Lead Engineer, Systems Engineer, Mechanical Engineer

Job Title: Lead Engineer– Military Vehicle Systems
Location: Foleshill Enterprise Park, Coventry, UK
Vacancy Type: Full-time, Permanent and potential hybrid working.
Salary: £45,000 to £55,000 - subject to experience + Bonuses + Benefits

If you’re passionate about creating innovative engineering solutions that protect those who protect us, this could be the role for you.

Join NP Aerospace as a Lead Engineer and play a key role in delivering the next generation of military vehicle systems.

We’re expanding our presence in the defence sector with a new Coventry facility supporting global vehicle programmes and a £71 million UK MoD contract to deliver spares, design services, and fleet support across 15,000 vehicles. We’re also partnering with GM Defense to develop future light mobility vehicles and advance our vehicle systems and integration capabilities across NATO programmes.

As Lead Engineer, you’ll oversee mechanical and electrical systems engineering from concept to validated design, ensuring reliability, survivability, and mission success. You’ll work closely with project leads, design teams, and customers to deliver solutions that meet the highest standards.

This is your opportunity to make a real impact and help shape the future of protected mobility.

You’ll collaborate closely with the Chief Engineer, Project Managers, and Design Office to translate complex engineering concepts into fully validated and verified designs ready for production. This will include hands‑on involvement in design tasks, engineering support to operations, responding to customer queries on legacy platforms, and managing engineering change.

The role offers the opportunity to work at the forefront of defence technology, providing technical direction, supporting integration activities, and ensuring all designs meet NP Aerospace’s high standards for quality, performance, and safety.

At NP Aerospace, we know our success comes from our people. That’s why we invest in benefits that support your health, reward your hard work, and help you grow your career:

• Performance rewards – discretionary bonus opportunities
• Flex your day – flexible start and finish times (subject to manager approval and operational needs)
• Time to recharge – 25 days’ holiday + 8 bank holidays, with the option to buy more through our Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Support for Defence – two weeks’ paid leave for Reservists and Cadets, plus paid leave for Cadet Force Adult Volunteers (CFAVs)
• Future security – competitive pension scheme (9% combined employer/employee contributions
• Peace of mind – life cover at 3x base salary
• Health & wellbeing first – BHSF Cash Healthcare Plan to support everyday health costs
• Grow with us – career development and advancement opportunities within a global business
• Supportive environment – a team culture built on innovation, collaboration, and purpose

• Take overall technical ownership of assigned projects, ensuring that system designs meet customer specifications, relevant standards, and applicable legislative or regulatory requirements.
• Develop system designs that balance performance, manufacturability, ease of assembly, and long‑term supportability, while maintaining robustness and reliability.
• Provide clear technical direction and guidance to the project design team to ensure final solutions meet all agreed requirements.
• Identify the need for design improvements or modifications and raise engineering change requests as appropriate.
• Investigate and resolve design or product issues, applying effective problem‑solving techniques throughout the development and in‑service lifecycle.
• Work collaboratively with Production and Quality teams to identify root causes, implement corrective actions, and support continuous improvement activities.
• Oversee the design and build of prototype systems, ensuring all engineering and safety standards are met.
• Define and prepare test plans, including test rig requirements, as part of the test readiness process prior to prototype build and validation.
• Lead the validation and qualification of system designs, which may include hydraulic, mechanical, electrical, and electronic…