies for aerospace test applications, • Manage the integration of electrical, electronic, and software systems, • Provide senior technical oversight during commissioning, installation, and calibration (UK & overseas), • Act as an escalation point for complex system and software issues, • Maintain control of technical documentation and configuration management, • Develop project costings, schedules, and delivery plans, • Represent the business in technical and commercial discussions with customers, • Ensure compliance with quality systems, statutory legislation, and HSE requirements Candidate Profile • HNC minimum in Controls & Instrumentation (degree preferred), • Proven experience delivering complex electrical, electronic, and software-based systems, • Strong working knowledge of NI systems (C++/LabVIEW/Matlab/Python), networked control architectures, and modern computing platforms, • Background in aerospace, test systems, or similarly regulated environments, • Comfortable operating at senior engineer/lead level, influencing decisions and outcomes, • Commercially aware, with experience contributing to estimates, schedules, and negotiations, • Clear, credible communicator with customers and internal leadership Why Join? • Senior-level technical ownership within a specialist aerospace business, • Influence over system design, delivery, and engineering standards, • Exposure to complex international programmes rather than volume delivery, • A role suited to experienced engineers seeking depth, autonomy, and long-term impact Apply now and take a leading role in shaping aerospace test systems worldwide.