Latest Defence Jobs

Production Engineer/Manager (Electronics/Aerospace/Defence)

This role involves overseeing production and manufacturing operations in a high-tech environment focused on electronics for aerospace and defence. The engineer will support new product introduction, implement design-for-manufacture and design-for-test processes, and act as a technical liaison between internal teams and customers. The position offers strong technical progression and involvement in innovative, quality-critical projects across multiple advanced sectors.

Ernest Gordon Recruitment Poynton, Cheshire, SK12 1GP, United Kingdom £50,000 – £60,000 pa

On-site Permanent Clearance Required

Lead Electronics Engineer

This role involves leading the development of advanced electronics for FPGA and ASIC-based space systems, with responsibility across the full hardware lifecycle from design to space qualification. The engineer will lead high-speed digital circuit design, complex PCB development, and integration within multidisciplinary teams, working on safety-critical systems for defence and space applications.

Platform Recruitment Stevenage, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom £90,000 – £110,000 pa

Hybrid Permanent Clearance Required

Cyber Security Manager

Lead the development and implementation of Saab UK's cyber security strategy, ensuring compliance with defence standards such as DefStan 05-138 and ISO 27001. Drive threat intelligence, incident response, and supply chain resilience across high-security defence projects. Embed security into engineering processes and lead audits, penetration testing, and staff training within a classified environment.

Saab United Kingdom

IT Project Manager

This role involves managing end-to-end delivery of complex IT infrastructure and change projects within a secure, structured environment. The IT Project Manager will coordinate internal teams and third-party suppliers, maintain project plans, track progress, and ensure adherence to governance and quality standards. It offers an opportunity to work on technically advanced systems in a collaborative, innovative defence and security organisation.

Saab United Kingdom

On-site Contract Clearance Required

Manufacturing Engineer - Electronics

Our client, a leading entity in the Defence & Security sector, is currently seeking a Manufacturing Engineer - Electronics to join their team in Swindon. The role involves building electronics that are central to next-generation unmanned aircraft systems, where reliability,...

Matchtech Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom £60,000 – £70,000 pa

Senior FPGA Engineer | Cambridgeshire

This role involves translating complex customer requirements into robust FPGA implementations, focusing on AMD (Xilinx) silicon and Zynq SoC devices. You will work in a multidisciplinary team, solving high-stakes problems in Radar, Comms, and Sensing, and have the opportunity to broaden your skill set across multiple sectors.

Morgan McKinley Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom £75,000 – £85,000 pa

On-site Permanent

Nuclear/ Radiation Hardening Engineer

Designs and develops radiation-hardened electronic systems for use in high-threat environments, focusing on resilience and reliability for military and aerospace applications. Works across the full system lifecycle from concept to disposal, performing technical planning, integration, and validation. Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to meet stringent performance, cost, and schedule requirements for national security space systems.

Lockheed Martin Newcastle, North East England, United Kingdom £93,000 – £116,000 pa

On-site Permanent

Payload Software Engineer

Develop advanced payload software for secure military communications satellites, focusing on high-reliability systems in constrained, mission-critical environments. Work across the full software lifecycle, from design to testing, ensuring compliance with rigorous engineering standards and contributing to next-generation defence capabilities.

Lockheed Martin Havant, Hampshire, United Kingdom £102,000 – £127,000 pa

On-site Permanent

Mechanisms Manager

This role involves leading a team of mechanical engineers focused on spacecraft mechanisms and electro-mechanical systems, ensuring technical excellence, project delivery, and design consistency. The manager will oversee work packages, mentor engineers, resolve technical issues, and maintain a strategic roadmap for mechanisms development. Collaboration with project and functional leads is key to managing risks, resources, and innovation in high-reliability aerospace applications.

Langham Recruitment Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent Clearance Required

Senior Embedded Software Engineer

This role involves developing high-reliability embedded C++ software for secure communication and signal-processing systems used in defence applications. You'll work on real-time, mission-critical platforms requiring robustness, security, and deterministic performance, with a focus on low-level embedded development for communication modules and RF-adjacent components. The position operates in a regulated environment with strong emphasis on secure coding, traceability, and integration within multidisciplinary engineering teams.

ALTEN Crawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom £40,000 – £60,000 pa

Hybrid Permanent Clearance Required

Embedded Software Engineer

Design and develop real-time embedded software for advanced avionics and land-based defence systems, working closely with hardware and systems engineers. Focus on low-level C/C++ development, system integration, and performance optimisation in safety-critical environments. Contribute across the full software lifecycle, from architecture to testing, ensuring reliability and precision in demanding operational contexts.

ALTEN Hastings, East Sussex, United Kingdom £35,000 – £65,000 pa

Hybrid Permanent Clearance Required

Commercial Bid Officer - Rockets

This role involves leading the creation, submission, and management of commercial bids for rocket systems targeting the MOD and other defence clients. The individual will handle complex proposals covering R&D, proof of concept, and hardware supply, ensuring compliance with legal, export, and contractual requirements. The position plays a key part in securing high-value contracts that contribute significantly to company revenue.

ATP Technical Limited Kidderminster, Worcestershire, United Kingdom £50,000 – £55,000 pa

On-site Permanent Clearance Required

Technical Customer Support And Repairs Technician

An opportunity has arisen for a Technical Customer Support & Repairs Technician to join a leading developer of high-performance embedded computing, RF and mission-critical electronic systems supplying customers across the aerospace, defence, security, communications and other highly regulated technology markets.The...

Redline Group Aldermaston Soke, Berkshire, United Kingdom £35,000 – £50,000 pa

Graduate Systems Engineer

This role involves supporting the development of safety-critical aerospace systems across the full engineering lifecycle, with a focus on requirements capture, system architecture, and verification. The engineer will work within multidisciplinary teams to ensure robust design and ongoing airworthiness of life-saving ejection and crashworthy seating systems. It offers hands-on experience in complex, regulated aerospace programmes using formal systems engineering methods and standards.

Martin Baker Denham, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

On-site Permanent Clearance Required

Senior Systems Engineer

A leading space technology business is looking for a Senior Systems Engineer to support the development and delivery of next-generation spacecraft propulsion systems for commercial, scientific and defence space programmes.Working at the forefront of space propulsion technology, the business designs...

Cranleigh Scientific Westcott, Buckinghamshire, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom