Defence jobs in the North East

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  • Service Engineer

    ODIN RECRUITMENT GROUP LIMITED, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear

    Pay:
    £45,000
    Posted:
    11 Nov 2026

    Field Service Engineer, Industrial Equipment & Automation Location: Field-Based / UK-Wide Travel Key Responsibilities: Install, service, commission and maintain industrial equipment and automated sys

    Opens a summary here. The full advert is on Adzuna.

  • Service Engineer (Safes and Access Control Systems)

    Ernest Gordon Recruitment, Fenham, Newcastle Upon Tyne

    Pay:
    £40,000
    Posted:
    5 Nov 2026

    Service Engineer (Safes and Access Control Systems) Newcastle £35,000 - £40,000 OTE £60k Training Progression Company Van (personal use) Overtime Are you a Service Engineer or similar, who wants to wo

    Opens a summary here. The full advert is on Adzuna.

  • Data Engineering Consultant

    Electus Recruitment, Shieldfield, Newcastle Upon Tyne

    Pay:
    £100,000
    Posted:
    5 Nov 2026

    Build data solutions for complex Defence challenges while broadening your technical experience across varied consultancy projects. Develop your skills across modern data engineering technologies and p

    Opens a summary here. The full advert is on Adzuna.

  • Refrigeration Engineer

    Office Owls Recruitment Limited, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear

    Pay:
    £46,000
    Posted:
    3 Nov 2026

    COMPANY OVERVIEW A leading national engineering services provider, with multiple regional offices across the UK, is expanding its team due to continued growth. The organisation delivers a wide range o

    Opens a summary here. The full advert is on Adzuna.

  • Design Engineer

    SER Ltd, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear

    Pay:
    £55,000
    Posted:
    3 Nov 2026

    Security Design Engineer Location: Field-Based, North East Job Type: Full-time Salary: £40,000, £50,000 DOE Bonus/Commission Scheme Benefits: Company car or car allowance Pension scheme Company phon

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  • Senior Embedded Software Engineer

    FryerMiles Recruitment, Shieldfield, Newcastle Upon Tyne

    Pay:
    £90,000
    Posted:
    31 Oct 2026

    Senior Embedded Software Engineer (Low Level), £65,000 to £90,000 per year, Newcastle upon Tyne (Relocations packages available) FryerMiles are delighted to be working with a rapidly growing technic

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  • Electronics Repair Engineer

    Demob Job Ltd, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear

    Posted:
    28 Oct 2026

    I am recruiting for my client, a well established business specialising in critical communication systems and infrastructure throughout the UK. They are now seeking an Electronics Repair Engineer to j

    Opens a summary here. The full advert is on Adzuna.

  • Steelwork Engineer

    Paisley Recruitment Group Ltd, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear

    Pay:
    £62,400 to £72,800
    Posted:
    27 Oct 2026

    STEELWORK ENGINEER / SUB-AGENT Location : Newcastle upon Tyne Contract : 12 months Day Rate : £300-£350 per day, dependent on experience Sector : Structural Steelwork / Fabrication We are seeking an e

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  • System Design Engineer

    Elvis Eckardt Recruitment, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear

    Pay:
    £40,000 to £45,000
    Posted:
    25 Oct 2026

    System Design Engineer (Redhill) Salary: £40k, £45k Key Goal: Turning technical requirements into physical blueprints (CAD). Core Responsibilities: * Produce detailed 2D and 3D drawings (AutoCAD/So

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  • Fire Security Engineer

    JLA Limited, Fenham, Newcastle Upon Tyne

    Pay:
    £39,999
    Posted:
    23 Oct 2026

    Job title Fire and Security Engineer Function Fire Location Field based Reports to Service Manager (North/South) Responsible for staff N/A About our business JLA is a mission critical infrastructure s

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  • Multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer - Mechanical Bias

    MTrec Technical, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear

    Pay:
    £45,125
    Posted:
    23 Oct 2026

    MTrec's new career opportunity Our clients are specialists in their industry sector, they are looking to recruit a Mechanically Biased Maintenance Technician on a permanent basis. This is an exciting

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  • QA/QC M&E Engineer

    COLEMAN JAMES LTD, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear

    Posted:
    22 Oct 2026

    We are working with a leading and dedicated data centre delivery partner who are seeking a QA/QC M&E Engineer to join their team in the North East. Our client specialises in providing turnkey data cen

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  • Project Engineering Lead

    Hackajob Ltd, Spital Tongues, Newcastle Upon Tyne

    Posted:
    22 Oct 2026

    Our client is a global aerospace, defence and security company. Job Description: Your impact Are you looking for an exciting and challenging opportunity to lead a skilled team in a time of significant

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  • AI Automation Engineer

    Emponics, New York Industrial Park, Newcastle Upon Tyne

    Pay:
    £85,000
    Posted:
    22 Oct 2026

    Our client with a three days in office two from home arrangement seek an experienced AI & Automation Engineer .They are a global growing business providing software services to deliver integrated busi

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  • Cyber Security Consultant

    Sanderson Government and Defence, Fenham, Newcastle Upon Tyne

    Posted:
    18 Oct 2026

    The core responsibilities / skills of the role will include: Identify and deploy innovative security solutions to real world problems, across a variety of industries How to work with both clients and

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  • Quality Systems Inspector

    Staff Power Group Limited, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear

    Pay:
    £23
    Posted:
    17 Oct 2026

    Position Summary To support if operation of a QMS by ensuring the integrity, accuracy, maintenance and control of quality-related documentation and records throughout the business. The role combines s

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  • Data Engineer - SC Cleared

    NSD, Fenham, Newcastle Upon Tyne

    Pay:
    £105,000
    Posted:
    17 Oct 2026

    Newcastle - on-site role, expensed wider travel required Up to £105,000 DoE package Active SC or DV Clearance required 2-stage virtual interview process Experience required in Python, SQL, Spark, Data

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  • Radar Health Systems Engineer

    Leonardo UK Ltd, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear

    Posted:
    17 Oct 2026

    Job Description: Your impact We are recruiting for a Senior/Principal Systems Engineer, to join our ECRS Mk2 project within the Typhoon sector. This is a technically challenging area of the business;

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  • Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

    Extension Recruitment, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear

    Posted:
    13 Oct 2026

    Job Title: Senior Mechanical Design Engineer Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne Contract Type: Permanent, Full time Our client is a global engineering business with multiple sites in the North East. They a

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