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Heads up: every vacancy here is based in the UK and the North West of England, and employers require the existing right to work in the UK plus UK security clearance eligibility for most nuclear and defence roles.

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Live UK defence vacancies (475)

Defence programmes first — submarines, warships, dockyards, combat air, land systems and cleared engineering. Civil nuclear roles follow behind.

Quality Inspector

Safran · Staverton Technology Park, Staverton

£40,000

Quality Inspector with Safran in Staverton Technology Park, Staverton. Listed under Defence & Naval Programmes. Advertised salary £40,000 – £40,000. Apply via the employer's own advert.

QA Technician II

ThermoFisher Scientific · Paisley, Renfrewshire

£20,915

QA Technician II with ThermoFisher Scientific in Paisley, Renfrewshire. Listed under Defence programmes & platforms. Advertised salary £20,915 – £20,915. Apply via the employer's own advert.

Head of Engineering

Fisher House, PO Box 4 · Westhill, Inverness

£60,687

Head of Engineering with Fisher House, PO Box 4 in Westhill, Inverness. Listed under Defence & Naval Programmes. Advertised salary £60,687 – £60,687. Apply via the employer's own advert.

Technical Customer Support And Repairs Technician

Redline Group Ltd · Reading, Berkshire

£35,000 – £50,000

Technical Customer Support And Repairs Technician with Redline Group Ltd in Reading, Berkshire. Listed under Defence technology domains. Advertised salary £35,000 – £50,000. Apply via the employer's own advert.

Principal Software Engineer

RTX Corporation · Gloucester, Gloucestershire

£54,562

Principal Software Engineer with RTX Corporation in Gloucester, Gloucestershire. Listed under Defence primes & suppliers. Advertised salary £54,562 – £54,562. Apply via the employer's own advert.

Industrial Engineer

RTX Corporation · Plymouth, South West England

£37,347

Industrial Engineer with RTX Corporation in Plymouth, South West England. Listed under Defence primes & suppliers. Advertised salary £37,347 – £37,347. Apply via the employer's own advert.

Global Supplier Quality - Quality Engineer

RTX Corporation · Winnersh, Wokingham

£42,460

Global Supplier Quality - Quality Engineer with RTX Corporation in Winnersh, Wokingham. Listed under Defence primes & suppliers. Advertised salary £42,460 – £42,460. Apply via the employer's own advert.

Test Development Engineer

Redline Group Ltd · Colchester, Essex

£60,000 – £70,000

Test Development Engineer with Redline Group Ltd in Colchester, Essex. Listed under Defence & Naval Programmes. Advertised salary £60,000 – £70,000. Apply via the employer's own advert.

Lead Accountant

KBR · Cheshire, North West England

£59,792

Lead Accountant with KBR in Cheshire, North West England. Listed under Defence primes & suppliers. Advertised salary £59,792 – £59,792. Apply via the employer's own advert.

Project Engineer

Honeywell Aerospace · Yeovil, Somerset

£41,399

Project Engineer with Honeywell Aerospace in Yeovil, Somerset. Listed under Defence & Naval Programmes. Advertised salary £41,399 – £41,399. Apply via the employer's own advert.

Manufacturing Support Engineer - Mechanical

GE Vernova · Glasgow, Scotland

£48,669

Manufacturing Support Engineer - Mechanical with GE Vernova in Glasgow, Scotland. Listed under Defence & Naval Programmes. Advertised salary £48,669 – £48,669. Apply via the employer's own advert.

IT Implementation Specialist VCM

Leonardo · Yeovil, Somerset

£54,560

IT Implementation Specialist VCM with Leonardo in Yeovil, Somerset. Listed under Defence primes & suppliers. Advertised salary £54,560 – £54,560. Apply via the employer's own advert.

Head of Software

ZENOVO LTD · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

£100,000

Head of Software with ZENOVO LTD in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. Listed under Defence technology domains. Advertised salary £100,000 – £100,000. Apply via the employer's own advert.

Software Engineering Team Lead

MBDA · Bristol, South West England

£55,000 – £67,000

Software Engineering Team Lead with MBDA in Bristol, South West England. Listed under Defence primes & suppliers. Advertised salary £55,000 – £67,000. Apply via the employer's own advert.

RF Systems Lead Engineer - FASE

MBDA · Stevenage, Hertfordshire

£64,331

RF Systems Lead Engineer - FASE with MBDA in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. Listed under Defence primes & suppliers. Advertised salary £64,331 – £64,331. Apply via the employer's own advert.

Integration & Test Technician

Thales · Cheadle, Greater Manchester

£43,706

Integration & Test Technician with Thales in Cheadle, Greater Manchester. Listed under Defence primes & suppliers. Advertised salary £43,706 – £43,706. Apply via the employer's own advert.

£61,902

Lead Accountant with KBR in UK. Listed under Defence primes & suppliers. Advertised salary £61,902 – £61,902. Apply via the employer's own advert.

Business Support Administrator

MBDA · Bristol, South West England

£31,931

Business Support Administrator with MBDA in Bristol, South West England. Listed under Defence primes & suppliers. Advertised salary £31,931 – £31,931. Apply via the employer's own advert.

Principal Software Engineer

RTX · Manchester, Greater Manchester

£62,278

Principal Software Engineer with RTX in Manchester, Greater Manchester. Listed under Defence primes & suppliers. Advertised salary £62,278 – £62,278. Apply via the employer's own advert.

Ground Trials Engineer

MBDA · Stevenage, Hertfordshire

£45,000 – £55,000

Ground Trials Engineer with MBDA in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. Listed under Defence primes & suppliers. Advertised salary £45,000 – £55,000. Apply via the employer's own advert.

Machinist / Toolmaker

Thales · Templecombe, Somerset

£41,859

Machinist / Toolmaker with Thales in Templecombe, Somerset. Listed under Defence primes & suppliers. Advertised salary £41,859 – £41,859. Apply via the employer's own advert.

Principle Technician

Thales · Cheadle, Greater Manchester

£47,570

Principle Technician with Thales in Cheadle, Greater Manchester. Listed under Defence primes & suppliers. Advertised salary £47,570 – £47,570. Apply via the employer's own advert.

RF Systems Engineer

MBDA · Stevenage, Hertfordshire

£61,829

RF Systems Engineer with MBDA in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. Listed under Defence primes & suppliers. Advertised salary £61,829 – £61,829. Apply via the employer's own advert.

Occupational Health advisor

MBDA · Bristol, South West England

£51,201

Occupational Health advisor with MBDA in Bristol, South West England. Listed under Defence primes & suppliers. Advertised salary £51,201 – £51,201. Apply via the employer's own advert.

Principal Software Engineer

RTX · Gloucester, Gloucestershire

£61,750

Principal Software Engineer with RTX in Gloucester, Gloucestershire. Listed under Defence primes & suppliers. Advertised salary £61,750 – £61,750. Apply via the employer's own advert.

Powerplant Engineer

GE Aerospace · Cardiff, Cardiff County

£34,986

Powerplant Engineer with GE Aerospace in Cardiff, Cardiff County. Listed under Security-cleared roles. Advertised salary £34,986 – £34,986. Apply via the employer's own advert.

RF Systems Lead Engineer

MBDA · Stevenage, Hertfordshire

£72,278

RF Systems Lead Engineer with MBDA in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. Listed under Defence primes & suppliers. Advertised salary £72,278 – £72,278. Apply via the employer's own advert.

£77,274

Senior Project Manager with Leonardo in UK. Listed under Defence primes & suppliers. Advertised salary £77,274 – £77,274. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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