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World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit a Test Development Engineer on an initial 6 month contract. The role will be a hybrid position of 50 / 50 time spent onsite.Rate: £50.00 per hourLocation: StevenageHybrid / Remote working: The role will be a hybrid position of 50 / 50 time spent onsiteContract: 37 Hours per weekOvertime: 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)Test Development Engineer Job Description:The Test Equipment Hardware Design Capability group is a function home to the engineers working as part of the Test Equipment Centre of Excellence (TE CofEx), within Electronic Engineering (EE) Directorate. The EE Directorate is part of the wider Operations Directorate and forms part of Greater Engineering (Engineering, Operations and Programmes Directorate). • Prepare specifications & develop designs in line with all quality and technical standards., • Develop proposals for investigations & solutions, following investigation and analysis of technical issues., • Carry out design appraisals to ensure all standards are maintained., • Define & specify test approaches; identifying any potential improvements to test/diagnostic processes., • Carry out team planning, risk management and quality activities in collaboration with the Engineering Project Manager, • Production of documentation to support the in-service use of products, • Support the identification of business opportunities and the preparation of bids, • Manage assigned budgets and lead, develop and motivate team members, • Report against work programmes, • Make Engineering decisions within own sphere of responsibility, • Ensure team size & capability mix is optimised for successful delivery of work packages & projects, • Support of less experienced team members, • Keep up to date in the relevant technical areasSkillset/experience required:, • Skilled Hardware Design Engineers with proven experience to support the design, integration and validation of test system hardware solutions., • Knowledge of test needs and techniques in support of product life cycle development., • Experience of Design Proving and performance testing during development., • Experience of Environmental and EMC testing during qualification., • Strong document writing skills associated with Test Equipment hardware design needs., • Experience of managing packages of work is highly desirable.

MERITUS are recruiting for an Electronics Design Engineer to join our client in the defence sector on an initial 12 month contract to support missile sub-system projects from their site in Stevenage. ELECTRONICS DESIGN ENGINEER - INSIDE IR35 - £58 PER HOUR (£429.20 PER DAY) - STEVENAGE, ONSITE - 12 MONTHS - SINGLE STAGE INTERVIEW PROCESS - OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERGO SC CLEARANCE You will be responsible for developing cutting-edge electronic solutions for weapon systems. This will include on board missile sub-systems and Land, Sea and Air based Firing Units. Your role will entail responsibility for the quality and performance of the electronic solution together with providing cost and schedule updates to a project manager. You will have a sound track record in electronic design capability throughout the product life cycle, i.e. early concept through to production. The technical solutions you will implement will range across the Power and Analogue Electronics sphere of expertise and will be at both sub-system and board level. This role will require you to liaise with other domains, e.g. Software, Firmware, Mechanical, Environmental, EMC etc. to ensure your designs perform in all respects to the requirements placed upon you. In so doing you will be key to delivering world class missile solutions to our customers. Skillset/experience required: • Ideally, degree qualified with significant post qualification experience in Electronic Design, development and delivery., • Someone who can demonstrate the capability to lead significant Electronic design work packages and have experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team with the awareness and understanding of the challenges that this may bring., • Excellent problem solving skills and knowledge of a wide range of electronic technologies and products., • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to influence and negotiate with stakeholders across the business.

Test Equipment (TE) New Business Support (NBS) contract role 2-3 days on site in Stevenage Skillset/experience required: • Compilation of bid data sourced from technical subject matter experts into standardised bid pro forma., • Ability to communicate with different areas and levels of the business. Liaising and interfacing with the bid requesting customers (internal programs), technical teams, subject matter experts, and test equipment leadership teams., • Use of common office tools (Excel, Word. PowerPoint etc.) Overview of department: The Test Equipment New Business Support (TE NBS) role will form part of a small team working within an international 'Test Equipment Design/delivery' function, developing test solutions for domestic/internal and export customers. The UK test equipment team works very closely with our international colleagues in France. Responsibilities:The purpose of this role is to support the Test Equipment bidding team to produce technical costed proposals for all the UK delivered test solutions, for Development, Production and Export. This includes liaising with the design/technical teams and 'subject matter experts' to provide technical costed proposals to the UK programs, ensuring consistency and delivery on-time. This role will support multi-programme demands ensuring we meet the bid delivery timescales and programme objectives. This role has responsibility to ensure contribution to the growing team delivery of these bids on-time, on-quality and on-cost to meet the programme needs. Key Accountabilities • Generation and compilation of UK bid costs from multi-disciplined areas of the business (including an international supplied cost-base). Subsequent generation of the technical costed proposals and where required presentation to the UK programs., • Accountability for ensuring the UK bid team make quick, informed decisions and taking initiative in the face of evolving project requirements and unexpected disruptions., • Working as part of the small UK team, taking direction from the New Business Manager, to generate the cost data and subsequent presentation material,, • Manage the configuration control of the bidding data, with data entry into the Data Management Systems tools (Matrix, JIRA, Primavera etc. - all training to be provided)., • Maintain cross-functional alignment - acting as a bridge between internal customers to Hardware Design, Software Design, Procurement, Quality, manufacturing etc. to keep workflows co-ordinated and avoid bottlenecks., • Maintain positive working relationships with Key Interfaces & stakeholders and to promote the Test Equipment function. Engage with, manage and motivate all interfaces, both programs, peers and subject matter experts for successful outcomes., • Manage the achievement of schedule adherence and delivery of (Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) through the execution of the bidding/planning process., • Provide advice and support to test equipment and program teams and stakeholders, detailing best practice, • Identifying and supporting opportunities for improvement., • Generating and developing documentation, reports, plans and communications. Delivery, presentation and reporting to an International test equipment leadership team. Modis International Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers in the UK. Modis Europe Ltd provide a variety of international solutions that connect clients to the best talent in the world. For all positions based in Switzerland, Modis Europe Ltd works with its licensed Swiss partner Accurity GmbH to ensure that candidate applications are handled in accordance with Swiss law. Both Modis International Ltd and Modis Europe Ltd are Equal Opportunities Employers. By applying for this role your details will be submitted to Modis International Ltd and/ or Modis Europe Ltd. Our Candidate Privacy Information Statement which explains how we will use your information is available on the Modis website.

Electronics Design Engineer 12 Month Contract Based in Stevenage Offering £58ph Inside IR35 Do you have strong experience in Electronic Design? Do you have experience throughout the product lifecycle? Do you want to work with an industry-leading company? If your answers are yes to these, then this could be the role for you! As the Electronics Design Engineer, you will be working alongside a market-leading Defence and Aerospace company who are constantly growing and developing. They are always looking to bring on new talents such as yourself and further develop your skills to enable you to grow within the company and industry! You will be involved in: • Developing cutting-edge electronic solutions, • Responsibility for the quality and performance of the electronic solution together with providing cost and schedule updates to a project manager, • Electronic design capability throughout the product life cycle, • Implement technical solutions will range across the Power and Analogue Electronics sphere of expertise at both sub-system and board level Your skillset may include: • Demonstrate the capability to lead significant Electronic design work packages and have experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team, • Excellent problem solving skills and knowledge of a wide range of electronic technologies and products If this all sounds like something you will be interested in then simply apply and we can discuss the opportunity further!

Electronics Design Engineer 12 Month Contract Based in Stevenage Offering £58ph Inside IR35 Do you have strong experience in Electronic Design? Do you have experience throughout the product lifecycle? Do you want to work with an industry-leading company? If your answers are yes to these, then this could be the role for you! As the Electronics Design Engineer, you will be working alongside a market-leading Defence and Aerospace company who are constantly growing and developing. They are always looking to bring on new talents such as yourself and further develop your skills to enable you to grow within the company and industry! You will be involved in: Developing cutting-edge electronic solutions Responsibility for the quality and performance of the electronic solution together with providing cost and schedule updates to a project manager Electronic design capability throughout the product life cycle Implement technical solutions will range across the Power and Analogue Electronics sphere of expertise at both sub-system and board level Your skillset may include: Demonstrate the capability to lead significant Electronic design work packages and have experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team Excellent problem solving skills and knowledge of a wide range of electronic technologies and products If this all sounds like something you will be interested in then simply apply and we can discuss the o...

Senior Configuration Engineer Stevenage (Sector: Defence & Aerospace) Contract Type: 12 Month Contract The Opportunity We are seeking a Senior Configuration Engineer to join our world-class team of over 30 specialists. In this role, you will be the guardian of product definition, ensuring the technical integrity of life-critical systems across multiple international projects. The Role Supporting the Project Configuration Manager, you will take ownership of the design structure for major product sections. You will act as the bridge between engineering innovation and controlled execution, managing complex product variants through every stage of the lifecycle—from development and production to in-service support. Key Responsibilities: Manage and reflect engineering input into the design structure using our PLM tool, Windchill. Lead the engineering change process, reviewing, accepting, or rejecting changes to ensure business approbation controls are strictly met. Maintain comprehensive records of product variants to provide accurate status information to internal stakeholders and external customers. Act as the focal point for project and engineering teams, providing expert guidance on change methodologies and lifecycle management. Prepare high-quality data for Configuration Meetings and draft critical CM document updates. Experience Required A deep understanding of Configuration Management principl...

Stevenage (Sector: Defence & Aerospace).Contract Type: 12 Month Contract.In this role, you will be the guardian of product definition, ensuring the technical integrity of life‑critical systems across multiple international projects.Supporting the Project Configuration Manager, you will take owners

World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit 2x Senior Electronics Engineering Project Manager subcontractors on an initial 12 month contract. The role will be a hybrid of working from home and being onsite 2 days per week (flexibility on this). Please Note – this role requires a very strong Electronics background or a background of working on electronic focused/biased projects. The position will be managing detailed design of electronics product / engineering development Job Title: Senior Electronics Engineering Project Manager Number of positions: 2 Rate: £60.00 per hour Location: Stevenage, Bolton or Bristol – depending on your preference Hybrid / Remote working: 2 days per week onsite (flexibility on this) Contract: 37 Hours per week Duration: 12 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter) IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella) Senior Electronics Engineering Project Manager Job Description: We are Electronics Engineering. We are growing, dedicated and we work as a team to deliver our projects. Your role as a Senior Engineering Project Manager (SEPM) is to deliver our most complex and priority projects to time, cost and quality; to drive the design, development and delivery of our highly complex electronic sub-systems, from concept through into full production. This is a fantastic opportunity to be a senior member of the project management team; someone who will contribute to our delivery strategy. Skillset/experience required: Experience of Project Management best practice: Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Compliance Management, Configuration Management and Earned Value Management. Experience of delivering significant project/programmes on time and to cost. Experience of project management across the various phases; from project conception and initiation through manufacture and qualification to customer delivery. A background in engineering development, ideally of complex systems or electronic units. Electronics Development experience is more important than the industry

Are you a commercially driven Business Development Manager with exposure to the utilities markets, specifically water metering and monitoring solutions? We partner with some of the biggest players in the utilities sector and we need to add to our sales team due to ongoing company growth. BASIC SALARY: up to £55,000 BENEFITS: · Bonus · Car Allowance · Pension · Life assurance · 25 Days Holiday & Public Holidays LOCATION: An office / home based role. Our office is in Central Bedfordshire, but you will need to be in the field as required. COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: Milton Keynes, Bedford, Watford, Luton, Stevenage, Northampton, Aylesbury JOB DESCRIPTION: Business Development Manager - Meters, Monitoring Solutions, Water Reporting directly to the UK Managing Director, you’ll join our UK Sales and Service team, working closely with global colleagues to deliver best-in-class solutions. This is a great opportunity for someone seeking to demonstrate their talents in sales and business management as well as expand their experience across the full range of business processes. As our Business Development Manager, you will: · Drive new business opportunities within the utility water and waste water sector and associated Tier 1/2 contractors, industrial clients, building services contractors and consultants. · Manage the full sales cycle from lead generation through to order closure and contract negotiation. · Drive new business generation while building on existing client relationships. · Act as a technical point of contact for clients, providing product demonstrations, application advice, and solution recommendations. · Conduct market analysis, identifying trends and opportunities for revenue growth. · Develop and maintain strong long-term relationships with key accounts, partners, and distributors. · Represent our brand at conferences, exhibitions, and industry events, becoming a respected industry voice. PERSON SPECIFICATION: Business Development Manager - Meters, Monitoring Solutions, Water We’re looking for a dynamic and accomplished Business Development Manager, ideally with proven experience in the water, utilities, or instrumentation sectors. You’ll be comfortable influencing at a senior level and driving both people and commercial success. Ultimately, you’ll be a relationship manager, someone who can clearly demonstrate how you have developed and grown accounts but also how you have influenced individuals. You will ideally have: · A proven track record of commercial success within a sales / people leadership role in the water industry or something closely aligned. You may be from a utility background or flow surveys, metering, wastewater, heat metering, sewerage etc. · The experience, gravitas, and presence to drive sales where you are the face of the business. · Experience of a service offering alongside the sale of a capital equipment product. THE COMPANY: We are the UK subsidiary of a large Swiss based, family-owned metering technology and solutions provider. Our UK Sales / Service office is based in Bedfordshire and we are certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’. It is highly likely you will have worked in any of the following roles and/or markets, and worked with the following products and/or services: Metering, Utilities, Heat Metering, Dosing, Wastewater, Water, Water Treatment, Water management, Sewerage, Sewage, Test & Measurement, Drainage, Flow, Leakage, M&E. INTERESTED? Please click apply. You will receive an acknowledgment of your application. Wallace Hind Selection, alongside our client embrace diversity, champion equality, and foster inclusion to create a work environment where everyone belongs and thrives. Please Note: Wallace Hind Selection have been chosen as the retained recruitment partner of our client and therefore any direct applications to our client from candidates or agencies will be forwarded on to us direct. REF: MT18401, Wallace Hind Selection

MERITUS are recruiting for an Electronics Design Engineer to join our client in the defence sector on an initial 12 month contract to support missile sub-system projects from their site in Stevenage. ELECTRONICS DESIGN ENGINEER - INSIDE IR35 - £58 PER HOUR (£429.20 PER DAY) - STEVENAGE, ONSITE - 12 MONTHS - SINGLE STAGE INTERVIEW PROCESS - OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERGO SC CLEARANCE You will be responsible for developing cutting-edge electronic solutions for weapon systems. This will include on board missile sub-systems and Land, Sea and Air based Firing Units. Your role will entail responsibility for the quality and performance of the electronic solution together with providing cost and schedule updates to a project manager. You will have a sound track record in electronic design capability throughout the product life cycle, i.e. early concept through to production. The technical solutions you will implement will range across the Power and Analogue Electronics sphere of expertise and will be at both sub-system and board level. This role will require you to liaise with other domains, e.g. Software, Firmware, Mechanical, Environmental, EMC etc. to ensure your designs perform in all respects to the requirements placed upon you. In so doing you will be key to delivering world class missile solutions to our customers. Skillset/experience required: Ideally, degree qualified with significant post qualification experience in Electronic Design, development and delivery. Someone who can demonstrate the capability to lead significant Electronic design work packages and have experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team with the awareness and understanding of the challenges that this may bring. Excellent problem solving skills and knowledge of a wide range of electronic technologies and products. Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to influence and negotiate with stakeholders across the business

Configuration Manager Stevenage 12 Month Initial Contract Overview of department: Configuration Management is pivotal to success in developing and delivering engineered products to our customers and frontline users. Through the controlled application and compliance of processes, we give our programmes confidence and assurance in all products that we produce. Description of the Role Experienced Configuration professional with an ability to provide technical support to the Configuration Management team. Your ability to build networks and foster strong relationships with the team to review, develop and deliver Configuration Management processes and procedures, as well as supporting and technically coaching project Configuration Managers to deliver technical excellence contributing towards the overall success of our business programmes. What we’re looking for A proven track record of experience within engineering organisations or operational domains, with a strong technical understanding of a product lifecycle and its key delivery milestones. Significant Configuration Manage experience within the Aerospace or Defence industry. Past performance of leading Configuration Management activities on engineering programmes. Ability to problem solve, define best practice and build Configuration Management effectiveness in order to successfully control product data across multiple projects, through development and production phases. Appreciation of product lifecycle management processes and tools to provide efficient, controlled evolution of product data. Passion for coaching and developing others through the sharing and delivery of knowledge, information and best practice. Understanding of how to satisfy and compliment external standards through healthy and efficient business processes. Responsibilities Work transversely across multiple business projects to ensure consistent and comprehensive CM approach. Understand individual project status and milestones before coaching required technical practice to support CM deliverables. Gain a robust understanding of specific business CM processes before supporting the expression and embedding of these within project. Grow CM knowledge and expertise throughout Configuration Management group

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 TPBN1_UKTJ

We are recruiting for a talented Hardware Design Engineer to join our client's Test Equipment Hardware Design Capability team on a 6-month contract. Part of the Test Equipment Centre of Excellence (TE CofEx), this team designs, integrates, and validates innovative test system hardware solutions that support products throughout their lifecycle. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge projects, ensure technical excellence, and help drive engineering success. Role: Test Development Engineer Pay: £50 per hour Via Umbrella Location: Stevenage Contract: Monday- Friday, 37 Hours per week, 6 Months Contract IR35 Status: Inside Security Clearance: SC Required however can start on BPSS Essential Responsibilities Prepare specifications & develop designs in line with all quality and technical standards. Develop proposals for investigations & solutions, following investigation and analysis of technical issues. Carry out design appraisals to ensure all standards are maintained. Define & specify test approaches, identifying any potential improvements to test/diagnostic processes. Carry out team planning, risk management and quality activities in collaboration with the Engineering Project Manager Production of documentation to support the in-service use of products Support the identification of business opportunities and the preparation of bids Manage assigned budgets and lead, develop and motivate team members Report against work programmes Make Engineering decisions within own sphere of responsibility Ensure team size & capability mix is optimised for successful delivery of work packages & projects Support of less experienced team members Keep up to date in the relevant technical areas Essential Experience Skilled Hardware Design Engineers with proven experience to support the design, integration and validation of test system hardware solutions. Knowledge of test needs and techniques in support of product life cycle development. Experience of Design Proving and performance testing during development. Experience of Environmental and EMC testing during qualification. Strong document writing skills associated with Test Equipment hardware design needs. Experience of managing packages of work is highly desirable. If you are interested in applying for this position and you meet the requirements, please send your updated CV to: Natalie Dalkin at Line Up Aviation Line Up Aviation has carved its own place in the recruitment of Aviation and Aerospace personnel all over the world for more than 30 years. We work with some of the industry's best known companies who demand the highest standard of applicants. "Follow @LineUpAviation on Twitter for all of our latest vacancies, news and pictures from our busy UK Head Office. Interact with us using the #LineUpAviation tag at anytime! Thank you for your follow

Morson are working with a leading aerospace manufacturer who are looking for a Supply Chain Quality Manager role based in Stevenage. Responsibilities Ensure on Quality, on Time deliveries to protect business operations: Manage milestones, product life cycle reviews Coordinate deliveries with internal and external stakeholders. Manage the equipment supplier(s) and ensure contract execution. Ensure On Time On Quality and On Cost (OQOTOC) performance. In a recurring phase, the SCQM will lead the progress meetings, gate reviews (KO, MRR, TRR, TRB/DRB), changes, deviations and waivers processes, non-conformities, etc In a development phase, the SCQM will be a key support to the Development Responsible to bring key knowledge of industrial manufacturing needs, constraints and supplier maturity. Perform an effective control of supplier activities, securing a close understanding of supplier overall situation and scope. Manage relevant stakeholders in respect to their supplier, both internally (Programme line project team, technical authorities, engineering, Product Assurance, Supply Chain, ...) and externally Manage and perform some of the product assurance aspects with the supplier in relation with the Product assurance team Protect production through correcting, improving and developing suppliers delivery and quality performance, including related follow up of action plans Manage corrective action plans to avoid re-occurrences and therefore reduce the number of deviations and concessions Monitor, control and drive progress, Identify and Mitigate risks and opportunities, communicate status and plans, escalate where relevant Monitor and control supplier performance, define and lead/monitor recovery and improvement actions when needed, on living programs and in preparation of the future ones Define product, supplier, site, qualification, inspection and surveillance plan with all relevant contributors Verify compliance to applicable requirements, secure industrial Maturity (supplier capability and capacity) with product /supplier audit, inspection, assessment. Use the following tool and methods: (APQP, Control Plan, Product Quality Issue Resolution and Management, Quality Gates End-to-End , Process Capability and Statistical Process Control, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis, IPCA, CCP's, Transfer of Work) Contribute to the deployment of Supply Chain and Quality standards, methods and tools Contribute to VRB and represent SCQM in various forums (e.g. SED, TEB, MFT) Contribute to Sub-Commodity strategy through active participation to MFTs, including supplier selection, contract set up and supplier development needs Live the values and be a role model for Ethics and Compliance in day to day relationship with supplier Skill Set Engineering or master's degree in related field Background in Procurement, Quality, Programmes/Projects, Production/AIT, or Engineering Project Management skills Leadership skills Knowledge of Space Systems and processes around satellite equipment development / production are a plus Capacity to work both in teams and autonomously Strong negotiation and communication skills English: negotiation level additional language may be required depending on location (Germany, France, UK, Spain) This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company's success, reputation and sustainable growth. The job holder must be able to accommodate a reasonable amount of travel for business needs (typically once or twice a month). If you are interested in applying for the role please submit an up to date CV

We are recruiting for a Test Engineer Design Engineer on contract to work for our client who specialise in Defence, the role is based 2 days in their Stevenage office and 3 remotely. The Test Equipment Hardware Design Capability group is a function home to the engineers working as part of the Test Equipment Centre of Excellence (TE CofEx), within Electronic Engineering (EE) Directorate. The EE Directorate is part of the wider Operations Directorate and forms part of Greater Engineering (Engineering, Operations and Programmes Directorate). Responsibilities Prepare specifications & develop designs in line with all quality and technical standards. Develop proposals for investigations & solutions, following investigation and analysis of technical issues. Carry out design appraisals to ensure all standards are maintained. Define & specify test approaches; identifying any potential improvements to test/diagnostic processes. Carry out team planning, risk management and quality activities in collaboration with the Engineering Project Manager Make Engineering decisions within own sphere of responsibility Skillset/experience required: Skilled Hardware Design Engineers with proven experience to support the design, integration and validation of test system hardware solutions. Knowledge of test needs and techniques in support of product life cycle development. Experience of Design Proving and performance testing during development. Experience of Environmental and EMC testing during qualification. Strong document writing skills associated with Test Equipment hardware design needs. Experience of managing packages of work is highly desirable. This is an umbrella contract, the role is Inside IR35

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

My client is a growing global leader in electronics distribution, supporting customers with product sourcing, traceability, electronic design, logistics, supply‑chain management, anti‑counterfeit testing and obsolescence management. Due to continued growth, they are seeking a proactive Project Manager to deliver customer projects on time, within scope and budget and act as the central communication point across internal teams and customers. We are not insisting on candidates having worked in the same industry, although that’s always a massive bonus, but you do need to have been doing a Project Manager job for 2 years rather than someone who wants to progress into a Project Manager role. Key Responsibilities Project Ownership & Delivery • Manage customer projects from onboarding to completion., • Review and understand customer briefs and translate them into internal execution plans., • Engage all relevant stakeholders at the correct stages., • Monitor timelines, identify risks and coordinate mitigations to ensure delivery., • Oversee milestones including demand loading, job creation, procurement progress and kitting readiness. Customer Management • Serve as the primary customer contact throughout the project lifecycle., • Provide clear, structured and timely updates., • Track and ensure completion of customer requests. Contract Review & Commercial Alignment • Lead contract reviews and ensure PO alignment., • Identify commercial risks and escalate when needed., • Help protect and optimise project gross profit. Cross‑Functional Coordination Work closely with: Work closely with Supply Chain, Operations, Sales and Quality. Drive alignment, ensure accountability, and resolve issues. Planning & Systems Management Ensure accurate demand loading and job creation in the ERP system. Monitor performance through order books, trial kitting and supply chain status. Maintain project visibility and data integrity across systems. Change Management & Issue Resolution First point of contact for ECRs, BOM updates, RMAs and supply/delivery issues. Coordinate teams to resolve issues and minimise disruption. Process & Documentation Document customer requirements including kitting instructions, CofC/FAIRS, traceability, and operational preferences. Maintain clear and accessible project documentation. Skills & Experience Minimum 2 years’ project management experience. Strong commercial awareness and ability to interpret contracts. Excellent communication and stakeholder management. Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple projects. Strong Excel, reporting and presentation skills. Key Behaviours Ownership, accountability and a proactive, solution‑driven mindset. Strong communicator and collaborative team player. Adaptable in a fast‑paced, evolving environment. Success Measures On‑time delivery. Customer satisfaction and retention. Accurate, visible project data. Effective stakeholder alignment and communication. Adherence to KPIs and SLAs. High‑quality sales and QBR reporting. Perks • Company pension, • Bonus scheme after 6 months probation, • 22 days holiday + bank holidays + Christmas shutdown, • Hours: 8:30am–5pm, • Office‑based Despite our best efforts it is not always possible to respond to every application individually due to the high volume of responses we receive on each vacancy Only candidates who are short listed will be contacted for this particular role and if you have not heard from us within 7 days please assume that you have not be successful. However, we will keep your details on our database, and will contact you when other suitable positions come in

World Class Defence Organisation based in Stevenage (the role can be a split of working Onsite and Working From Home) is currently looking to recruit a number of Electronics Design Engineer subcontractors on an initial 12 month contract. Electronic Design Engineers with excellent skills in Analogue Design or Digital Design or Power Design or FPGA are sought after. Job Title: Electronics Design Engineer Rate: £58 per hour Overtime Rate: Hours worked over 37 hours per week will be calculated at time and a quarter Location: Stevenage Hybrid / Remote working: This role will involve some remote working opportunities Contract: 37 Hours per week Duration: 12 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter) IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella) Electronics Design Engineer Job Description: The Electronic Engineering function is a friendly and supportive environment. Within the function, you will be working with other engineers who have a collective wealth of experience across a wide range technologies and products and are happy to share their knowledge to support one another, ensuring opportunities for improvement are identified and best practice is upheld. The experience you bring will be met with enthusiasm and you will be encouraged to share any learning. You will be responsible for developing cutting-edge electronic solutions for weapon systems. This will include on board missile sub-systems and Land, Sea and Air based Firing Units. Your role will entail responsibility for the quality and performance of the electronic solution together with providing cost and schedule updates to a project manager. You will have a sound track record in electronic design capability throughout the product life cycle, i.e. early concept through to production. The technical solutions you will implement will range across the Power and Analogue Electronics sphere of expertise and will be at both sub-system and board level. This role will require you to liaise with other domains, e.g. Software, Firmware, Mechanical, Environmental, EMC etc. to ensure your designs perform in all respects to the requirements placed upon you. In so doing you will be key to delivering world class missile solutions to our customers. Skillset/experience required: Ideally, degree qualified with significant post qualification experience in Electronic Design, development and delivery. Someone who can demonstrate the capability to lead significant Electronic design work packages and have experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team with the awareness and understanding of the challenges that this may bring. Excellent problem solving skills and knowledge of a wide range of electronic technologies and products. Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to influence and negotiate with stakeholders across the business. TPBN1_UKTJ

World Class Defence Organisation based in Stevenage (the role can be a split of working Onsite and Working From Home) is currently looking to recruit a Bid Coordinator on an initial 6 month contract, with very high prospect of extension. This role would suit a candidate who comes from a strong background of working as a Bid Coordinator, Bid Manager, Bid Specialist or Bid Writer. An Engineering background would be great. A background of working in the Defence or Aerospace industry would be great. Rate: £50 per hour Overtime Rate: Hours worked over 37 hours per week will be calculated at ‘time and a quarter’ Location: Stevenage Hybrid / Remote working: This role will be 2 or 3 days per week onsite. Duration: 6 Months with very likely prospect of extension. Contracts are often ongoing and long-term. IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella) Interview process: One stage video interview Bid Coordinator Job Description: The Test Equipment New Business Support (TE NBS) role will form part of a small team working within an international ‘Test Equipment Design/delivery’ function, developing test solutions for domestic/internal and export customers. The UK test equipment team works very closely with international colleagues in France. Responsibilities: The purpose of this role is to support the Test Equipment bidding team to produce technical costed proposals for all the UK delivered test solutions, for Development, Production and Export. This includes liaising with the design/technical teams and ‘subject matter experts’ to provide technical costed proposals to the UK programs, ensuring consistency and delivery on-time. This role will support multi-programme demands ensuring we meet the bid delivery timescales and programme objectives. This role has responsibility to ensure contribution to the growing team delivery of these bids on-time, on-quality and on-cost to meet the programme needs. Generation and compilation of UK bid costs from multi-disciplined areas of the business (including an international supplied cost-base). Subsequent generation of the technical costed proposals and where required presentation to the UK programs. Accountability for ensuring the UK bid team make quick, informed decisions and taking initiative in the face of evolving project requirements and unexpected disruptions. Working as part of the small UK team, taking direction from the New Business Manager, to generate the cost data and subsequent presentation material, Manage the configuration control of the bidding data, with data entry into the Data Management Systems tools (Matrix, JIRA, Primavera etc. - all training to be provided). Maintain cross-functional alignment – acting as a bridge between internal customers to Hardware Design, Software Design, Procurement, Quality, manufacturing etc. to keep workflows co-ordinated and avoid bottlenecks. Maintain positive working relationships with Key Interfaces & stakeholders and to promote the Test Equipment function. Engage with, manage and motivate all interfaces, both programs, peers and subject matter experts for successful outcomes. Manage the achievement of schedule adherence and delivery of (Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) through the execution of the bidding/planning process. Provide advice and support to test equipment and program teams and stakeholders, detailing best practice Identifying and supporting opportunities for improvement. Generating and developing documentation, reports, plans and communications. Delivery, presentation and reporting to an International test equipment leadership team. Promote and support the international Test Equipment Centre of Excellence (TE CofEx). Key Performance Indicators Managing the compilation of multiple bid deliveries to programs, OT, OC, OQ. Working to company processes ensuring configuration control and data management using IT tools/systems. Maintaining positive working relationships with Key program interfaces, stakeholders, and Test Equipment leadership teams Balancing Short term delivery deadlines with long term strategic goals Skillset/experience required: Compilation of bid data sourced from technical subject matter experts into standardised bid pro forma. Ability to communicate with different areas and levels of the business. Liaising and interfacing with the bid requesting customers (internal programs), technical teams, subject matter experts, and test equipment leadership teams. Use of common office tools (Excel, Word. PowerPoint etc.) Experience within an engineering discipline and knowledge of a product ‘through life’ design life-cycle (concept, development, Integration & validation, delivery, support etc.) ideal but not essential Primavera experience ideal but not essential. Ability to work at the Stevenage site (flexible dynamic working arrangements available with ‘Working from Home’ part time option, preferably with 2-3 days minimum a week on-site at Stevenage (more initially to facilitate training etc.). Flexibility to support occasional short term travel (1 or 2 nights), with ability to support at other company site visits at Bolton UK and Paris France, should a need arise. Some international travel to France may be required – the ability to speak French is not essential. Training on bidding process and IT tools will be provided as needed