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Systems Performance Modelling Engineer
Certain Advantage
Multiple locations
In office
Mid - Senior
£80/hour
RECENTLY POSTED

World Class Defence Organisation based in Stevenage and Bristol is currently looking to recruit a Systems Performance Modelling Engineer subcontractor on an initial 12 month contract. Your base site can be either Stevenage or Bristol, depending on your preference. The role can be worked on a 4 day week basis (Monday to Thursday) but due to the nature of the work, the position will need to be based onsite.

This role would be suitable for a Simulation and Modelling Engineer (Matlab / Simulink) ideally from the defence or aerospace industry.

Rate:£80.00 per hour
Location: Your base site can be either Stevenage or Bristol, depending on your preference
Hybrid / Remote working: The role will based onsite. A compressed 4-Day week of Monday to Thursday is possible
Contract:37 Hours per week
Overtime: Hours worked over 37 hours per week will be calculated at time and a quarter
Duration: 12 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter)
IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella)
Systems Performance Modelling Engineer Job Description:

We are looking for a modeller to produce models of the seeker RF Radar. The model includes the seeker hardware, digital processing and target environment. The modelling team is responsible for developing the model, producing auto-code, generating seeker performance predictions and interfacing the seeker model into the missile dynamic reference model.

Responsibilities (to include):

  • Modelling in Matlab and Simulink using model-based design techniques
  • Producing parts of a complex Seeker model including modelling the target scenario, seeker hardware and processor algorithms
  • Develop and implement algorithms within the model
  • Producing and verifying auto-code for the software algorithms from the model
  • Carrying out seeker performance assessment
  • Producing a simpler representation of the model for use in the missile model
  • Upgrading legacy Seeker models to newer MATLAB/Simulink Vectors
  • Documenting the model changes and creating test vectors

Due to the sensitive nature of the work it is predominantly done onsite but there is some flexibility depending on project.

Skillset / experience required:
Tools:

  • Simulink
  • Matlab

Skills:

  • Modelling for auto-coding
  • Assessing suitability of algorithms in the model
  • Aptitude for converting an algorithm into a Simulink model (desirable)
  • Familiarity with Radar and Control Systems (desirable)
  • Familiarity with Digital Signal Processing (desirable)
  • RF experience (desirable)
  • Experience in C (not essential)
  • Technical report writing
  • Model delivery experience
Principal SOC Consultant
Sanderson Government and Defence
Multiple locations
Hybrid
Senior
£800/day
RECENTLY POSTED
TECH-AGNOSTIC ROLE

Rate: £800.00 per day - Inside IR35

Duration: 12 months+

Clearance level: Must hold live SC clearance

Location: Mainly remote with some travel as per client requirements, typically multiple cities available (e.g., London, Bristol, Manchester, Corsham)

About the Role

This consultant would typically fulfil a senior leadership position within the public sector and Defence, responsible for setting, leading, and delivering the vision for a modern, secure digital environment.

The priorities for this role include:

  • Coordinating and integrating public sector/ Defence digital services
  • Leveraging artificial intelligence for public benefit
  • Strengthening and expanding digital and data infrastructure
  • Elevating leadership and investing in talent
  • Funding for outcomes and encouraging innovation
  • Promoting transparency and accountability

A typical role would be within a public sector or Defence organisation that employs a diverse and skilled workforce across various locations. You will work alongside highly skilled digital professionals to address national digital challenges and help millions access essential services.

Qualifications and Certifications

  • Familiarity with information security best practices, standards, and frameworks (e.g., Cyber Assessment Framework, ISO 27001, NIST 800-53, COBIT 5, CIS CSC 2, Cyber Essentials Plus, PCI DSS) is beneficial.
  • Membership in relevant institutions or bodies (e.g., Institute of Information Security Professionals, Council for Registered Ethical Security Testers)
  • Relevant industry qualifications and accreditations:
  • Operations Centre Analyst

  • Offensive Security Certified Professional,

  • Certified Information Security Management

  • Certified Information Systems Security Professional

  • Relevant government qualifications or accreditations

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

Systems Engineer Manager
Certain Advantage
Multiple locations
Hybrid
Senior - Leader
£80/hour
RECENTLY POSTED
TECH-AGNOSTIC ROLE

World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit a Head of FCAS Systems Design Co-Ordination ( Systems Engineer Manager ) subcontractor on an initial 6 month contract.

This position would suit a candite from the Defence / Aerospace industries and from a Systems Engineering Management background.

Rate:£80.00 per hour
Location: Bristol, Stevenage or Bolton, depending on your preference.
Hybrid / Remote working: Hybrid, 3 days per week onsite (the department can offer a compressed 4 day week of Monday to Thursday)
Contract:37 Hours per week
Overtime: Hours worked over 37 hours per week will be calculated at time and a quarter
Duration: 6 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter)
IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella)
Interview process: 1 stage video interview

Head of FCAS Systems Design Co-Ordination Job Description:

FCAS is one of the largest, most exciting and challenging programmes within Defence to design and deliver a Future Combat Air Programme for the RAF in record time. The key cornerstone of FCAS is the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), which sees the UK working with our international partners Italy and Japan. FCAS and GCAP combined present a unique opportunity to influence the design of the platform and wider system to reflect a new approach to weapon integration and employment of effects rather than just traditional integration of effectors to an existing platform.
The FCAS portfolio consists of a number of different projects and contracts looking at different areas within Combat Air. The company is involved in a number of these projects including the TEMPEST project, where some novel technologies are being explored, the main UK FCAS Acquisition Programme, as well as the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP).
This is a fantastic opportunity to join the FCAS Programme within the Systems Delivery Coordination area as the Head of FCAS Systems Engineering Co-ordination.
As the Head of FCAS Systems Engineering Co-ordination you would support a team of 70 engineers, a highly visible role that would report directly to the Chief Systems Engineer (CSE) and also deputise for them within the company, external partners and the Customer.
This role will have responsibility to define sector wide engineering process and will ensure co-ordination over the CSE organisation.
This is an exciting role that reaches across FCAS both within the company and our external partners.

Responsibilities:

  • Senior Engineering manager for System Products & Technologies Task Group (CSE owned Task Group - SPaT)
    • Support with recruitment
    • Support the team with effective development plans
    • Manage mobility within the team
  • Lead the Systems Design Co-Ordination & Transversals Team (SDCaT Team)
    • Line management of team within SDCaT
    • Ownership of activities assigned to SDCaT:
      • Human Factors management and co-ordination
      • Through Life Services
      • Safety
      • Product Security
      • Weapon Integration
  • Manage programme wide engineering governance
    • Ownership of Project gates and design reviews
    • Ownership of Engineering Management Plan and Systems Engineering Management Plan
  • Management of Stakeholders
    • Manage relationship with the customer
    • Manage relationship with MOD
    • Manage relationship with internal stakeholders
  • Bid and long term planning for SDCaT
  • Provide technical review of the outputs from SPaT

Skillset/experience required:

  • Demonstrable ability to form and maintain strong relationships within both the sector and with our external partners
  • Strong leadership to be able to develop individuals roles on project and ensure they have the right opportunities
  • Excellent understanding of multiple stakeholder needs and how these align within a wider business context to aid effective decision making
  • Ability to influence and drive a narrative
  • Fantastic attention to detail along with excellent organisational and communication skills
Construction Studies Lecturer (Canonbury)
GBS UK
Berkeley
In office
Mid - Senior
£65/hour
RECENTLY POSTED
TECH-AGNOSTIC ROLE

Department:  Academic - as part of our partnership with Bath Spa University (BSU)

Location:  London - Greenford or Stratford (On-Site)

Salary: £65.00 per hour

Type of Contract: Hourly Paid/Zero Hour

Our Vision:  Changing lives through education

The role : We are currently seeking Hourly Paid Lecturers in Construction Management to join our growing team and create a positive impact on the lives of our students by cultivating the specialist skills and knowledge that will shape their long-term success in the construction management industry.

Due to our delivery model, we require flexibility to teach during weekdays, evenings and at weekends. Please note this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

What you’ll be doing:

Craft and shape learning - Deliver teaching sessions, digital resources and tailored support to help students meet the needs of today’s construction industry, including the legal, environmental and technological context in which it operates. Guide students through the key theories, concepts and evidence-based approaches used in different areas of construction management such as measurement, building appraisal and performance, construction projects and more.

Track progress with purpose - Provide meaningful feedback on individual and class progress, considering each student’s needs, explaining where work fails to meet assessment criteria, suggesting ways to improve and facilitate students’ learning by means of engagement with online resources, research and activities.

Elevate student experience - Document and evaluate teaching and identifying areas for potential improvement to enhance the quality of teaching, learning and overall student experience.

About you:

You are someone who believes deeply in education’s power to transform lives. You are looking to inspire and guide students to success, while taking your own experience to the next level in a rapidly evolving environment.

You will bring:

  • A Master’s degree in a relevant subject area (PhD desirable)
  • Previous UK HE lecturing experience and in the wider subject area and extensive knowledge of the subject matter
  • Demonstrable experience of supervising student work and providing support and feedback
  • A successful track record of teaching adult learners from diverse backgrounds on similar HE programmes
  • A high level of reporting skills and ability to maintain thorough student records
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Ideally, you will also have:

  • A Postgraduate Certificate of Academic Practice or equivalent teaching qualification (or commitment to enrol on a teaching programme during the probationary period and complete within three years) or Fellowship of HEA (or international equivalent)

GBS is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and providing a workplace free from discrimination or harassment. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities. We take our core values seriously and work hard to create an environment where everyone feels welcomed.

Construction Studies Lecturer (Downside)
GBS UK
Radstock
In office
Mid - Senior
£65/hour
RECENTLY POSTED
TECH-AGNOSTIC ROLE

Department:  Academic - as part of our partnership with Bath Spa University (BSU)

Location:  London - Greenford or Stratford (On-Site)

Salary: £65.00 per hour

Type of Contract: Hourly Paid/Zero Hour

Our Vision:  Changing lives through education

The role : We are currently seeking Hourly Paid Lecturers in Construction Management to join our growing team and create a positive impact on the lives of our students by cultivating the specialist skills and knowledge that will shape their long-term success in the construction management industry.

Due to our delivery model, we require flexibility to teach during weekdays, evenings and at weekends. Please note this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

What you’ll be doing:

Craft and shape learning - Deliver teaching sessions, digital resources and tailored support to help students meet the needs of today’s construction industry, including the legal, environmental and technological context in which it operates. Guide students through the key theories, concepts and evidence-based approaches used in different areas of construction management such as measurement, building appraisal and performance, construction projects and more.

Track progress with purpose - Provide meaningful feedback on individual and class progress, considering each student’s needs, explaining where work fails to meet assessment criteria, suggesting ways to improve and facilitate students’ learning by means of engagement with online resources, research and activities.

Elevate student experience - Document and evaluate teaching and identifying areas for potential improvement to enhance the quality of teaching, learning and overall student experience.

About you:

You are someone who believes deeply in education’s power to transform lives. You are looking to inspire and guide students to success, while taking your own experience to the next level in a rapidly evolving environment.

You will bring:

  • A Master’s degree in a relevant subject area (PhD desirable)
  • Previous UK HE lecturing experience and in the wider subject area and extensive knowledge of the subject matter
  • Demonstrable experience of supervising student work and providing support and feedback
  • A successful track record of teaching adult learners from diverse backgrounds on similar HE programmes
  • A high level of reporting skills and ability to maintain thorough student records
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Ideally, you will also have:

  • A Postgraduate Certificate of Academic Practice or equivalent teaching qualification (or commitment to enrol on a teaching programme during the probationary period and complete within three years) or Fellowship of HEA (or international equivalent)

GBS is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and providing a workplace free from discrimination or harassment. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities. We take our core values seriously and work hard to create an environment where everyone feels welcomed.

FPGA Engineer
Gold Group
Bristol
Hybrid
Mid - Senior
£60/hour - £80/hour
RECENTLY POSTED

Job Title: FPGA Engineer

Location: Bristol - Hybrid 3+ days on-site per week

Role Type: Contract

Duration: 12 months

Rate: £60.00 - £80.00 per hour - Inside IR35

Our client, an established engineering consultancy, require an experienced FPGA Engineer to join their multi-disciplined team in Bristol.

The FPGA engineer would be responsible for design and development of FPGA designs using VHDL and verifying designs using VHDL or System Verilog.

UK citizenship is mandatory to be able to clear the background checks and obtain SC clearance.

Current valid SC clearance would be an advantage.

What the role of the FPGA Engineer entails:

The FPGA engineer would work closely with Systems, Hardware and Software teams to provide FPGA solutions and solve integration problems on complex systems.

  • Creating innovative and robust VHDL-based designs
  • Documenting and recording deliverables
  • Verifying FPGA designs
  • Ensuring configuration management/keeping designs under revision control
  • Providing progress reports

What experience you need to be the successful FPGA Engineer:

  • At least 5 years’ experience of developing FPGA using VHDL or Verilog
  • Experienced with Mentor Graphics FPGA development tools including HDL Designer, ModelSim / Questa and Precision
  • Familiar with Xilinx / Intel (Altera) / Microsemi (Actel) design flows (ISE, Vivado, Quartus) and third-party synthesis tools
  • Experience in specifying timing and area constraints for efficient FPGA Place and Route.
  • Independent verification using VHDL
  • Experience of FPGA requirements capture and requirements management tools
  • A good understanding of FPGA version control and revision control software
  • Experience of making technical decisions and mitigating technical risk for FPGA design activities.
  • Ability to coordinate day to day technical activities, liaising closely with the Project Engineering Lead / Lead FPGA engineer & other disciplines
  • Excellent communication (oral & written) & interpersonal skills
  • Ability to analyse system and / or hardware level requirements and derive detailed FPGA requirements
  • De-bugging FPGA designs and supporting integration & verification at hardware
  • and system level
  • Experience with High-Speed Serial protocols and implementations
  • Linux and scripting experience
  • Experience in writing technical reports/ documentation

This really is a fantastic opportunity for a FPGA Engineer to progress their career. If you are interested please apply as soon as possible as this position will be filled quickly so don’t miss out!

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Integration and System Validation Engineer
Morson Edge
Filton
Hybrid
Junior - Mid
£60/hour - £70/hour
RECENTLY POSTED
TECH-AGNOSTIC ROLE

12 months+ contract duration

Based in Bristol (3-5 days on site; rest remote)

We are looking for a Systems Integration and Proving Trials Engineer to join an Integration and Systems Validation team on the Land Ceptor project. This is a lab-based position. The project provides an opportunity with work with a variety of customers and industry partners in the UK and on export contracts.

Responsibilities:

We are looking for a broad-based Systems Integration and Proving Trials Engineer who will be able to:

  • Work with stakeholders across the project, from within partner companies and from the customer community, to plan trials to demonstrate integration and gather evidence to qualify Land Ceptor into a wider System of Systems environment
  • Liaise with the systems engineering team and design teams to ensure adequate trials data is acquired and to investigate and resolve design issues.
  • Analyse and report on in-depth analysis of the system behaviour across its internal and external interfaces.
  • Deliver trials in a number of environments, including:
    • Lab-based integration and functional rigs;
    • System of Systems integration trials;
    • Acceptance trials;
    • Firing trials;
  • Conduct and support failure investigations.
  • Support safe and reliable trials, including developing and maintaining risk assessments, management of hardware and software assets and control of hardware and software configuration.

Skills required:

We are looking for an Engineer with the following skills:

  • Good verbal and written communication skills;
  • Communicating at an appropriate level with a wide and varied range of both engineering and management stakeholders;
  • Working within a large team, across multiple sites and with multiple departments;
  • Proven ability with V&V lifecycle, requirement and configuration management and defect reporting.
  • Network systems and protocols, experience of switch and router configuration and management
  • Fault finding and route cause analysis at subsystem integration level

Skills in these areas would also be beneficial:

  • Wireshark network monitoring tool usage;
  • DOORS & Engineering Test Management (ETM) requirements tools;
  • Basic understanding of network / cable assembly drawings;
  • Fault finding and route cause analysis at subsystem integration level;
  • Experience in customer facing roles.

Additional:

This role will provide potential opportunities to travel abroad, as well as a great opportunity to work in a fast-paced, customer-facing environment with guaranteed diverse work.

We seek an Engineer who has worked in a military / defence environment / industry within the last 12 months or who can obtain UK security clearance (SC level minimum)

Golang Engineer
Stackstudio Digital Ltd.
Bristol
Hybrid
Mid - Senior
£500/day - £550/day
RECENTLY POSTED
+1

Job DescriptionRole Details

  • Role/Job Title: Golang Engineer
  • Work Location: Bristol, UK
  • Hybrid Requirement: 2 days
  • Duration of Assignment: 6 months

The RoleThe team is accountable for security within mobile channel. We provide a suite of mobile security components, that provide an all-round security posture in mobile apps including associated services (penetration services, obfuscation, consultancy etc.)Our mission is to build a scalable, adaptable, and proactive approach to securing LBG’s mobile apps enabling mobile engineers across the bank to operate with confidence and agility in an ever-evolving threat landscape.We’re passionate about our shared passion for delivering new features for customers across our brands in the mobile space.Your Responsibilities

  • Proficiency in writing secure scalable enterprise-grade Go applications
  • Responsible for performance optimize and fine tune backend applications to meet demanding NFR’s

Your ProfileEssential Skills/Knowledge/Experience

  • Knowledge of maintaining/troubleshooting secure Go microservices
  • Experience of RESTAPIs, containerisation technologies, micro-services architecture
  • Ability to work collaboratively within a team as well as independently
  • Excellent analytical, problem solving, and strategic thinking skills
  • In depth knowledge of best coding practices, code management, agile development practices and continuous delivery
  • Hands on experience with Kubernetes and deployments with helm

Desirable Skills/Knowledge/Experience

  • Experience of JAVA development
  • Familiar with SQL databases
  • Experience with monitoring tools like Dynatrace and SPLUNK
Integration and System Validation Engineer
Certain Advantage
Filton
Hybrid
Mid - Senior
£70/hour
RECENTLY POSTED
TECH-AGNOSTIC ROLE

World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit 2x Integration and System Validation Engineer subcontractors on an initial 12 month contract.
The role would suit a candidate with the below experience:

  • Network systems and protocols, experience of switch and router configuration and management
  • Fault finding and route cause analysis at subsystem integration level
  • Doors/ETM would be desirable

Rate:£70.00 per hour
Location: Bristol
Hybrid / Remote working: 3-5 days on site; rest remote; lab-based position
Contract:37 Hours per week
Overtime: Hours worked over 37 hours per week will be calculated at time and a quarter
Duration: 12 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter)
IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella)
Interview Process: One stage Video Interview
Integration and System Validation Engineer Job Description:
We are looking for a Systems Integration and Proving Trials Engineer to join the Integration and Systems Validation team on the Land Ceptor project. The project provides an opportunity with work with a variety of customers and industry partners in the UK and on export contracts.

We are looking for a broad-based Systems Integration and Proving Trials Engineer who will be able to:

  • Work with stakeholders across the project, from within partner companies and from the customer community, to plan trials to demonstrate integration and gather evidence to qualify Land Ceptor into a wider System of Systems environment
  • Liaise with the systems engineering team and design teams to ensure adequate trials data is acquired and to investigate and resolve design issues.
  • Analyse and report on in-depth analysis of the system behaviour across its internal and external interfaces.
  • Deliver trials in a number of environments, including:
    • Lab-based integration and functional rigs;
    • System of Systems integration trials;
    • Acceptance trials;
    • Firing trials;
  • Conduct and support failure investigations.
  • Support safe and reliable trials, including developing and maintaining risk assessments, management of hardware and software assets and control of hardware and software configuration.

This role will provide potential opportunities to travel abroad, as well as a great opportunity to work in a fast-paced, customer-facing environment with guaranteed diverse work.

Skillset/experience required:
We are looking for an engineer with the following skills:

  • Good verbal and written communication skills;
  • Experience communicating at an appropriate level with a wide and varied range of both engineering and management stakeholders;
  • Experience working within a large team, across multiple sites and with multiple departments;
  • Experience with V&V lifecycle, requirement and configuration management and defect reporting.

Experience in these areas would also be beneficial:

  • Wireshark network monitoring tool usage;
  • Network systems and protocols, experience of switch and router configuration and management;
  • DOORS & Engineering Test Management (ETM) requirements tools;
  • Basic understanding of network / cable assembly drawings;
  • Fault finding and route cause analysis at subsystem integration level;
  • Experience in customer facing roles.
Senior Design Engineer
Belcan Technical Recruiting Ltd
Bristol
In office
Senior
Private salary

Senior Electrical Functional Designer

Long-term Programme | Cutting Edge Test Rig Development | Bristol

Ready to shape the future of aerospace testing?
Belcan are looking for a Senior Electrical Functional Designer to join a high-impact Test programme, driving the design and development of advanced electrical systems for next generation test rigs.

What You’ll Do

  • Lead the design of electrical systems that power our clients most sophisticated Aerospace test rigs.
  • Interpret client methodologies, standards, and supplier data to produce robust electrical circuitry and system definitions.
  • Deliver detailed electrical designs accommodating voltage variations, component-specific needs, and complex system behaviours.
  • Produce high-quality 2D electrical drawings (principals, wiring diagrams, parts, installations) using AutoCAD.
  • Manage interfaces between electrics, test structures, and cross-functional systems.
  • Apply your awareness of manufacturing and installation processes to create designs that work in the real world.

Your Tool kit

  • AutoCAD expertise
  • Strong grasp of Airbus electrical functional methodologies & processes
  • Proven capability in end to end electrical system design
  • Confident interpreting supplier and client technical data
  • Solid Microsoft Office skills (Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)

Why This Role?

You’ll be at the heart of a long-term, high value programme, designing the electrical backbone of critical Airbus test assets, used to validate aircraft systems. If you thrive in technical depth, autonomy, and big engineering challenges, this is where you can make your mark.

  • Candidates Must have the Current Right to Work in the UK

This vacancy is being advertised by Belcan

C++ Application Software Engineer
Certain Advantage
Filton
Hybrid
Mid - Senior
£65/hour

World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit 3x C++ Application Software Engineer subcontractors on an initial 12 month contract.

This role requires:

  • Strong experience in C++ application development.
  • A strong background in software engineering, its realisation and system wide impact.
  • Experience in CI/CD pipelines, GitLab, Docker.
  • Experience of developing software for virtual environments.

Rate: £65.00 per hour
Location: Bristol
Hybrid/Remote working: The role will likely be onsite - a compressed 4 day week (Monday to Thursday is fine). There may be some scope for hybrid working (project dependent).
Contract: 37 Hours per week
Overtime: Hours worked over 37 hours per week will be calculated at ‘time and a quarter’
Duration: 12 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter)
IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella)
Interview Process: One stage Video Interview

Application Software Engineer Job Description:
The team is implementing a demonstration system for a complex new Command and Control application, which extends existing concepts and logic. If the demonstration is successful, it may develop into a project for a fully operational capability.
We’re looking for an engineer who enjoys turning system needs into working software, working closely with domain specialists, and delivering capabilities in short timescales.

Responsibilities:
Application development and testing, including sophisticated business logic.
Collaborating with internal algorithm teams to integrate algorithms, implement complex transformation logic, test and verify.
Implementing and integrating interfaces with other subsystems and external simulators.
Building and extending components within an existing software application framework and deploying into a virtualised test environment.

Skill and experience required:
Experience in developing application-level software (C++, C#, Java or similar).
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and modern software engineering practices.
Knowledge of Data Distribution Service (DDS) is advantageous.
Defence industry experience is advantageous.

Tools Development Engineer
Guidant Global
Bristol
In office
Mid - Senior
£78,268/day
TECH-AGNOSTIC ROLE

Location: Filton (Full time, on-site)
Contract: 6 months (with potential extension)
Working Pattern: 35 hours per week | Flexible start/finish within core hours
Rate: £29.89 PAYE or £40.00 Umbrella

About the Role

Guidant Global is working in partnership with Airbus to recruit an experienced Tools Development Engineer to support the successful industrialisation of jigs and tooling assets within a complex manufacturing environment.

In this role, you’ll play a key part in ensuring tooling solutions are designed, developed, integrated and handed over seamlessly into operations. You’ll collaborate closely with Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, Quality, Maintenance, Human Factors and external suppliers to deliver safe, compliant and efficient tooling solutions that support production excellence.

This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on engineer who enjoys working across the full tooling lifecycle and wants to contribute to high-profile aerospace programmes.

What You’ll Be Doing

As a Tools Development Engineer, you will:

  • Lead the creation, development and modification of jigs and tooling assets, from initial request through to final acceptance and handover
  • Translate requirements from Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, Quality, Maintenance and Human Factors into robust technical specifications
  • Act as technical project lead, managing supplier interfaces and supporting supplier selection and performance
  • Ensure tooling solutions meet Health & Safety, Ergonomics, Environmental, Security and Export Control requirements
  • Support CapEx and OpEx activities in collaboration with Finance
  • Oversee tooling design datasets, validation and manufacturing acceptance
  • Support plants and Final Assembly Lines where tooling assets are in use
  • Contribute to root cause analysis, continuous improvement and non-conformance resolution
  • Collaborate with R&D to integrate older and emerging industrial technologies

What We’re Looking For

Essential Experience & Skills

  • HNC in Engineering or significant hands-on experience (10+ years) in jig and tool design/engineering
  • Strong experience using CATIA V5
  • Solid tooling experience within a manufacturing or production environment (automotive or other regulated industries considered)
  • Awareness of tooling maintenance and lifecycle requirements
  • Ability to prepare clear, structured tooling specifications
  • Confident communicator, able to engage effectively from shop floor to senior stakeholders
  • Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workload
  • IT literate and comfortable working with digital tools

Desirable Experience

  • Knowledge of dimensional metrology systems (CMM, Laser Tracker, Faro Arm, Photogrammetry)
  • Mechanical engineering background
  • Experience with additive manufacturing / 3D printing
  • Practical Problem Solving (PPS) and PFMEA knowledge
  • Familiarity with MDM-R vaulting
  • Awareness of Machinery Directive legislation and compliance requirements

Why Join Guidant Global?

At Guidant Global, people are at the heart of everything we do. We partner with world-leading organisations to deliver innovative workforce solutions, while providing our candidates with a supportive, transparent and engaging experience.
You’ll benefit from:

  • A dedicated recruitment partner supporting you throughout your assignment
  • Access to exciting, high-profile engineering programmes
  • Competitive pay and flexible working arrangements
  • Opportunities to build specialist expertise and broaden your career within aerospace and advanced manufacturing
  • An inclusive environment where your skills, experience and ideas are valued

Our Commitment to Inclusion

Guidant Global is proud to be an inclusive employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected, supported and able to thrive.

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Senior VCF Engineer
Talent Locker
Bristol
In office
Senior
£600/day - £650/day
TECH-AGNOSTIC ROLE

Rate: £600-650pd | Location: Onsite - Somerset | Contract: 6 months - possible extension

Are you looking for an opportunity to take the lead on high-assurance VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.x deployments? We have an exciting role for a Senior VCF Engineer to join a high-security UK project onsite. You’ll drive VCF orchestration, NSX networking & security, Aria Operations, and storage integration, ensuring a secure, resilient, and fully managed private cloud. This role is ideal for engineers with expert-level VCF/NSX experience and experience in MOD, government, or national infrastructure environments.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead end-to-end deployment of Management and Workload Domains using SDDC Manager, VCF Installer (Cloud Builder), and VCF Operations.
  • Design and implement NSX virtual networking topologies, including Tier-0/Tier-1 gateways, load balancers, and Distributed Firewall (DFW) micro-segmentation policies.
  • Configure and optimize Aria Operations, Aria Logs, and Aria Automation for proactive management and automation.
  • Integrate NetApp ONTAP storage with performance and path redundancy in mind.
  • Manage patching and upgrades of the full VMware stack (ESXi, vCenter, NSX, Aria) via VCF’s Lifecycle Management (LCM) workflows.
  • Collaborate on identity and authentication security for all management planes.

Essential Skills & Experience:

  • Expert-level knowledge of VMware Cloud Foundation (v8.x/9.x) and multi-site/multi-cluster architectures.
  • Deep experience with VMware NSX, particularly security-driven networking and overlay-to-underlay integration.
  • Proficient with Aria Operations, Aria Logs, and Aria Automation.
  • Experience in UK High-Security environments (MOD, Government, or National Infrastructure).

Preferred Certifications:

  • VCP-VMC - VMware Certified Professional: VMware Cloud
  • VCIX-NV - VMware Certified Implementation Expert: Network Virtualization
Data Specialist - Cotswolds - SC Cleared
RP Recruitment Ltd
Melksham
Hybrid
Mid - Senior
£450/day

Role: Platform Specialist Data & Analytics
Duration: Initial 6 months, with potential to convert to permanent
Clearance: Active SC clearance (mandatory)
Location: Hybrid 2 days per week on site, remainder remote

Important Notes:

  • Active SC clearance is mandatory, as the selected candidate will be required to start immediately.

Required Skills:

Someone who can deliver, cut through complexity, communicate clearly, and operate confidently in a complex stakeholder environment.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Act as a hands-on platform specialist across a secure, cloud-based data and analytics platform.
  • Contribute directly to build, configuration, and implementation activity alongside developers and data engineers.
  • Support definition of the POC scope, success criteria, and value proposition.
  • Shape the technical path from POC to MVP, considering scalability, security, governance, and reuse.
  • Contribute to analytics and insight generation over identity, access, and entitlement-related datasets.
  • Provide pragmatic technical input across data ingestion, analytics, visualisation, access control, and environments.
  • Work closely with delivery leadership to surface risks and maintain delivery momentum.
  • Ensure decisions, progress, and artefacts are shared and transparent.
  • Explain technical concepts clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Enable teams to deliver independently over time.

Technical Environment & Tooling (Indicative):

The platform provides a secure, cloud-hosted analytics workbench supporting modern analytics and data science workflows, including:

  • Notebook-based development environments (Python / R style workflows)
  • SQL-based querying and data transformation
  • Dashboarding and visualisation tools (e.g. Tableau, Power BI, Apache Superset or equivalent)
  • Cloud-native infrastructure (e.g. AWS-based environments)
  • Secure multi-user collaboration with governance and auditability

Essential Experience:

  • Active SC clearance
  • Strong hands-on experience with cloud-based data and analytics platforms
  • Background in data engineering, analytics platforms, or data science enablement
  • Proven experience contributing directly to build and implementation
  • Experience taking initiatives from POC to MVP or production
  • Understanding of security, governance, reuse, and scalability considerations
  • Ability to simplify complexity and communicate technical trade-offs clearly

Desirable Experience:

  • Experience working in secure or regulated environments
  • Exposure to analytics or data platforms involving identity, access management, or security-related datasets
  • Experience enabling multiple teams or user groups on a shared platform
  • Track record of demonstrating business value early
Concur T&E Administrator - 12 Month Fixed Term Contract - IVC Evidensia
IVC Evidensia
Bristol
Hybrid
Junior - Mid
Private salary

Concur T&E Administrator - 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

At IVC Evidensia, we are a leading veterinary services provider in Europe and North America with more than 2,500 clinics and hospitals across 19 countries and around 42,000 employees. We aim to have an extraordinary impact on animal lives, supporting in the region of 25,000 animals every single day across our international network. IVC Evidensia exists to champion the long-term health and welfare of animals and deliver our purpose of Healthy Animals, Happy Owners.

Reporting to the Travel & Expenses Lead and working within Global Business Services, the Concur T&E Administrator is responsible for the day-to-day administration, configuration and continuous improvement of SAP Concur (Expense and, where applicable, Travel). The role ensures the platform supports policy compliance, accurate and timely expense processing, and a positive end-user experience across the business.

Acting as the functional subject matter expert for Concur, you will triage and resolve incidents and requests, manage system configuration, coordinate testing and releases, and work with Finance, HR, IT and third-party providers to maintain stable integrations and high-quality data.

You will ensure queries are handled within agreed SLAs, maintain clear user guidance, and proactively identify opportunities to simplify the expense journey and reduce avoidable rework.

This role is being offered on a 12 Month Fixed Term Contract basis.

Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities:

Provide 1st-line functional support for Concur T&E, triaging and resolving incidents/requests within agreed SLAs; escalate appropriately and communicate progress clearly to users.
Administer and configure Concur (e.g., expense types, approval flows, audit rules, policies, user groups, cost objects, payment types, VAT/tax settings, mobile settings) in line with business requirements and controls.
Maintain user access and profile data governance, working with HR/IT where required to support joiners/movers/leavers and segregation of duties.
Support month-end and operational finance processes by ensuring accurate expense routing, coding and data quality; investigate and resolve posting/reconciliation issues.
Coordinate testing and release activities: replicate issues in non-production environments, define test scenarios, execute/coordinate UAT, document outcomes and support go-live readiness.
Produce and maintain reports/dashboards (standard and ad hoc) to monitor compliance, adoption, exception trends and service performance; provide insights and recommendations.
Create, maintain and continuously improve knowledge articles, training materials and end-user guidance; contribute to onboarding and refresher training.
Work with third-party support partners and vendors (including SAP Concur) via ticket portals, managing cases through to resolution and maintaining clear audit trails.
Identify, raise and deliver continuous improvement opportunities to reduce ticket volumes, streamline processes and improve user experience (including automation where appropriate).
Highlight major incidents and business-impacting risks to the Travel & Expenses Lead, supporting effective stakeholder communications and prioritisation.

Experience/Qualifications:

Essential
Hands-on administration experience of SAP Concur Expense (and ideally Travel), including configuration and support.
Strong understanding of end-to-end expense processes (policy, approvals, audit, reimbursement, corporate cards) and the associated finance controls.
Experience working to SLAs in a service environment, using a ticketing/call logging tool and maintaining high-quality case notes.
Ability to translate business requirements into system changes, assess impact, and produce clear user communications.
Analytical problem-solving skills, including root-cause analysis and trend identification.
Confident stakeholder management with Finance, HR, IT, third parties and senior colleagues; excellent written and verbal communication.
Good working knowledge of Excel and reporting; comfortable handling and interpreting operational data.

Desirable
Experience with Concur integrations (e.g., HR feeds, card feeds, finance/ERP posting).
Experience of VAT/tax configuration, and/or global/multi-country rollouts.

Following receipt of your application, you will be contacted by one of our experienced hire recruitment team.

As a BAME and LGBTQ+ inclusive employer, we are keen to hear from candidates from all minority and diverse groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are keen to hear from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions and would be happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.

What We Offer:

At IVC Evidensia we recognise that our people are fundamental to the success of our business. Investing in our people, premises and processes is at the heart of what we do. In addition to a competitive base salary, you will benefit from

Work-life balance
26 days annual leave
Cycle to Work scheme
Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing
Pension
Discretionary Bonus
Discounted staff pet care
Dog Friendly office
Free Parking available at Head Office

At IVC Evidensia we are a committed to Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging, we are keen to hear from candidates from all minority and diverse groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are keen to hear from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions and would be happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.

System Design Stability Data Engineer
Rullion Managed Services
Bristol
Hybrid
Mid - Senior
£300/day - £500/day

Location: Bristol (Hybrid - 3 days on site, 2 remote) Contract: Until end of year (extension likely) Rate: Up to £370/day PAYE or £500/day Umbrella (DOE) Play a Key Role in One of the UK's Most Complex Engineering Programmes We're looking for a System Design Stability Data Engineer to support a major, high-profile infrastructure project within the UK energy sector. This is a fantastic opportunity to sit at the intersection of engineering, data, and configuration management, helping ensure that complex system designs are controlled, compliant, and delivered effectively. What You'll Be Doing Developing and maintaining data models to support configuration and change control processes Building Power BI dashboards using data from Databricks Aligning business requirements with data logic and reporting outputs Working closely with engineering, IT, and data stakeholders Supporting the transition toward data-driven decision making across the team Developing solutions using SQL and Python What We're Looking For Strong experience in data engineering / data modelling / data visualisation Hands-on experience with Databricks, SQL, Python, and Power BI Ability to translate complex engineering or business requirements into data solutions Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills Strong organisational skills with a proactive, self-starting mindset Desirable: Experience working in highly regulated environments (e.g. nuclear, energy, infrastructure) Understanding of configuration management or engineering processes If you're a data-driven engineer looking to apply your skills on a complex, high-value programme - this could be a great fit. Rullion celebrates and supports diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both employees and applicants

Systems Performance Modelling Engineer
Morson Edge
Filton
Hybrid
Mid - Senior
£60/hour - £80/hour

Systems Performance Modelling Engineer contract

Location: Bristol or Stevenage (on-site)
Duration: 12 months

Our client is looking for a modeller to produce models of the seeker RF Radar. The model includes the seeker hardware, digital processing and target environment. The modelling team is responsible for developing the model, producing auto-code, generating seeker performance predictions and interfacing the seeker model into the missile dynamic reference model.

Due to the sensitive nature of the work, this is predominantly done on-site but there is some flexibility depending on project.

Responsibilities:

  • Modelling in Matlab and Simulink using model-based design techniques
  • Producing parts of a complex Seeker model including modelling the target scenario, seeker hardware and processor algorithms
  • Develop and implement algorithms within the model
  • Producing and verifying auto-code for the software algorithms from the model
  • Carrying out seeker performance assessment
  • Producing a simpler representation of the model for use in the missile model
  • Upgrading legacy Seeker models to newer MATLAB/Simulink Vectors
  • Documenting the model changes and creating test vectors

Skills:

  • Simulink
  • Matlab
  • Algorithm design
  • Modelling for auto-coding
  • Assessing suitability of algorithms in the model
  • Aptitude for converting an algorithm into a Simulink model (desirable)
  • Familiarity with Radar and Control Systems (desirable)
  • Familiarity with Digital Signal Processing (desirable)
  • RF experience (desirable)
  • Experience in C (desirable)
  • Technical report writing
  • Model delivery experience
  • Ability to work as part of a fast-paced team
Electrical Maintenance Engineer - Havant - Immediate Start
Invictus Recruitment
Newport
In office
Mid
£28/hour

Electrical Maintenance Engineer Havant 3 months temp minimum. Invictus are recruiting for an electrical maintenance engineer to complete PPM and reactive maintenance on a static critical building in Havant. The client is looking for IMMEDIATE engineers as this position is a temporary vacancy lasting 3 months before being reviewed for extension, with a possibility of going permanent. You will be expected to have good all round knowledge of other FM disciplines and worked on other FM/Building Services roles. Job Role: The position is a Monday to Friday 8-5 role and it will be paying up to £28 per hour. This role has an opportunity to go permanent. Duties: Ensure the PPM's and reactive maintenance is completed Work on the electrical systems, lighting, emergency lighting, display lighting, sockets, switchboards, fuses, distribution, basic BMS and controls Ensuring all statutory requirements are maintained Assisting with general upkeep and fabric maintenance This is a temporary position on a leading contract where you will be joining as an integral member of the team in order to ensure the smooth running of a large critical site. Skills Required: The successful candidateMUSThave: Electrically trained with at least 3 years experience in commercial building maintenance and services. Musthave 17thor 18thedition Musthave Level 3 Electrical installation Mustbe well presented with good interpersonal skills as this is a client facing role

Integration Manager SC Cleared / SC Eligible Remote
Sanderson Government and Defence
Bristol
Fully remote
Mid - Senior
Private salary

Position: Integration Manager
Location: Remote (1 day per week onsite in Bristol)
Day Rate: Market Rate
SC Clearance Required / SC Eligible

Join a leading global consultancy on a high-profile defence programme, where you’ll play a key role in delivering complex system integrations across a mission-critical environment. This is an opportunity for an experienced Integration Manager with deep IBM webMethods expertise to shape robust, secure, and scalable integration solutions.

What you’ll be doing

  • Designing and delivering integrations across applications, databases, and third-party services
  • Performing data mapping, transformation, and optimisation of integration workflow
  • Monitoring, troubleshooting, and enhancing system performance and reliability
  • Collaborating with developers, analysts, and key stakeholders
  • Documenting integration processes and best practices
  • Building and maintaining services on webMethods Integration Server
  • Designing REST and SOAP APIs using IBM webMethods

What you’ll bring

  • Strong hands-on experience with IBM webMethods (Integration Server, Designer/Developer, API Gateway)
  • Solid understanding of REST/SOAP services, JSON, XML, and flat-file processing
  • Experience with flow services, pipelines, and basic programming logic (Java beneficial)
  • Good database knowledge (SQL, JDBC)
  • Strong grasp of middleware, APIs, and system integration principles
  • Bonus: Experience with Maximo or Oracle platforms

To learn more, please do reach out to Tom Royston via email on

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

Embedded Software Engineer
Certain Advantage
Bristol
In office
Mid - Senior
£68/hour

World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit 2x Embedded Software Engineer subcontractors on an initial 6 month contract.

Rate: £68.00 per hour
Location: Bristol
Hybrid/Remote working: The role will be onsite - a compressed 4 day week (Monday to Thursday is fine)
Contract: 37 Hours per week
Overtime: Hours worked over 37 hours per week will be calculated at ‘time and a quarter’
Duration: 6 months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter)
IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella)
Interview Process: One stage Video Interview

Embedded Software Engineer Job Description:
We are a world leader in missile and missile systems, seeking a highly capable and adaptable Embedded Software Engineer to join our Development Facility in Bristol. As part of our growing dynamic Software team, you will develop the latest mission-critical defence systems. You will work as part of a medium-sized team and be empowered to work individually with little supervision.
The role will involve software development and the integration testing of the target hardware containing the software under test and suitable skills in this area will be expected.

Responsibilities:
The responsibilities for this role are:

  1. Development on Linux of Embedded Real Time software using C++ in a multi-threaded Application to software requirements & ICDs.
  2. Write functional tests and conduct integration testing with the target hardware.
  3. Adhering to the agreed Project Planning and Quality processes.
  4. Use JIRA for project management and issue tracking
  5. The role will involve working within a lab environment running software on target hardware.

Skillset/experience required:

  1. Significant experience of developing and debugging Real Time Software Products using C/C++.
  2. Considerable experience of Rhapsody UML or other model-driven development tool.
  3. Extensive experience in developing functional and integration tests as well as simulation and hardware testing.
  4. Proven experience of developing and testing software to requirements and ICD’s.
  5. Competent with MS Office tools/DOORS, for reviewing and updating technical documentation.
  6. Working understanding of configuration management tools such as RTC/EWM.
  7. Knowledge of Python/Ada/FreeRTOS would be highly beneficial
Embedded Software Engineer RTOS
Meritus Talent
Bristol
In office
Mid - Senior
£65/hour - £68/hour

MERITUS are recruiting for an Embedded Software Engineer to support RTOS projects in the defence industry from our client’s site in Bristol on an initial 6 month contract.

EMBEDDED SOFTWARE ENGINEER - INSIDE IR35 - £68 PER HOUR - BRISTOL, ONSITE - 6 MONTHS (+LIKELY EXTENSION) - UNDERGO SC CLEARANCE - SINGLE STAGE INTERVIEW PROCESS

Our client is a global leader in advanced defence systems, seeking a highly capable and adaptable Embedded Software Engineer to join their engineering team at a secure UK development site.

You will contribute to the development of mission-critical embedded software within a dynamic team environment, with the autonomy to take ownership of technical delivery. The role combines software development with hands-on integration and testing on target hardware.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop embedded real-time software on Linux using C++ within multi-threaded applications, aligned to defined requirements and interface specifications
  • Design and execute functional and integration testing on target hardware
  • Support integration activities within a lab-based environment
  • Adhere to established project planning, quality, and engineering processes
  • Utilise issue tracking and project management tools to support delivery

Required Experience & Skills

  • Strong experience developing and debugging real-time embedded software using C/C++
  • Experience with model-based development tools (e.g. UML-based environments)
  • Proven background in integration testing, simulation, and hardware/software validation
  • Experience developing software against defined requirements and interface control documentation (ICDs)
  • Familiarity with requirements management and technical documentation tools
  • Understanding of configuration management environments

Desirable:

  • Exposure to Python, Ada, or RTOS environments

Behavioural Profile

  • Proactive and adaptable mindset
  • Strong communication skills
  • Ability to operate independently and within a collaborative team environment