Proposal Engineer, Aerospace ​/ Aviation ​/ Avionics

Proposal Engineer Surrey  Full-time  Hybrid Opportunity

Take Your Aerospace Career to New Heights Are you ready to see your engineering expertise make a real impact within the aviation industry?

We’re partnering with a leading global aerospace organisation looking for a talented Proposal Engineer to join their growing modifications team. This is an exciting opportunity to work on complex aerospace projects, helping transform customer requirements into fully engineered, commercially viable solutions.

You’ll become a key part of a collaborative engineering environment, supporting projects from the initial concept through to successful delivery. Working alongside experienced professionals across engineering, commercial, procurement, contracts, and programme teams, you’ll play a vital role in developing solutions that support the future of aviation.

What Makes This Role Exciting?

This is a varied engineering role where you’ll have exposure to the full project lifecycle. You’ll combine technical knowledge, commercial awareness, and problem-solving skills to create solutions that meet customer needs and deliver real value.

You’ll have the opportunity to:

️ Support innovative aerospace solutions – help develop modification programmes that enhance aircraft capabilities and customer operations.

Work with global teams and customers – collaborate across multiple disciplines to bring complex projects to life.

Turn concepts into deliverable plans – create detailed proposals covering technical requirements, costs, schedules, risks, and delivery approach.

Make a visible impact – contribute to projects that support aircraft operators and the wider aviation industry.

The Role As a Proposal Engineer, you will:

Support the development of aerospace modification solutions based on customer requirements
Create technical work statements covering engineering activities, resources, materials, certification requirements, and project needs
Develop cost estimates, pricing, schedules, and risk assessments
Prepare clear and accurate proposals for internal review and customer presentation
Support the transition of awarded projects into the delivery phase
Identify opportunities to improve processes and ways of working
Occasionally travel domestically or internationally to support projects

About You You’re an experienced aerospace engineer who enjoys solving complex challenges, collaborating with different teams, and seeing projects progress from an initial idea into reality.

We’re looking for someone with:

A degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline
5 years’ experience within the aviation or aerospace industry
Experience working on aerospace projects, modifications, or engineering solutions
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
Excellent organisation skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities

Desirable experience:

Knowledge of aerospace certification requirements and regulatory standards
Experience developing engineering proposals, estimates, or technical solutions

Ready for Your Next Aerospace Challenge?

If you’re looking for a role where your engineering knowledge can directly contribute to exciting aviation programmes and help shape the future of aerospace, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today and take the next step in your engineering career. ️