Defence Business & Operations Jobs
Explore secure careers and vacancies in the field of Business & Operations across the UK and European defence sectors. Find roles requiring varying levels of national security vetting.
Head of Marketing and Communications
Rheinmetall Electronics UK is seeking a Head of Marketing and Communications to manage all internal and external communications and promote products and capabilities to customers. This role is primarily based in Newport, Isle of Wight, with flexible and part-time working options available.
Subcontract / Senior Procurement Manager
Lead a team of procurement specialists to manage supplier relationships and deliver world-leading defence capabilities, managing contracts and ensuring compliance across a portfolio of projects.
Business Support Officer
Join a supportive team as a Business Support Officer on a 12-month fixed-term contract, providing essential administrative and operational support to the CAMM Programme in Stevenage.
Domain Manager
Lead the development of strategic procurement initiatives for sourcing and delivering critical equipment and services for MBDA UK's domestic and export programs. This role requires building strong internal and external stakeholder relationships to align supplier capabilities with business objectives.
Electrical Test Operator
Join our Circuit Card Assembly Manufacturing Operations team as an experienced Electrical Test Operator, supporting test and certification for a wide range of hardware builds in a fast-paced yet inclusive environment.
HR Administrator (Contract Role)
Experienced HR Administrator sought for a dynamic hybrid role within the recruitment resourcing team at our Stevenage site. Coordinate interviews, manage HR systems, and support the onboarding and leaver processes.
Manufacturing Engineer
Join our Manufacturing, Prototype and Development facility as a Senior Manufacturing Engineer in the PCBA team. This role offers a dynamic working environment focused on low-volume, high-mix early development and maturing designs for serial production.
Manufacturing Engineer
Join our team as a Manufacturing Support Engineer, taking ownership of manufacturing processes and equipment to drive production improvements and develop new skills. This role offers a dynamic, hybrid working environment with opportunities for growth and skill development.
Manufacturing Project Manager
Lead complex manufacturing projects as a Project Manager within a dynamic, forward-thinking team. This role offers significant development opportunities and the chance to collaborate internationally.
Senior Commercial Executive
Lead the Commercial UK function as the focal point for all commercial and contractual matters, providing strong leadership and strategic direction for MBDA UK.
Senior Commercial Executive
Lead the commercial function for MBDA UK, acting as the primary point of contact for all commercial and contractual matters, and providing strong leadership to ensure high-performing delivery and commercial capability.
Electronic Engineering Trials Lead
Lead the mechanical, climatic, and EMC qualification trials for missile sub-systems, ensuring their readiness for production. This pivotal role involves rigorous testing, verification, and reporting to support critical certification activities.
Manufacturing Test Engineer
Join our Manufacturing team as a Senior Test Engineer, focusing on test strategy and implementation for early-stage prototypes and electrical/electronic sub-systems. You'll play a crucial role in ensuring program targets are met, from concept to production readiness.
Manufacturing Test Engineer - CCA
An experienced Manufacturing Test Engineer is needed to diagnose faults on PCB assemblies down to component level within a fast-paced, inclusive environment, contributing to improved production yield and program targets.
Manufacturing Test Engineer
Join a leading defence company as a Senior Test Engineer, playing a crucial role in supporting test and diagnostics for electrical/electronic sub-systems and circuit cards during early product development phases.
Senior Process Engineer
Join MBDA UK as a Senior Process Engineer to drive innovation in defence manufacturing technology, transforming cutting-edge concepts into reality. This role involves identifying, maturing, and deploying advanced technologies to optimize operations and shape future infrastructure.
Principal Commercial Officer
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Senior Electronics Engineer
Join a growing Electronic Engineering team designing and developing advanced electronic solutions for MBDA products. This role offers a dynamic hybrid working environment and opportunities for professional growth.
Technical Specialist – Power Electronics
Join our Firing Units and Power Electronics team as an integral part of product delivery, leveraging your engineering passion to provide technical and process support. This role offers dynamic working arrangements and excellent benefits.
Electronic Architect
Join MBDA as an experienced Electronic Architect to shape the future of world-class precision products. This role offers the chance to engage in R&D, define electronic architectures, and ensure successful project delivery.
Lead Mechanical Design Engineer - Research & Development Team
Join the Mechanical Future Concepts team as a Mechanical Design Engineer in Research and Development, contributing to the enhancement of MBDA's mechanical technologies for future products. This role offers dynamic working arrangements and the chance to propose and fund innovative research.
Manufacturing Engineer
Take ownership of manufacturing engineering processes and equipment to improve production, support new product introduction, and resolve manufacturing issues. Develop your skills in industrial validation and factory of the future principles.
Manufacturing Project Controller
Join our growing Project Control function as a Project Planner or Project Controller, where you'll manage manufacturing plans, ensure projects meet schedule, cost, and scope, and develop your career in a supportive environment.
Mechanical Production Design Support Team Lead
Lead a high-performing team of mechanical engineers, providing critical production design support for defence projects. This dynamic role requires strong technical expertise, leadership, and project management skills to deliver practical, high-quality solutions.
Test Equipment Design Engineer - Production Design Support
Join our Production Design Support Team as a Test Equipment Design Engineer, playing a leading role in engineering activities and providing crucial design support to the manufacturing organization in a dynamic, international environment.
Tolerance Analyst
Join Europe's leading missile system provider as a GD&T & Tolerance Analysis Engineer, developing cutting-edge solutions for complex weapons systems. This role is pivotal in shaping future GD&T strategies and upskilling engineering teams.
Tool Design Team Lead
Lead a high-performing team of engineers in designing complex tooling solutions for a leading defence organisation. This dynamic role offers the opportunity to shape continued success through technical expertise and project management.
Lead Thermal Engineer
Lead Thermal Engineer role offering challenging projects in cutting-edge technology, with opportunities for growth and flexible working. Requires strong problem-solving skills and experience with thermal analysis tools.
Lead Thermal Engineer
Lead Thermal Engineer role at MBDA, offering the chance to work on cutting-edge technology and pivotal projects for national security. Ideal for experienced engineers seeking to advance their careers in a dynamic and supportive environment.
Manufacturing Engineer
A fantastic opportunity for a Manufacturing Support Engineer to take ownership of manufacturing processes, driving improvements and developing new skills. You will play a key role in translating design requirements into user instructions and supporting production lines.
Manufacturing Test Engineer - Circuit Card Assembly
Join MBDA Bolton as an expert in Flying Probe Manufacturing Data Analysis, contributing to the advancement of circuit card manufacturing processes. This role offers dynamic working arrangements and significant opportunities for skill development.
Mechanical Design Engineer
Join our Mechanical Engineering team as a Design Engineer, contributing to the development of complex weapons systems across their entire lifecycle, from concept to in-service support. This role offers a supportive environment to grow your technical capabilities.
Principal Manufacturing Test Engineer
Join MBDA as a Principal Test Engineer to shape production testing for electrical/electronic weapon systems. This role offers the opportunity to support test system introduction and diagnostics during development and early production phases.
RF Design Engineer
Join a leading defence organisation as an RF Design Engineer, contributing to the research, design, and testing of cutting-edge radio-frequency technology for complex weapons systems. This role offers dynamic and flexible working arrangements.
Senior Configuration Engineer
An engineering professional with a keen eye for detail is sought to manage product data and provide support for key business products within a motivated team. This role offers opportunities for professional development and accreditation.
Analogue and Digital Electronic Design Engineer
Join our state-of-the-art manufacturing facility as an experienced Electronic Design Engineer, playing a key role in supporting production activities and interfacing directly with manufacturing teams.
Analogue and Digital Electronic Design Engineer
MBDA is seeking a skilled Analogue and Digital Electronic Design Engineer in Stevenage to develop and deliver advanced electronic designs for high-quality defence products. This role offers a challenging opportunity to contribute to critical projects from conception through to production.
Electronics Technical Lead
Lead the design and development of high-integrity, complex electronic sub-systems for cutting-edge defence products. Play an integral role in delivering innovative solutions across Power Electronics and Firing Units.
Embedded Design Team Lead - Electronic Engineering
Lead a skilled team of Embedded Design Engineers in developing advanced defence technology. This role requires a blend of technical, people, and project management in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Embedded Digital Design Engineer
Are you a driven Embedded Digital Design Engineer seeking an exciting opportunity to contribute to world-class engineering projects? This role offers involvement across the full development lifecycle of complex embedded digital systems, from initial design to on-target integration and testing.
FPGA Designer
Experienced FPGA Designers are sought by MBDA to contribute to the development of complex FPGA platforms, working on advanced signal processing, embedded processing, and safety-critical systems.
FPGA Engineering Manager
Lead and grow a high-performing FPGA Engineering team at MBDA, driving technical excellence and delivering cutting-edge FPGA-based solutions for future capabilities.
High Speed Digital and Hardware Design Lead
Develop your career as a Digital and Hardware Electronics Design Lead, working with state-of-the-art MPSoC FPGAs and AI acceleration hardware at MBDA.
Manufacturing Engineer
Join our dynamic team as a Manufacturing Support Engineer, where you'll own manufacturing engineering processes and equipment to enhance production and develop new skills. This role is crucial for translating design requirements into user instructions and coordinating daily support for operations staff.
Principal Mechanical Design Engineer
Lead the development of complex mechanical solutions for weapons systems across the entire product life cycle. Serve as a technical leader and key interface with stakeholders, driving design maturity and ensuring requirements are met.
Principal Test Development Engineer
Seeking an experienced Principal Test Development Engineer to design, integrate, and validate test system hardware solutions within a dynamic team. This role offers an exciting career path and the chance to shape test strategies.
Procurement Manager
Lead the negotiation, implementation, and performance of complex supplier subcontracts, safeguarding MBDA's commercial interests and enabling world-leading defence capabilities. This role offers dynamic hybrid working and extensive benefits.
Project Controllers
Join a growing Project Control function as an enthusiastic Project Planner or Controller. Develop your career in a collaborative environment with opportunities for skill growth across various experience levels.
Senior Analogue and Digital Electronic Design Engineer
Join our Analogue and Digital Capability Group as a Senior Electronic Design Engineer and contribute to the development of cutting-edge electronic solutions. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to work on advanced technology and influence the full product lifecycle.
Team Lead - RF Design
Lead a dynamic RF Design Team, driving the delivery of cutting-edge defence projects. This role demands a strong technical background in RF design and exceptional people leadership skills.
Test Development Engineer - Circuit Card Test
Seeking an experienced Test Development Engineer specialising in circuit card electronic test to join our dynamic team. You will be instrumental in developing automated test systems for challenging projects from concept to production.
Test Development Engineer
Join our dynamic Test Equipment Design Team as a Test Development Engineer, contributing to the design, integration, and validation of test system hardware solutions. This role offers a rewarding career path in an international environment.
Test Equipment Design Engineer - Production Design Support
Join our Production Design Support Team as an experienced Test Equipment Design Engineer, playing a key role in providing design support to manufacturing and broadening your expertise in an international environment.
Test Equipment Design Engineer - Production Design Support
Join our Production Design Support Team as an experienced Test Equipment Design Engineer, playing a key role in providing design support to manufacturing and broadening your expertise in an international environment.
Commercial Officer
Lead Finance Business Partner
Lead Finance Business Partner required to shape financial strategy and governance across critical defence programmes, ensuring regulatory compliance and driving process improvements.
Principal Infrastructure & IT Services Analyst
Join Babcock as a Principal Infrastructure and IT Services Analyst in Stoke Gifford, Bristol, and become a technical expert supporting mission-critical IT systems for Ministry of Defence environments. Play a vital role in national security operations by maintaining the availability, security, and performance of essential infrastructure.
Bid Manager
Lead the planning, coordination, and delivery of high-quality, compliant bid responses for a Bid Manager role, working across defence, national security, and space sectors.
Head of Marketing and Communications
Lead the marketing and communications function at Rheinmetall Electronics UK, promoting products and capabilities to diverse markets. This part-time role involves developing strategy, managing external presence, and internal communications.
Commercial Officer
Join a high-performing commercial team as a Commercial Officer, supporting complex and mission-critical programmes. This role offers the chance to work across the full contract lifecycle, build stakeholder relationships, and contribute to impactful programmes.
Optronics & Missile Electronics (OME) Sales Manager (Air Sector) - Reading
Join Thales, a global technology leader, in Reading, UK, as part of our dedicated team contributing to defence, space, aerospace, and other critical sectors. Be a part of a company with a significant international presence and a strong UK footprint.
Sales Manager (Capture / Campaign Lead) – ISR
Lead the capture and campaign for high-value export contracts in ISR Electronic Warfare as a Sales Manager. Drive end-to-end sales cycles, engage senior stakeholders, and shape global defense strategies.
Sales Manager (Capture Lead) – ISR
Lead the capture of high-value export contracts for cutting-edge Electronic Warfare solutions as a Sales Manager (Capture Lead). Drive end-to-end sales cycles and engage senior global defense stakeholders.
Customer Intelligence Analyst
Drive impactful decisions as a Customer Intelligence Analyst by leveraging data analysis and customer insights. Shape customer experience strategies and make a real difference in a data-driven environment.
Digital Program Manager
As a Digital Program Manager at Thales, you will drive customer engagement for digital products, leveraging automation and analytics to deliver impactful programs and foster customer success. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of digital customer retention with a global technology leader.
Business Analyst - Team Leader
Lead a team of Business Analysts in a mission-driven defence and national security environment, shaping critical solutions and driving excellence in project delivery. This role requires a blend of leadership, strategic alignment, and hands-on customer-facing work.
Lead Business Analyst
Join Northrop Grumman UK as a Business Analyst, playing a pivotal role in agile software delivery teams to shape and deliver impactful solutions that address tomorrow's challenges.
Senior Business Analyst
Join Northrop Grumman UK as a Junior Business Analyst, where you'll play a pivotal role in delivering innovative technology solutions and driving meaningful change for defence and security clients.
Subcontract Administrator
FilledManufacturing Test Engineer
FilledJoin MBDA UK Ltd as a Test Engineer in the Manufacturing team, playing a crucial role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our products through comprehensive testing and diagnostics.
Sales & Business Development Executive
FilledJoin MBDA's UK Sales & Business Development team as a Sales & Business Development Executive, a critical role focused on securing new business and fostering strong customer relationships within the Customer Service and Support sector. This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience in a key business-winning area and contribute directly to the company's success.
Subcontract Administrator
FilledJoin Lockheed Martin as a Subcontract Administrator on a permanent basis, playing a vital role in delivering next-generation secure military communications satellites for the UK Ministry of Defence. This position offers a chance to work on mission-critical technology and contribute to national security.
Working Student in AD Ethics & Compliance Programme Office - D/M/W
FilledSeeking a full-time student for a 12-month Werkstudent position in Compliance, supporting various ethical and compliance initiatives at Airbus Defence and Space GmbH in Ottobrunn.
Operations Centre Analyst
FilledAn exciting opportunity for an entry-level Operations Centre Analyst to join our Service Management team in Havant, supporting critical IT systems and networks. This role is ideal for individuals passionate about IT and problem-solving looking to kick-start their career.
Jena-Optronik GmbH (in Thüringen) - Projektcontroller (m/w/d)
FilledJoin a leading defence company as a Project Controller, managing projects through their lifecycle, focusing on financial planning, forecasting, and reporting. This role offers an opportunity to contribute to process development and special projects.
Senior Key Account Manager (m/w/d) für Raumfahrt-Equipment
FilledJoin our sales team to market sensors and instruments for missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond to a global customer base. This role involves independent customer support, offer creation, and building long-term relationships within the aerospace industry.
Senior Business Development Manager - Space Deutschland (m/w/d)
FilledAirbus Defence and Space is seeking a Business Development Manager for Space in Germany to drive growth in satellite-based Earth observation and geo-information solutions, acting as a key interface between technical innovation and national security.
Commercial & Contracts Manager (d/m/w)
FilledAirbus Defence and Space is seeking a Commercial & Contracts Manager (d/m/w) in Ottobrunn to manage complex commercial and contractual matters for major space projects, acting as a key interface between Airbus, customers, and partners.
JUNIOR SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER - SAF & CDR (H/F)
FilledJoin Airbus in Toulouse, France as a Junior Sustainability Officer to contribute to the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) roadmap. This entry-level role involves communication, advocacy, and analysis within a global team.
BUSINESS ANALYST FOR LOGISTICS CONTRACT MANAGEMENT (M/F)
FilledAirbus is seeking a Business Analyst for Logistics Contract Management in Toulouse, France, to play a key role in managing logistics contracts, budgets, and performance for aircraft production lines across Europe.
Bid Manager
FilledAs a Bid Manager at BAE Systems, you will drive the success of strategic business opportunities by leading bid phase governance, managing the bid process, and coordinating multi-disciplinary teams to secure future business.
Testia SAS – Chargé.e d’Ethique & Conformité (H/F) - Toulouse
FilledJoin Testia, an Airbus Group subsidiary, as an Ethics & Compliance Officer in Toulouse. You will promote a strong ethical culture and oversee the global implementation of the company's Ethics & Compliance Program.
Optronics & Missile Electronics (OME) Sales Manager - (Sea Sector) – Glasgow
FilledLead strategic development and growth for OME business in the Sea Sector, focusing on high-value defence systems. Drive new business opportunities and manage key client relationships.
Regional Sales Manager IAM, (France & French speaking countries)
FilledJoin Thales, a global technology leader, as part of our UK team of over 7,500 employees. We operate across defence, space, and aerospace sectors, offering exciting opportunities.
Werkstudent (d/m/w) im Bereich Engineering Program Controlling
FilledAirbus Defence and Space is seeking a motivated student to join their Performance Engineering team in Manching as an Engineering Program Controller. This role offers hands-on experience in planning, controlling, and analysing financial data within a dynamic international environment.
Regional Marketing Manager, South EMEA
FilledDrive impactful go-to-market strategies and shape regional marketing plans as a Regional Marketing Manager across South Europe for a global technology leader.
IT Business Analyst
FilledShape digital change that supports a safer, more secure world as an IT Business Analyst at Babcock. You will collaborate with project teams and stakeholders to deliver effective technology solutions and influence strategic projects.
International Business Development Manager (Defence)
FilledDrive global defence market growth as an International Business Development Manager, focusing on identifying and securing new opportunities within the Navigation Sensor Solutions (NSS) portfolio. Develop deep expertise in military GNSS/GPS and build lasting relationships with international stakeholders.
Process Analyst - Operations Support
FilledJoin Boeing as an Operations Analyst to manage and resolve incidents, ensuring stringent service levels are met. This role requires strong stakeholder management and participation in an on-call rota.
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