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Find a UK defence job — submarines, warships, combat air and land systems

67 live vacancies in Design Engineering & CAD

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

Design Engineering & CAD: Design authority, draughting, 3D modelling and configuration control.

Search results (67)

Live UK defence vacancies (67)

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

Navy Command · Helensburgh, Argyll & Bute

£64,218

Navy Command, Principle Design Engineer with Navy Command in Helensburgh, Argyll & Bute. Advertised salary £64,218 – £64,218. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 06/11/2026 · 26 days left

Honeywell Aerospace · Edinburgh Technopole, Milton Bridge

£52,455

Senior RF/Microwave Design Engineer with Honeywell Aerospace in Edinburgh Technopole, Milton Bridge. Advertised salary £52,455 – £52,455. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 06/11/2026 · 26 days left

Honeywell Aerospace · Edinburgh, Scotland

£55,907

Senior RF/Microwave Design Engineer with Honeywell Aerospace in Edinburgh, Scotland. Advertised salary £55,907 – £55,907. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 06/11/2026 · 26 days left

Honeywell Aerospace · Redditch, Worcestershire

£45,356

Experienced Mechanical Design Engineer with Honeywell Aerospace in Redditch, Worcestershire. Advertised salary £45,356 – £45,356. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 06/11/2026 · 26 days left

Leonardo UK Ltd · UK

£55,051

FPGA Design Engineer Academy with Leonardo UK Ltd in UK. Advertised salary £55,051 – £55,051. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 05/11/2026 · 25 days left

Belcan · Bristol, South West England

£91,834

Stress Engineer Aerospace with Belcan in Bristol, South West England. Advertised salary £91,834 – £91,834. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 04/11/2026 · 24 days left

Leonardo UK Ltd · Edinburgh City Centre, Edinburgh

£62,756

Embedded Design Engineer - FPGA Academy with Leonardo UK Ltd in Edinburgh City Centre, Edinburgh. Advertised salary £62,756 – £62,756. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 04/11/2026 · 24 days left

Honeywell Aerospace · Yeovil, Somerset

£44,114

Mechanical Design Engineer with Honeywell Aerospace in Yeovil, Somerset. Advertised salary £44,114 – £44,114. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 04/11/2026 · 24 days left

Technical Futures Ltd · Pampisford, Cambridge

£68,381

Lead Radar Systems Design Engineer with Technical Futures Ltd in Pampisford, Cambridge. Advertised salary £68,381 – £68,381. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 03/11/2026 · 23 days left

Sanderson Government and Defence · UK

SC

£99,000

Senior Service Designer (SC Cleared) with Sanderson Government and Defence in UK. Advertised salary £450 – £450. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 03/11/2026 · 23 days left

Sanderson Government and Defence · UK

£70,000

Senior Service Designer with Sanderson Government and Defence in UK. Advertised salary £70,000 – £70,000. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 02/11/2026 · 22 days left

Collins Aerospace · UK

£49,219

Stress Engineer with Collins Aerospace in UK. Advertised salary £49,219 – £49,219. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 02/11/2026 · 22 days left

Sanderson Government and Defence · South East London, London

BPSS

£163,280 – £163,540

Senior Service Designer - BPSS Eligible with Sanderson Government and Defence in South East London, London. Advertised salary £163,280 – £163,540. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 01/11/2026 · 21 days left

Surrey Heath BC- Internal · Royal Military Academy, Camberley

£41,306 – £46,378

Senior Planning Policy Officer with Surrey Heath BC- Internal in Royal Military Academy, Camberley. Advertised salary £41,306 – £46,378. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 01/11/2026 · 21 days left

Elite Hire · Bristol, South West England

£50,000 – £65,000

Aerospace Stress Engineer with Elite Hire in Bristol, South West England. Advertised salary £50,000 – £65,000. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 31/10/2026 · 20 days left

Surrey Heath BC · Royal Military Academy, Camberley

£41,306 – £46,378

Senior Planning Policy Officer with Surrey Heath BC in Royal Military Academy, Camberley. Advertised salary £41,306 – £46,378. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 31/10/2026 · 20 days left

£55,745

Test Design Engineer with Thales in UK. Advertised salary £55,745 – £55,745. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 30/10/2026 · 19 days left

Thales · Glasgow, Scotland

£55,745

Test Design Engineer with Thales in Glasgow, Scotland. Advertised salary £55,745 – £55,745. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 29/10/2026 · 18 days left

Lockheed Martin · Havant, Hampshire

£64,304

Senior Human Factors Design Engineer with Lockheed Martin in Havant, Hampshire. Advertised salary £64,304 – £64,304. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 25/10/2026 · 14 days left

£48,329

Instructional Systems Designer with Leonardo in UK. Advertised salary £48,329 – £48,329. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 24/10/2026 · 13 days left

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