Project Engineer months ++Hybrid Reading +SC / DV cleared +Inside IR35+ 70 - 78 ph +Sole British national only - due to nature of the project We are seeking an experienced Project Engineer - Digital Engineering / Software Engineering to support the technical delivery of Software Factory projects and initiatives within a sensitive Defence and aerospace environment.This role will act as the key technical interface between engineering teams and Delivery Management, coordinating project activities, managing technical risks and dependencies, and ensuring delivery against agreed scope, timescales and quality standards.Candidates must have demonstrable experience in at least one of the following areas:Aerospace Software Engineering: Experience within aerospace, aircraft systems, avionics, mission systems or flight-related software, with knowledge of software development lifecycles and engineering processes.Defence Platform Engineering: Experience with Azure, AWS, Kubernetes, OpenShift, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, DevOps or DevSecOps within Defence, MOD or secure environments. Key ResponsibilitiesCoordinate technical activities across engineering teams and stakeholders.Monitor project delivery, managing risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies.Support project planning, technical roadmaps, effort estimation and resource allocation.Provide technical leadership and first-line technical decision-making.Act as the primary escalation point for engineering issues.Manage technical ..... full job details .....