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

52 live vacancies in Quality, Inspection & NDT

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.

Quality, Inspection & NDT: QA/QC, NDT (UT, RT, MPI, DPI), metrology and supplier quality.

Search results (52)

Live UK defence vacancies (52)

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

Thales · Glasgow, Scotland

£40,227

Process Inspector with Thales in Glasgow, Scotland. Advertised salary £40,227 – £40,227. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 07/11/2026 · 27 days left

Thales · Cheadle, Greater Manchester

£55,217

Quality Assurance Manager with Thales in Cheadle, Greater Manchester. Advertised salary £55,217 – £55,217. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 06/11/2026 · 26 days left

Panasonic Avionics Corporation · Slough, Berkshire

£37,141

Manager, Quality (Part 145 Regulatory Compliance) with Panasonic Avionics Corporation in Slough, Berkshire. Advertised salary £37,141 – £37,141. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 06/11/2026 · 26 days left

Thales · Castlereagh, Belfast

£64,019

Quality Assurance Manager with Thales in Castlereagh, Belfast. Advertised salary £64,019 – £64,019. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 05/11/2026 · 25 days left

Thales · Belfast, Northern Ireland

£54,139

Quality Assurance Manager with Thales in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Advertised salary £54,139 – £54,139. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 05/11/2026 · 25 days left

£53,935

Quality Assurance Manager with Thales in UK. Advertised salary £53,935 – £53,935. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 05/11/2026 · 25 days left

Thales · Crawley, West Sussex

£56,772

Quality Assurance Manager with Thales in Crawley, West Sussex. Advertised salary £56,772 – £56,772. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 04/11/2026 · 24 days left

Babcock · United Kingdom

Quality Engineer with Babcock in United Kingdom. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 04/11/2026 · 24 days left

£43,170

Quality Assurance Technician with Leonardo in UK. Advertised salary £43,170 – £43,170. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 30/10/2026 · 19 days left

£74,784

Principal Quality Engineer with Leonardo in UK. Advertised salary £74,784 – £74,784. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 30/10/2026 · 19 days left

Lockheed Martin · Ampthill, Bedford

£45,287

Quality Bids and Proposals Coordinator with Lockheed Martin in Ampthill, Bedford. Advertised salary £45,287 – £45,287. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 30/10/2026 · 19 days left

GKN Aerospace · UK

Up to £143,880

Site Quality Manager with GKN Aerospace in UK. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 29/10/2026 · 18 days left

£110,000

Senior Quality Engineer with Leonardo in UK. Advertised salary £500 – £500. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 29/10/2026 · 18 days left

Thales · Glasgow, Scotland

£45,713

Process Inspector - Nightshift with Thales in Glasgow, Scotland. Advertised salary £45,713 – £45,713. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 24/10/2026 · 13 days left

£45,713

Process Inspector - Nightshift with Thales in UK. Advertised salary £45,713 – £45,713. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 24/10/2026 · 13 days left

MBDA · Bolton, Greater Manchester

£50,000

Principal Quality Assurance Engineer with MBDA in Bolton, Greater Manchester. Advertised salary £50,000 – £50,000. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 24/10/2026 · 13 days left

Thales · Templecombe, Somerset

£52,908

Quality Assurance Manager with Thales in Templecombe, Somerset. Advertised salary £52,908 – £52,908. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 23/10/2026 · 12 days left

Thales · Glasgow, Scotland

£40,227

Process Inspector with Thales in Glasgow, Scotland. Advertised salary £40,227 – £40,227. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 22/10/2026 · 11 days left

Thales · Crawley, West Sussex

£56,772

Quality Assurance Manager with Thales in Crawley, West Sussex. Advertised salary £56,772 – £56,772. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 22/10/2026 · 11 days left

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