Project Delivery Engineer

As a Project Delivery Engineer, you will join our team in Coventry to support our activities within the Automotive sector. The programme is focused on sealing and adhesive solutions within advanced vehicle systems.

This role will play a key part in supporting engineering delivery across both prototype builds and series production environments.

• Location: Coventry
• On Site: Yes
• Clearance: None
• Experience Level: Mid-Level

Key Responsibilities:

• Supporting the development, validation, and delivery of sealing and adhesive solutions for battery enclosures, body structures, and comparable vehicle assemblies, ensuring performance, durability, and manufacturability targets are met.
• Working closely with manufacturing, launch, and prototype teams to support build activities, production ramp-up, and early-life issue resolution across multi-site environments.
• Providing technical engineering input on materials behaviour, adhesive and sealant compatibility, and application processes, including surface preparation and manufacturing constraints.
• Reviewing and interpreting CAD models, drawings, and analytical data using CAD tools to support design maturity and engineering change activities.
• Supporting launch issue resolution, root cause analysis, and corrective actions by collaborating cross-functionally with design, manufacturing, quality, and supplier teams.
• Assisting with engineering documentation, design updates, and readiness activities to ensure successful delivery against programme milestones.

Qualifications

Required Skills:

• Proven experience supporting engineering delivery in prototype and/or production environment.
• Solid working knowledge of sealing and adhesive systems used in structural automotive applications, including manufacturing and assembly considerations
• Experience using 3DEXPERIENCE (3DX) and interpreting CAD analytical drawings
• Flexibility to support travel across multiple sites during build and launch phases

Required Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, or equivalent military experience.

Desirable Skills:

• Familiarity with build phases and launch readiness activities
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional engineering and manufacturing teams

Additional Information

Why join us? 

We bring together entrepreneurial, tech-driven people to deliver innovative solutions for leading companies.

At ALTEN, you’ll work on exciting projects, supported by ongoing learning, mentoring, and clear career development tailored to your goals.

Join a passionate team and help build tomorrow, today.

In short you get: 

• A personalised career path and a rewarding management style 
• A huge diversity of engineering projects and industries
• Private Medical Insurance
• Cycle & Tech Scheme 
• Employee assistance programme
• Life insurance & Pension Scheme
• Social atmosphere, regular gatherings & team buildings
• Flexible way of working (role dependent)

This role may require you to have or be willing to go through Security Clearance. As part of the onboarding process candidates will be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard; details of the evidence required to apply may be found on the government website Gov.UK. If you are unable to meet this and any associated criteria, then your employment may be delayed, or rejected . Details of this will be discussed with you at interview.

We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant & actively encourage applications from members of the Armed Forces community, including veterans, reservists, service leavers, and military spouses/partners. We recognise the value of military skills and experience and are committed to ensuring that no applicant is unfairly disadvantaged during our recruitment and selection processes. 

About the Company

ALTEN is a global engineering and technology consultancy operating across over 35 countries worldwide. We partner with industry leaders across sectors including Aeronautics, Aerospace, Defence, Naval, Automotive, Energy, Rail, IT and many more to deliver innovative engineering solutions that drive technological advancement & support sustainable transformation.

Our teams of passionate and agile engineers work on cutting-edge projects that shape the future of technology and sustainability. At ALTEN, we empower talented engineers to innovate, solve complex challenges, and deliver impactful solutions that build tomorrow’s world—today.

Join us and start building tomorrow’s world today!