System Integration Project Planner Lead Engineer

Our OEM Client based in Gaydon, is searching for a System Integration Project Planner Lead Engineer to join their team, Inside IR35. This is a contract position with a proposed end date of 31st March 2027.

Umbrella Pay Rate: £35.80 per hour.

The Opportunity:

The Central Systems Integration (CSI) team is responsible for integrating all customer features and functions into vehicle programmes. The team ensures seamless cross-functional collaboration across all phases of feature, systems, and software delivery—from requirements definition to test execution—enabling controlled and timely introduction of features into target electrical architectures.

The System Integration Project Planner Lead Engineer is accountable for the maturity, status, and delivery impact of customer features across vehicle programmes, ensuring readiness for programme gateways and final sign-off. The role translates programme requirements into clear, time-based delivery targets and ensures successful execution through collaboration, risk management, and issue resolution.

The role also ensures transparency by consolidating stakeholder inputs into a clear view of feature availability and maturity aligned to programme milestones, while reporting KPIs and risks to stakeholders.

Key Performance Indicators:

• Understand programme feature content; ensure feature design progression is on track to meet pr...