Latest Defence & Intelligence Jobs

Service Architect

As a Service Architect, you will lead the design and development of managed service solutions, ensuring they align with customer requirements and project stakeholder needs. You will work closely with technical experts and stakeholders to craft winning customer offers, manage risks, and ensure successful service implementation and transition.

Airbus Defence and Space East Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent Clearance Required

Finance Manager

The Finance Manager will actively contribute to the business's growth by evaluating new programmes, developing cost models, and supporting bid and proposal processes. They will work closely with project managers and the sales team to ensure financial accuracy and strategic decision-making.

Airbus Defence and Space Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent Clearance Required

Business Development Lead - LMUK Space

This role involves driving Lockheed Martin's Space business growth in the UK, particularly in National Security and Defence and Civil Space. Responsibilities include cultivating relationships with senior government and industry leaders, converting market intelligence into strategies, and managing resources to achieve regional commitments.

Lockheed Martin Necastle, North East England, United Kingdom £98,000 – £122,000 pa

On-site Permanent

Radar Instructor

The Radar Instructor role involves delivering and developing training for sensor systems, including operator and maintainer courses. Responsibilities include planning, delivering, and reporting on training events, fault-finding on customer systems, and providing technical advice and support. The role requires travel within the UK and globally, with a focus on customer needs and collaboration.

Saab United Kingdom

On-site Permanent Clearance Required

Program Manager

This role involves leading the end-to-end delivery of new product programs for Saab Seaeye, ensuring they meet cost, schedule, and quality targets. The Program Manager will manage cross-functional teams, maintain stakeholder relationships, and ensure compliance with Saab’s project delivery and risk management processes. The position supports Saab’s broader goal of establishing a Project and Program Management Centre of Excellence across the UK and global organisation.

Saab Fareham, United Kingdom

On-site Permanent Clearance Required

Electrical Fitter - 3124-1

This role involves performing high-precision electrical fitting and maintenance on electronic and avionic systems used in defence equipment. The candidate will interpret technical drawings, conduct inspections, troubleshoot issues, and ensure compliance with safety protocols while working full-time onsite. It offers the chance to contribute to critical defence and security projects within a collaborative team environment.

Matchtech Bolton, Manchester, M26 1HG, United Kingdom £28 – £30 ph

On-site Contract Clearance Required

Senior Electrical Systems Design Engineer

This role involves defining and owning the electrical architecture for mobile, safety-critical defence systems, including low voltage design, grounding, bonding, and EMC-conscious layouts. You will work at a system level, ensuring electrical safety and compliance from concept to production, with a focus on solving complex problems in harsh environments.

Cirrus Selection Bs347Qs, BS34 7QS, United Kingdom £55,000 – £65,000 pa

Hybrid Permanent Clearance Required

Lead Systems Engineer – Space

This role involves leading the development and delivery of advanced satellite and ground systems for secure military communications. Responsibilities include managing system requirements, integration, verification, and validation, as well as coordinating with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders to ensure successful programme execution.

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

On-site Permanent Clearance Required

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

Product Test Manager

This role involves leading the development and execution of avionics hardware testing for spacecraft, from integration through to launch. The Product Test Manager will conduct flight model testing, debug circuit-level issues, and support test readiness reviews, while working closely with engineering teams to ensure reliability and safety. Emphasis is placed on improving test methodologies, automating processes, and maintaining rigorous data integrity across the spacecraft lifecycle.

Langham Recruitment Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent Clearance Required

Senior Avionic Systems Integration Engineer

This role involves leading the integration and testing of complex avionics communications and power systems within safety-critical defence and aerospace programmes. The engineer will define system architecture, drive integration strategies in lab environments (including SIL, HIL, and Iron Bird), and act as technical authority across multidisciplinary teams. Emphasis is placed on hands-on testing, trade-off decisions, and managing requirements in a highly regulated context.

ALTEN London, United Kingdom £45,000 – £65,000 pa

Hybrid Permanent Clearance Required

Assembly Technician

This role involves assembling, repairing, and modifying complex electronic and mechanical systems used in radar, avionics, and underwater defence applications. The technician will work from technical drawings and defined procedures, ensuring high-quality standards and compliance with manufacturing and safety protocols. The position supports legacy and current systems within a regulated environment and emphasizes traceability, team collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Morson Edge Dalgety Bay, Fife, KY11 9SB, United Kingdom £17 ph

On-site Contract Clearance Required

Senior Project Manager

The Senior Project Manager will lead the delivery of complex space, defence, and satellite communications projects, working closely with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders. Responsibilities include managing project plans, budgets, and risks, ensuring compliance in highly regulated environments, and driving a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.

Redline Group Sedgefield, County Durham, United Kingdom £80,000 – £85,000 pa

On-site Permanent Clearance Required

Component Design Engineer

As a Component Design Engineer, you will design components and assemblies for next-generation gas turbine sub-systems, working in a large multi-disciplinary team. Responsibilities include delivering design solutions, supporting testing and verification, and developing tools and methods.

Rolls Royce Bristol, United Kingdom

On-site Permanent

Verification & Validation Engineer

This role involves creating and managing verification plans for Rolls-Royce's global combat ship projects across international customers. The engineer will define test requirements for extreme environments, establish structured validation processes, and ensure technical risks are mitigated through robust evidence collection. The position integrates systems engineering principles across customer, system, and component levels to ensure compliance with safety, regulatory, and operational standards.

Rolls Royce Bristol, United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent Clearance Required