Engineering Delivery Manager (Defense)

Location: Liège, Belgium; hybrid work with two days per week

Company

Médiane Benelux is an engineering consulting company specializing in software, electronics, cybersecurity, embedded systems, digital transformation, IoT, and project management across aerospace, defense, automotive, railways, energy, medical, telecom, and industrial sectors.

What you will do

• Lead engineering delivery for complex multidisciplinary projects in the rocket systems and precision-guided weapon systems sector.
• Coordinate systems, embedded, electronics, software, and test teams to meet schedule, cost, quality, and contractual objectives.
• Plan and monitor engineering work packages using Earned Value Management principles, maintaining technical schedules, milestones, and deliverables.
• Anticipate and mitigate technical risks while applying Agile or V-Model methods suited to defense and high-reliability projects.
• Collaborate with the Product Design Authority, Program Management, Quality Assurance, and Supply Chain to maintain technical coherence and compliance with ISO 9001 and AQAP.
• Communicate progress, challenges, and technical decisions, and support product safety, reliability, performance, certification, and qualification activities.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Engineering, specializing in systems, electronics, software, or an equivalent field.
• At least 5 years of experience in technical project management or technical leadership within a high-tech environment such as aerospace, defense, automotive, or embedded systems.
• Solid knowledge of systems engineering, including MBSE, hardware/software integration, and validation processes.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary engineering teams and complex technical interfaces.
• Ability to balance technical depth with project execution efficiency.
• Strong communication, leadership, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Proficiency with project and configuration tools including MS Project, Jira, Polarion, Capella, Windchill, and PowerBI.
• Fluent English and French required.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with DO-178C, ARP4754, or ISO 26262.
• Knowledge of Dutch or German.

Culture & Benefits

• Human-sized engineering environment focused on teamwork, collaboration, innovation, and tailored client solutions.
• Personalized employee support, continuous training, and skill development.
• Attractive salary package with additional legal days off.
• Mobility package covering transport or a car, DKV, group insurance, meal vouchers, and eco vouchers.
• Projects across varied high-tech sectors with a focus on equality, well-being, responsibility, and professional development.