48 mechanical project manager jobs found

Product Manager | Contract | Hybrid We are seeking an experienced Product Manager to join a high-profile technology transformation programme. This role offers end-to-end ownership of the product lifecycle, from strategy and roadmap development through to delivery, governance, adoption and continuous improvement. Key Responsibilities: • Own and drive the product roadmap, strategy and lifecycle management. • Work closely with business stakeholders, engineering teams and delivery partners. • Lead Agile product delivery and ensure solutions meet business and user needs. • Manage governance, risk, quality assurance and testing activities. • Track product performance, OKRs and business outcomes. • Facilitate workshops, stakeholder engagement and requirements discovery. • Support product adoption, change initiatives and continuous optimisation. Key Skills & Experience: • Proven experience as a Product Manager, Senior Product Manager or Product Lead. • Strong product strategy,...

Introduction Saab UK is part of Scandinavia's largest defence company, bringing together the best of Swedish and British innovation. Saab offers world-leading solutions and services in defence, aviation, space, and civil security to keep people and society safe. Our UK presence has been growing at pace, meaning we can offer a wide range of opportunities for personal fulfilment and career growth. We currently employ over 600 people across eight sites in the UK, and our specialisations include software engineering, underwater robotics, radars, AI, and armed forces training. The Role: This is an initial 6 month contract role within our UK IT Business Unit. The IT Solution Architect will be responsible for designing and implementing technology solutions that align with business objectives and technical requirements. This role bridges the gap between business needs and IT capabilities, ensuring that solutions are scalable, secure, and cost-effective. The Solution Architect works...

Test Manager Leading Test Strategy, Verification Excellence & Mission‑Critical Delivery SCClearence will be required, active SC would be benefit. Role Overview The Test Manager is responsible for leading the full test definition and verification strategy for complex engineering programmes. They own the test approach from bid stage through to project delivery, ensuring that all verification activities meet Customer requirements and align with the organisation's Business Management System. They provide technical leadership, mentor engineering teams, and set the standard for best‑practice testing. They define the IVV Strategy across multi‑segment systems - including satellite, control, ground, facilities, and support environments - and oversee the execution of all test and verification activities to cost, time, and quality targets. This role demands a highly experienced professional capable of producing bid‑ready test artefacts and then driving Test & Verification...

Systems Test Manager 12 month contract Based in Portsmouth Offering £60ph Inside IR35 Do you have experience producing test artefacts? Do you have experience within the Defence, Aerospace, or Satellite Communications sector? Do you want to work with an industry-leading company? If your answer to these is yes, then this could be the role for you! As the Systems Test Manager, you will be working alongside a market-leading Defence and Aerospace company who are constantly growing and developing. They are always looking to bring on new talents such as yourself and further develop your skills to enable you to grow within the company and industry. You will be involved in: Using appropriate tools and techniques to verify and validate deliverables to standards defined in the BMS and specification requirements Be aware of technological/engineering developments and issues in industry and interact with the Engineering Management to continuously improve Engineering Manage production...

The RLE INTERNATIONAL Group is one of the world's leading providers in the fields of vehicle development, technology and consulting. On the basis of more than 40 years of development & consulting, we provide innovative and effective solutions for our UK customers in the area of Automotive Engineering. RLE INTERNATIONAL is represented at locations close to its customers in Europe, Asia and USA. Position Description: Operational Efficiency and Automation Specialist Rate: £29.96 (PAYE via Umbrella) Job Summary: The Operational Efficiency and Automation Specialist plays a critical role in driving our client’s digital transformation within the Manchester Business Centre (MBC) Operations. This role focuses on leveraging data analysis, automation, and cross-functional collaboration to improve operational efficiency and create customer-centric solutions. A key immediate focus for this role will be leading the strategic migration and decommissioning of legacy Alteryx workflows by...

Order Ref: (phone number removed) Position Title: Software Architect Engineer Duration: Contract Location: Gaydon Duties: Software Architecture Engineering (High Tech) focuses on architecting multiple types/categories of software including end-user applications and operating systems/utility software (which provides a platform for running end user applications) for sale to external customers. The work includes: Performing complex software process definition, requirements analysis, and high-level design/modelling to convert stakeholder needs into software solutions Designing and specifying the overall software structure, core elements, and properties by understanding the software requirements, constraints, interfaces, and dependencies Developing the architectural guidelines, specifications, and technical standards, including coding standards, tools, services and platforms related to current and future technological environments Communicating the design of the software...

What You'll Be Doing - Provide technical leadership across AI-enabled software and DevOps engineering teams - Set architectural direction for API-first design, system integration, and platform enablement for AI - Lead the evolution of legacy or existing applications towards modern, service-based and API-driven architectures - Define and guide integration patterns between applications, platforms, and AI services - Make informed decisions on when and how emerging integration approaches (e.g. protocols such as MCP) should be applied as part of broader system design - Work closely with architects, product teams, data scientists, and platform engineers to deliver end-to-end solutions - Ensure solutions meet appropriate standards for security, resilience, performance, and operability - Anticipate and manage architectural and operational risks associated with AI-enabled systems - Champion strong engineering practices across software development, DevOps, and platform engineering...

Performance Analyst 12 months Location - London/Remote £465 per day inside IR35 - Umbrella only Job Spec: As a Performance Analyst, your role is to support product teams by utilising data tools to create insight and actionable outputs for product managers, designers, and developers. You will be developing and maintaining Adobe Analytics and Power BI reports to enable data driven decisions across the programme. The role involves partnering with product teams to define reporting needs and translate them into clear KPIs and robust data solutions, delivering ad hoc analysis to inform product improvements, and applying measurement frameworks to shape future analytics capability. You will design and optimise dashboards with consistent metrics and meaningful time based comparisons, while ensuring data quality, governance, and alignment across data sources. Collaboration with product, analytics, and data engineering teams is central to continuously improving data, reporting, and...

Job Title: QA Tester - Compliance Transformation Location: London (Hybrid) Contract Length: 9 Months Working Patter: Via Umbrella Company Are you ready to take your QA testing expertise to the next level? Join our Financial Services client's dynamic team in the heart of the financial services sector, where you will play a pivotal role in transforming compliance technology! Your Role: As the QA Tester - Compliance Transformation, you will be responsible for ensuring that compliance technology solutions are tested meticulously, supporting essential regulatory obligations and business needs. Your expertise will help validate critical system functionalities across obligations management, horizon scanning, and findings/case management processes. Key Responsibilities: Compliance System Testing:Validate obligations register platforms and findings/case management systems to ensure alignment with regulatory requirements. Test Planning & Execution:Design and execute detailed test...

NHS Project Manager – 9 Month Contract – Essex / East of England VIQU have partnered with an NHS client who are seeking a Project Manager to support the delivery of a key Digital Implementation programme. The role: The successful Project Manager will oversee the delivery of IM&T projects, focused on implementing a mission-critical IT operating environment. This will include ensuring infrastructure is fully tested, operational, and deployed effectively, with minimal disruption to Trust services. We are looking for someone with experience delivering IT implementation projects, particularly within environments such as call centres or operational service settings. To note, may be a requirement to travel across Trust sites and work occasional unsociable hours to support delivery. Key Skills & Responsibilities: Strong background as a Project Manager – Leading multiple IM&T project workstreams, ensuring delivery against agreed timelines and objectives. Experience...

Cyber Security Governance, Risk & Compliance Warton Based £64.09 Per hour Umbrella inside IR35 12 Month Contract This is a great opportunity to work within one of the Uks leading defence organisations. This role is based in Warton on a hybrid basis. 3 days in the office per week. Knowledge: An understanding of emerging cyber requirements and cyber security threats. A broad and comprehensive technical knowledge of IT infrastructure and technologies (with OT knowledge being an additional benefit) Excellent understanding of government and industry standard security policy, standards and best practice guidance Experience of working in an IT function and relevant field Skills: Experience defining and deploying Cyber risk management strategies, and assessment methodologies. Experience in the management and delivery of key cyber security projects Experience of collaborating for success with key business stakeholders. Experience managing, controlling and reporting project...

Position Title: Operational Efficiency and Automation Specialist Duration: 6 Month Contract Location: Manchester *Applicants MUST have proof of immediate, on-going and valid eligibility to work full time in the UK and travel within the EU.* Position Description: The Operational Efficiency and Automation Specialist plays a critical role in driving the Clients' Credit's digital transformation within the Manchester Business Centre (MBC) Operations. This role focuses on leveraging data analysis, automation, and cross-functional collaboration to improve operational efficiency and create customer-centric solutions. A key immediate focus for this role will be leading the strategic migration and decommissioning of legacy Alteryx workflows by 2027, evaluating modern alternative tools, and transitioning processes seamlessly. The successful candidate will work closely with MBC Departments, Compliance, Product, and Engineering teams to identify, implement, and maintain efficient...

Software Engineer (Full Stack) Rate: £675 per day (Inside IR35) Contract Length: 6 Months (with potential extension) Location: London (Hybrid - typically 2 days per week onsite) Clearance: Active or transferable SC Clearance preferred. Overview We are seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join a growing multidisciplinary team delivering innovative AI-enabled products within a government-focused environment. This is a hands-on engineering role suited to candidates with strong full-stack development experience who are comfortable working across the entire software lifecycle, from product development through to infrastructure and deployment. The successful candidate will work within a collaborative team of engineers, AI specialists, product professionals and user-centred design experts, helping to build and scale a modern platform that leverages large language models (LLMs) and advanced AI capabilities. Key Responsibilities * Build, enhance and maintain a full-stack...

Job Specification – VIP Support Analyst Role Title: VIP Support Analyst IR35 Status: Inside IR35 Security Clearance Required: BPSS Location: Warrington (Full-time onsite with travel to other Amentum locations as required) Working Pattern: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday Shift / On-Call Requirement: Possible on-call support required during periods of business demand Expenses: Travel and accommodation covered when travelling to other sites We are seeking a highly professional, customer-focused VIP Support Analyst to join the International IT Service Desk team. This role provides high-priority, white-glove IT support to senior leadership, VIP users, and key business stakeholders, ensuring a seamless, responsive, and discreet technology experience. The successful candidate will operate across L1 to L3 support activities, combining Service Desk call handling, remote support, and hands-on onsite support across Warrington and other Amentum locations as required. The role is highly...

Job Title: Suspension Axle Concept Design Engineer – (phone number removed) Location: Warwickshire Duties: Reporting to the Axle Function & Integration Chapter Leader, this role requires an individual to support the delivery of the design of the suspension/axle concept and associated CAD geometry to meet the agreed timing for multiple nameplates off a platform. Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities * Support the development of the Axle CAD concept and integration of corner modules and axle links into subframes and rest of vehicle for all vehicles across a platform * Respond to work requests and follow technical direction, methods and processes provided by the Solution Architect, in order to complete programme deliverables * Create suspension layout studies and check packaging including consideration of kinematics, dynamic envelopes (e.g. wheel envelope), compliances, tuning and component variability * Generate suspension hard point datasheets for release, plus...

Project Manager (x2) Data Programme Portsmouth 3 days per week 6 month initial contract £500 - £575 per day (Inside IR35) We're recruiting for two delivery-focused Project Managers to join a growing data programme and help establish, shape, and deliver key initiatives. This is a fantastic opportunity to operate in an early-stage, evolving environment where you'll play a hands-on role in building structure, driving delivery, and embedding strong project governance across multiple workstreams. Key Responsibilities Establish and implement core project governance, structure, and controls Manage delivery across data initiatives, ensuring cost, time, and quality targets are achieved Support the Programme Manager in building a scalable delivery function Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to embed best-practice project management Track, manage, and report on project progress in line with regulatory expectations Engage with procurement, technical teams, and broader...

AI Project Manager AI Project Manager - AI Rollout (Claude) Role Overview We are seeking an experienced AI Project Manager to lead the end-to-end rollout of Claude AI solutions across a major client organisation. This role will act as the central delivery lead across strategy, implementation, governance, stakeholder engagement, vendor management, and adoption. The successful candidate will oversee the full lifecycle of the AI deployment, from discovery and use-case definition through implementation, training, rollout, optimisation, and operational governance. The role requires strong programme management capabilities combined with excellent communication and writing skills, as the individual will be responsible for producing executive-level documentation, rollout communications, policies, training materials, and client-facing deliverables. This is a highly cross-functional role working across client stakeholders, internal delivery teams, AI vendors, security, legal,...

Quality Engineer Luton 5-Month Contract Paying up to £37p/h (Inside IR35) Key Responsibilities Act as the Quality focal point for in-service and returns material activities Support investigation and resolution of non-conformances, including root cause analysis and corrective actions Review and approve quality documentation related to returns, concessions, and repair activities Ensure effective traceability and configuration control of returned and unserviceable items Interface with internal stakeholders (Engineering, Supply Chain, and Operations) and external suppliers Ensure compliance with AS9100, Leonardo Quality Management System, and customer contractual requirements Contribute to continuous improvement activities across in-service quality processes Deliver compliant products in a timely manner, meeting all cost and safety requirements Provide reports and supporting data to the Programme, Project, and functional teams Required Experience Further education and/or...

Junior Project Manager - NPPV3 Clearance NPPv3 Cleared | Hybrid/London | 12-months We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead the Security workstream on a large-scale digital transformation programme within a complex policing environment. Due to the nature of the project, candidates will require active NPPV3 clearance. The role will focus on managing the security delivery plan, dependencies, risks, governance and supplier activity across a broad enterprise IT landscape. The role is long term, offering a 12 month + rolling contract and could facilitate people moving perm > contract. Key responsibilities Supporting the Security workstream plan, including milestones, dependencies, risks, issues and governance. Coordinating security delivery activity across suppliers, delivery partners, operational stakeholders and technical teams. Working closely with the Security Architect to develop and maintain the security delivery plan. Supporting assurance of proposed...

Hays are now looking for an Oracle Lead Developer for one of our local clients: Circa £450 p/d Outside IR35 6 month+ contract Location is Glasgow In the role you will drive the design and development of high-quality database solutions. You'll play a key role in shaping technical direction, collaborating with stakeholders, and mentoring developers within a fast-paced delivery environment. What you will be doing Lead the analysis, design, and development of Oracle database solutions (Oracle 19c) Develop and optimise complex PL/SQL (procedures, packages, functions, views) Collaborate closely with architects and business stakeholders to define solutions Produce and maintain clear Technical Design Documents (TDDs) Lead code reviews and ensure adherence to best practices and coding standards Own the full SDLC - from design through to testing and deployment Act as a key point of contact for development, ensuring effective communication across teams Work with project managers and...