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Propulsion Manager

Last week

Tekever Swindon

Build and run a propulsion manufacturing capability from scratch at the Swindon site, covering facility layout, equipment commissioning, fuel and engine test cells, and in-house 3D printing. Recruit and lead the shop-floor team, manage supply chain outsourcing, and drive production rate, quality and continuous improvement across a European plant network.

Hybrid Clearance Required

Project Quality Manager

3 weeks ago

Tekever Bristol

Lead quality assurance and quality management across defence and aerospace projects, acting as the customer-facing quality focal point. Own the Project Quality Management Plan, requirements traceability, configuration and change control, supplier quality, nonconformance and CAPA, and support design reviews and verification activities alongside project, engineering and supply chain teams.

Forward Deployed Engineer II (5951)

Last month

Shield AI London

Customer-facing engineer deploying Shield AI's Hivemind autonomy software on-site with customers, supporting integration, training and debugging of API issues. Builds AI and autonomy applications using the enterprise SDK in modern C++, and feeds customer insights back to product engineering. Involves roughly 30% travel and pre-sales support such as demos and conferences.

Hybrid

Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomy Software Integration & Test (R5539)

3 months ago

Shield AI London

Hands-on engineering role developing, integrating and flight-testing autonomy software for unmanned and autonomous aircraft, spanning C++/Python development, hardware bring-up, telemetry analysis and live field operations. Works across software, avionics, radios and flight controllers, supporting SIL/HIL/VIL simulation and demonstrations, primarily in the Lviv region with travel across Ukraine.

Hybrid

Data Architect / DBA

Last month

Callen Lenz Salisbury £65,000 – £75,000 pa

Owns enterprise data architecture, governance and database administration, designing logical and physical models and setting standards for ERP, PLM and manufacturing systems. Leads data migration workstreams, master data management and cleansing, plus integration across ERP, PLM, CRM and reporting platforms. Acts as the primary data subject matter expert during business transformation projects.

On-site Permanent Clearance Required

Business Development Manager

Last month

Callen Lenz Salisbury £60,000 – £75,000 pa

Owns the full business winning lifecycle for a UAS and aerospace company, from market analysis and strategy through opportunity development, capture leadership and deal closure. Leads capture teams, develops Price to Win and business cases, and manages customer and stakeholder relationships across government and industry.

On-site Permanent

Technical Documents Manager

Last month

Tekever Bristol

Lead the development and lifecycle management of S1000D-compliant technical publications for Unmanned Air System programmes within an Integrated Logistics Support capability. Own the CSDB, data module structures and DMRL, liaise with customers and regulators on airworthiness requirements, and manage a technical authoring team through engineering change and configuration control.

Hybrid Clearance Required

Quality Manager

3 weeks ago

Tekever Swindon

Hands-on quality management role leading day-to-day assurance within a Swindon manufacturing operation, establishing controlled processes that meet AS9100 and ISO 9001. Involves FAIRs and AS9102, nonconformance control, root-cause analysis (5 Whys, Ishikawa, 8D), audits and Kaizen improvement, working with Manufacturing Engineering, Production and Supply Chain.

Hybrid

Composites Manager

3 weeks ago

Tekever Swindon

Build and run a composites manufacturing capability from scratch for drone airframe structures, covering facility layout, equipment commissioning, pre-preg lay-up, tooling, cure, trim and inspection. Recruit and lead the shop-floor team, own quality, safety and production rate, and transfer best practice across European plants.

Hybrid Clearance Required

Object Detection and Tracking Engineer (R5244)

4 months ago

Shield AI London

Design and implement real-time perception algorithms for object detection, classification and multi-target tracking, fusing EO/IR cameras, radar and IMU data. Build state estimation and localization pipelines, interpret sensor ICDs, and validate performance in simulation and flight test. Works closely with autonomy and hardware teams on SWaP-constrained airborne platforms.

Hybrid

Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (5961)

Last month

Shield AI London

Customer-facing engineering role deploying Shield AI's Hivemind autonomy software on site with customers, roughly 30% travel. You build AI and autonomy applications with the enterprise SDK, provide technical support and training, debug software and API integration issues, and feed customer insight back to product engineering. Requires strong modern C++ skills.

Hybrid

Staff Forward Deployed Engineer (5021)

5 months ago

Shield AI London

Customer-facing engineer deploying Shield AI's Hivemind autonomy software on-site with customers, supporting integration, training and technical support, and debugging software/API issues. Develops AI and autonomy applications using the enterprise SDK in modern C++, and feeds customer feedback back to product engineering. Involves roughly 30% travel and pre-sales work such as demos and conferences.

Hybrid

Staff Forward Deployed Engineer (R4962)

5 months ago

Shield AI London

Customer-facing engineer deploying Shield AI's Hivemind autonomy software on customer sites, with around 30% travel. You build AI and autonomy applications using the enterprise SDK, train users, debug API integration issues, and feed customer feedback back to product engineering. Requires strong modern C++ skills.

Hybrid

Staff Engineer, Digital Infrastructure (R5602)

2 months ago

Shield AI London

Deploy, integrate and maintain components of an AI training factory across isolated and specialised environments, working in a small team of engineers and administrators. The role involves Kubernetes and container orchestration, C++/Python applications, Linux networking, and automation tooling such as Ansible, Chef or Puppet, with close coordination with autonomy teams.

Hybrid

Manager, Autonomy Applications Engineering (R5188)

5 months ago

Shield AI London

Lead and coach a team of Forward Deployed Engineers supporting customer deployment, onboarding and sustained use of the Hivemind autonomy SDK in real-world operational environments. The role combines people management, technical escalation and field feedback loops, partnering with product and engineering to improve deployment playbooks and customer readiness. Requires strong C++ and Python background plus up to 30% travel.

Hybrid

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