Latest Manufacturing Jobs

Project Engineer (Aerospace / Defence)

This role involves overseeing projects from concept to completion, ensuring they adhere to budget, time, and quality constraints. You will coordinate with internal and external teams, manage project documentation, and occasionally visit sites, including international locations. The company offers a clear path for career progression and specialist training.

Ernest Gordon Recruitment Stockport, Manchester, United Kingdom £40,000 – £50,000 pa

Quality Manager (Defence/ Aerospace)

This role involves hands-on quality inspection and ensuring compliance with AS9100 standards for precision sheet metal and fabrication in the Defence and Aerospace sectors. Responsibilities include inspecting parts, developing improvement strategies, and maintaining quality standards.

Ernest Gordon Recruitment Poole, United Kingdom £42,000 – £46,000 pa

Mechanical Fitter/ Mechanical Assembler

This role involves constructing, maintaining, and testing mechanical equipment and components in a safety-critical aerospace environment. Responsibilities include interpreting engineering drawings, performing quality checks, and working closely with designers and engineers to meet production targets.

Team Jobs - Strategic Accounts Christchurch, Dorset, United Kingdom £20 – £20 ph

Senior/Principal Structural Engineer- Aerospace

This role involves performing static strength analysis on metallic and composite aerospace structures, building and running FEA models, and supporting structural testing. You will work closely with design, manufacturing, and test teams, and have the opportunity to influence the design and performance of cutting-edge aerospace structures.

Copello Bristol, Bristol (county), United Kingdom £40,000 – £75,000 pa

Senior Electronics Design Engineer || Reading

This role involves leading the design of electronic circuits and systems, reviewing customer requirements, preparing bills of materials, managing project risks, and mentoring engineers. The position is based in Reading and supports aerospace, defence, and industrial sectors.

Proactive Earley, Berkshire, United Kingdom £60,000 – £65,000 pa

Senior Quality Engineer

This role involves leading quality assurance for aerospace manufacturing, ensuring compliance with AS9100 and customer standards. The Senior Quality Engineer will manage non-conformance investigations, lead quality inspectors, and drive continuous improvement using methodologies like 8D and 5 Why. Key responsibilities include audit support, supplier and customer quality liaison, and ensuring right-first-time production across machining and assembly processes.

Premier Technical Recruitment Birmingham, United Kingdom £45,000 – £47,000 pa

Graduate Project Engineer

This role involves reviewing product designs, ensuring they meet company, customer, and industry standards, and acting as a key link between customers and internal engineers. You will work on a variety of projects across aerospace, marine, defence, and automotive industries, with excellent training and development opportunities.

Elix Sourcing Solutions Ferndown, BH22 9HZ, United Kingdom £30,000 – £35,000 pa

Payload Product Assurance Engineer

The role involves ensuring quality, reliability, and regulatory compliance of space payload hardware throughout the product lifecycle. You'll lead product assurance activities, conduct root cause analyses, and ensure adherence to standards like ECSS, ESA, and NASA across design, manufacturing, and delivery. Collaboration with engineering, test, and supply chain teams is essential to maintain high integrity in demanding space applications.

Filtronic Sedgefield, United Kingdom

On-site Permanent

Production Planner

This role involves creating and managing production plans for high-performance RF and microwave technologies, ensuring alignment between customer demand, material availability, and manufacturing capacity. The planner will coordinate across engineering, supply chain, and production teams to maintain realistic, visible schedules and support on-time delivery. Key responsibilities include maintaining ERP/MRP data accuracy, leading planning reviews, and driving improvements in production flow and schedule adherence.

Filtronic Sedgefield, United Kingdom

On-site Permanent

Quality Manager

This role involves leading the Quality Management System in a high-precision aerospace engineering environment, with direct shopfloor engagement and responsibility for AS9100-aligned processes, metrology, and inspection. The Quality Manager will drive a 'right-first-time' culture, manage audits, resolve non-conformances using structured problem-solving methods, and lead a small team across CNC machining, metal assemblies, and test operations. Emphasis is placed on data-driven quality KPIs, digital traceability, and continuous improvement through technology and process innovation.

HR GO Recruitment Watford, United Kingdom £50,000 – £60,000 pa

On-site Permanent Clearance Required

Mechanical Design Engineer

This role involves developing robust mechanical solutions for aerospace systems using CAD. Responsibilities include creating detailed 3D models, engineering drawings, and design documentation, as well as supporting design reviews, prototyping, testing, and production activities. The position offers a collaborative environment and opportunities for professional growth.

Matchtech Hampshire, United Kingdom

On-site Permanent

Stress Engineer

The Stress Engineer will assess the structural integrity of aerospace components, perform stress analysis, and support design and certification processes. They will work closely with multidisciplinary teams to ensure compliance with aerospace standards and contribute to continuous improvement.

Matchtech Hampshire, United Kingdom

CNC Miller & Setter - Precision Aerospace

This role involves setting, proving, and operating CNC milling machines to produce high-precision aerospace components from complex engineering drawings. You will work independently across Mazak, Hurco, and Haas machines, developing machining strategies and maintaining quality standards in a low-volume, bespoke environment.

Adore Recruitment Basildon, Essex, United Kingdom

CAD Engineer

This role involves creating detailed 3D models and 2D manufacturing drawings, developing mechanical designs from specifications, and supporting concept development and design reviews. You'll work closely with mechanical, project, and manufacturing teams on a variety of projects across energy, water, and aerospace sectors.

Reed De53Wt, United Kingdom £28,000 – £45,000 pa

On-site Permanent

Lead Software Engineer

You will architect and build high-performance systems for coordinating drone swarms and processing sensor data. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to integrate backend infrastructure with robotic applications, focusing on real-time communication and system efficiency.

Understanding Recruitment London, United Kingdom €110,000 – €130,000 pa

On-site Permanent