Latest Defence & Intelligence Jobs

Safety and Reliability Engineers

Safety and Reliability Engineers are needed to apply hazard analysis, FTA, FMECA, and quantitative risk assessment techniques to ensure the safety and reliability of Rolls-Royce's defence products. The role involves working with engineering teams to evaluate system failures, assess risks using statistical methods, and influence design decisions. This is a hybrid role based in Bristol, supporting critical programme delivery within a high-performance engineering environment.

Rolls Royce Bristol, Bristol City, United Kingdom

Lifecycle Engineers

This role involves providing in-service technical support for Defence products, ensuring safe and reliable operation throughout their lifecycle. You'll act as a customer engineering interface, developing through-life service solutions and influencing product design using operational data. The position focuses on reliability analysis, maintenance strategy, and compliance with regulatory requirements, working across cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

Rolls Royce Bristol, Bristol City, United Kingdom

Project Quality Assurance (PA) (m/f)

This role involves ensuring the quality of services and products delivered to customers, managing quality plans, and coordinating with technical departments for design reviews. The position requires a strong understanding of quality standards and processes, with a focus on space projects.

Thales Alenia Space Tres Cantos, Madrid, Spain

RF Engineer

Design and develop high-performance RF, microwave, and millimetre-wave subsystems for mission-critical communication networks in aerospace, defence, and telecommunications. Perform hands-on simulation, modelling, and testing of RF components and systems, working closely with cross-functional teams to deliver advanced connectivity solutions. Support technology development and contribute to product roadmaps in a rapidly growing, innovation-driven engineering environment.

Filtronic Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, United Kingdom

On-site Permanent

Senior Electronics Engineer

Design and develop advanced analogue and digital electronic systems for RF and communications products used in telecommunications, space, defence, and high-altitude platforms. Lead designs from concept through to volume manufacture, including schematic capture, PCB definition, and system integration. Perform testing, troubleshooting, and reliability analysis while collaborating with cross-functional teams on innovation and continuous improvement.

Filtronic Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent

Quality Control

This role focuses on quality control for hardware products within Thales Alenia Space’s Madrid facility, ensuring compliance with European Space Agency standards. The engineer conducts inspections of in-house and subcontracted components, verifies product configurations, and supports continuous improvement of quality processes. Occasional travel to client or supplier sites may be required.

Thales Alenia Space Tres Cantos, Madrid, Spain

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

The Senior Manufacturing Engineer will work with a leading Defence and Aerospace company, developing manufacturing processes, defining operations, and creating technical specifications. The role involves close collaboration with various engineering teams and contributing to process improvements and technology roadmaps.

Advanced Resource Managers Bedfordshire £53,000 – £57,000 pa

Senior Optical Engineer

This role involves leading the optical design for laser ranging stations, optical tracking systems, and retroreflector arrays. Responsibilities include setting the architecture, running analyses, and hands-on lab work, as well as mentoring junior engineers and writing technical content for ESA and customer programmes.

Foundational London, Greater London, United Kingdom

On-site Permanent

Opto-mechanical Engineer

This role involves designing and building the structures that hold optics in place for autonomous satellite laser ranging stations. Responsibilities include creating mounts, benches, and enclosures, ensuring precise alignment, and conducting thermal and structural analysis. You'll work closely with the workshop and suppliers to bring designs from concept to finished parts.

Foundational London, Greater London, United Kingdom

On-site Permanent

Technical Project Manager

This role involves leading multidisciplinary engineering projects in the aerospace sector, from customer kick-off to warranty completion. Responsibilities include managing project plans, coordinating teams, and ensuring project success through various stages of design, integration, and testing.

Matchtech Wimborne, Dorset, United Kingdom

Pre-Sales Support - satellite comms

This role involves providing pre-sales technical support in satellite communications and broadcast, working closely with key account managers, sales, projects, and engineering teams. Responsibilities include customer visits, technical coordination, product training, and market analysis, with potential to manage key customer accounts.

Enmase Group Basingstoke, Hampshire, United Kingdom

Quality Inspector (Precision Engineering)

The Quality Inspector role involves performing final inspections on precision-engineered parts for industries like Space, Aerospace, and Motorsport, ensuring compliance with AS9100 and ISO9001 standards. The position offers a four-day work week and night shifts, with responsibilities including interpreting engineering drawings and completing technical documentation.

Ernest Gordon Recruitment Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP1 1EW, United Kingdom £43,000 – £48,000 pa

Design & Test Engineer - Space Systems

This role involves hands-on design, development, and testing of complex engineering hardware for space systems. Responsibilities include creating test methods, instrumentation, and data acquisition, as well as hardware assembly, integration, and analysis of test results. The position offers a broad engineering experience across multiple stages of the development lifecycle.

Alexander Associates United Kingdom

Lead Engineer

The Lead Engineer will lead the development and certification of advanced actuation and control systems for aerospace applications. Responsibilities include managing supplier engineering teams, creating system architectures, and championing process improvements.

Omega Resource Group Deeside, Flintshire, United Kingdom

AIT & Mechanical Technician

This role involves hands-on precision mechanical assembly, integration, and testing of satellite and propulsion systems. Responsibilities include building and inspecting flight-quality hardware, maintaining cleanroom operations, and supporting AIT campaigns. The technician will work closely with mechanical design, propulsion, and satellite teams, ensuring quality and traceability throughout the hardware lifecycle.

NewOrbit Space Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent