32 engineering jobs found in Chester

Senior Software Engineer - Real-Time Data (Kafka/Spark) Chester | Hybrid working | 12-month contract | Inside IR35 | Global Investment Bank A leading global investment bank is looking for a hands-on Senior Engineer to build high-performance, real-time data platforms supporting regulatory compliance across global operations. This is a fully engineering-led role focused on streaming, distributed systems, and low-latency processing , ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex data challenges at scale. What You'll Do Design and build Kafka-based streaming pipelines and Spark processing jobs Develop low-latency, high throughput systems handling large-scale datasets Create data matching and reconciliation solutions across multiple sources Work on event-driven architectures with a focus on performance, accuracy, and reliability Contribute to production grade systems in a highly regulated environment What We're Looking For Strong hands-on experience with Kafka and Spark...

MERITUS are recruiting for an Industrial Assembly Engineer to work night shifts for a large Aerospace business currently experiencing growth in Broughton, Flintshire. INDUSTRIAL ASSEMBLY ENGINEER - INSIDE IR35 - £37.02 PER HOUR (NIGHTSHIFT RISES TO £48.12 PER HOUR) - 6 MONTHS - FASTENING AND DRILLING EXPERIENCE - SECTOR: AEROSPACE Meritus are working with a leading aerospace manufacturing organisation to recruit a Manufacturing Engineering Industrial Assembly Engineer to support advanced wing structure production within a highly technical assembly environment. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced manufacturing engineer with strong industrial assembly knowledge to play a key role in the development, deployment, and optimisation of manufacturing technologies, with a particular focus on drilling and fastening equipment and processes. You will work across a technically complex production environment, driving process improvement, supporting capital investment...

Our client has an opportunity for a Technical Shopfloor Engineer to join them on a 12 month contract. You will be accompanying the production team in identifying and analysing technical issues. Role: Technical Shopfloor Engineer Location: Broughton, Flintshire Hours: Alternating weeks of mornings and afternoons: Monday to Friday Mornings - 6:00am - 1:10pm / Afternoons - 1:30pm - 8:40pm Clearance: BPSS required to start Hourly Rate: £40.13 per hour via Umbrella, inside IR35 + a 20% shift uplift What you'll be doing: Accompany the production team / Autonomous Production Team (APT). Supports in identifying, analysing and solving technical issues not directly manageable by the Operators & First Line Manager (FLM). Provides an E2E perspective at the shopfloor level within the production team / APT in Airbus. Supports continuous production enablement by efficiently utilising available resources & knowledge Contributes to the Operational Excellence targets within her/his area...

Building & Construction Project Leader Location: Broughton (onsite) Contract: Contract role | IR35: Inside Hours: 35 hours per week (4.5 days, between 7am-7pm) Rate: £31.40 per hour (PAYE) £42.00 per hour (Umbrella) Clearance: BPSS+ (completed by Airbus Security) Interview Process: One‑stage interview About the role We are working with Airbus to recruit an experienced Building & Construction Project Leader to support a growing portfolio of capital investment (CAPEX) projects at their Broughton site. In this role, you'll take ownership of projects from initial feasibility through design, delivery, and final handover, leading multi‑functional teams and ensuring all work is delivered safely, compliantly, and to a high technical standard. This is a hands‑on leadership role, ideal for someone with strong client‑side construction and project management experience within complex operational environments. What you'll be doing Setting up and leading CAPEX building and...

Civils Superintenent (contract role)  Location: Mold, North Wales Duration: 12 Months+ (2-3 years likely)  Rate: £50.00 per hour PAYE GROSS (plus holiday pay on top) - inside IR35 only  Schedule: Site Based Requirement: CSCS Card Essential (Gold Preferred) Description Our client is currently recruiting for an experienced Civils Superintendent / Construction Supervisor to join a major onshore construction project of a carbon capture facility based in Mold, North Wales. The successful candidate will be responsible for the supervision and management of civil and structural subcontractors across a busy industrial construction environment. Key Responsibilities Supervise and manage civil and structural subcontractors on site Coordinate daily construction activities across multiple disciplines Promote and maintain a strong site safety culture Attend and contribute to daily coordination meetings and weekly progress reporting Monitor contractor performance against project...

Commissioning Engineer (Mechanically Biased) Warrington Contract until Jan 2027 Inside IR35   Responsibilities The Commissioning Engineer reporting to the Commissioning Team Leader, carries out a role to undertake delivery of assigned commissioning tasks in a safe and effective manner, in line with commissioning process requirements. This role is specific to candidates with experience in nuclear in-cell handler testing.    The Commissioning Engineer is responsible for: Delivering the commissioning work scope to an agreed strategy and plan in a timely and cost effective manner Execution of the arrangements for controlling, witnessing, recording and assessing the results of commissioning tests which may affect safety. Ensuring a proactive and balanced approach to safety (nuclear, radiological, conventional and environmental) to ensure that safety is optimised during commissioning Reviewing commissioning progress and performance and taking appropriate corrective actions where...

CAD/CAM Engineer - Discrete Event Simulation - (phone number removed) - £35.53/hr umbrella rate Do you have strong working knowledge of Discrete Event Simulation tools such as Lanner Witness or Siemens Technomatix Plant Simulation? Do you have proven experience in production process flow simulation and problem-solving on complex technical systems? Are you ready to take your career to the next level as a CAD/CAM Engineer - Discrete Event Simulation? This is your chance to work on innovative projects that shape the future of vehicle engineering. With an inspiring work environment and the opportunity to develop cutting-edge skills, this role offers a platform for professional growth and the chance to make a real impact in the automotive industry. If you're passionate about process optimisation and thrive in dynamic settings, this opportunity is tailor-made for you.  What You Will Do:  - Lead the development of Discrete Event Simulation (DES) models, from concept to detailed mimic...

An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a Quality Engineer whereby you will play a key part in supporting, controlling, and inspecting technical processes to ensure a high standard of quality throughout the organisation. As a Quality Engineer, your responsibilities will include: • Quality Control Plans (QCPs): Establish, apply, and maintain comprehensive quality control plans, ensuring they are implemented efficiently and accurately. • Data Analysis: Analyse medium to complex system data to inform decisions and drive precise execution throughout the organisation. • Project Involvement: Participate in the design and implementation phases of projects, ensuring that quality is embedded at every stage. • Regulatory Compliance: Stay informed of the latest regulatory requirements and coach internal teams on their application and proper usage. • Audits and Assessments: Conduct and support internal and external audits, evaluations, and assessments to ensure compliance with ISO, ASTM,...

A leading provider of nuclear solutions in the UK, specialising in clean energy, defense, and civil decommissioning, is looking for Principal EC&I Engineer's to join their talented team. The package: Principal EC&I Engineer Warrington - Hybrid Inside IR35 rate £60-70 per hour The role: The Principal Engineer provides leadership in the delivery of engineering and technical activities through the application of process, domain knowledge and experience. Ensure effective management of multi discipline teams to ensure timely & efficient delivery of engineering work to meet customer agreed scope Supervise engineers/technical specialists Promote effective co-operation across Engineering and other functional teams Ensure effective management of the customer, including liaison and relationship development with existing and new customers, to aid the development of business, resolution of technical and delivery issues, and such that the customer is fully briefed and...

A leading provider of nuclear solutions in the UK, specialising in clean energy, defense, and civil decommissioning, is looking for Principal Mechanical Engineer's to join their talented team. The package: Principal Mechanical Engineer Warrington - Hybrid Inside IR35 rate £60-70 per hour The role: The Principal Engineer provides leadership in the delivery of engineering and technical activities through the application of process, domain knowledge and experience. Ensure effective management of multi discipline teams to ensure timely & efficient delivery of engineering work to meet customer agreed scope Supervise engineers/technical specialists Promote effective co-operation across Engineering and other functional teams Ensure effective management of the customer, including liaison and relationship development with existing and new customers, to aid the development of business, resolution of technical and delivery issues, and such that the customer is fully briefed and...

Our OEM Client based in Manchester, is searching for a Platform Development Engineer to join their team, Inside IR35. This is a contract position with a proposed end date of 31st March 2027. Umbrella Pay Rate: £33.64 per hour. Essential Skills, Knowledge and Experience Required: 4+ years’ experience in Unix OS and ideally recent experience in container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, etc) and a scripting language (e.g. Python, Bash. 4+ years’ experience of at least one major cloud provider (GCP, AWS, Azure) and Kubernetes experience. Strong experience of Site Reliability Engineering practices and principles. Strong experience in operational monitoring and dash-boarding for applications (ELK, SonarQube, Prometheus, Grafana). Experience with containers and orchestration frameworks (Docker, k8s). Experience with source code management and version control (Git/GitHub/GitLab). Experience with modern CI/CD tools and techniques. Previous involvement in all stages of the software...

OLG Recruitment are currently looking for a Projects E&I Design Engineer for our client located in Warrington. This is a contract position for a minimum of 10 months. This role has been assessed as inside IR35, PAYE only. You will be required on site 3 days per week and 2 days from home. Aim: To work within the Projects E&I design team delivering, supporting others delivering and checking design packages to meet safety, functional and business needs. Essential: * Academic Qualification: HNC * Professional Qualification: Incorporated Engineer * Security Clearance: SC * Hours: 37 hours over 4½ days a week * Location: Working 3 days a week minimum at Hinton House, Warrington, Cheshire Experience: * Minimum 3 years successfully delivering as an Electrical Design Engineer on external multidiscipline projects, from concept design through to handover, with a working knowledge of the appropriate Engineering Standards governing the following works: *...

World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit a number of Mechanical Systems Engineer / Architects on an initial 6 month contract.  The department can have the role based from either the Stevenage, Bristol or Bolton sites.   This role would suit a candidate who comes from a strong background of working as a Mechanical Design Engineer, Mechanical Systems Engineer, Mechanical Architect or has experience of Mechanical Systems Architecture.  A defence / aerospace background is ideal but not essential. DOORS experience would be great.    Rate: £60.00 per hour Overtime Rate: Hours worked over the standard 37 hours per week, will be paid at ‘time and a quarter’ Location: Stevenage, Bolton or Bristol depending on your preference Hybrid / Remote working: 3-4 days onsite needed. Will be 5 days onsite to begin with due to training needs Duration: 6 Months with very likely extension. Contracts are often ongoing and long-term thereafter.  IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella)...

Our client has an opportunity for a Missile Mechanical Architect to join them on a contract basis for 6 months with likely extension. This exciting role is to gather and manage the missile mechanical architecture requirements to achieve missile performance, on time and on cost and overall layout vs compliance. This involves providing justification of the design and co-ordinate the verification evidence of missile performance to support certification. Role: Missile Mechanical Architect Location: Stevenage or Bolton, fully onsite. (must be happy to travel between locations) Hours: 37 per week Clearance: Full SC required before starting Hourly Rate: £60 per hour via Umbrella, inside IR35 What you'll be doing: Establishing the Missile Airframe Task Requirements Specification (TRS) to ensure a structured & coherent mechanical response to the overall Missile TRS Management of the mechanical interface with the launcher Management of Mechanical & Thermal Interfaces across...

Our client has an opportunity for a Mechanical Engineer to join their Calibration and Maintenance Team. You will be joining a dynamic and focussed team, responsible for the support of the manufacturing function across all stages of product assembly integration and test. The team are self-motivated and work directly with support functions and engineers across MBDA to resolve routine and non-routine tasks arising within the business. Role: Mechanical Engineer Location: Bolton, fully onsite Hours: 37 per week Hourly Rate: £32-£35 per hour via Umbrella, inside IR35 Clearance: SC required before starting What you'll be doing: The main aspects of the role will be as technical support for the metrology department supporting COTS (commercial of the shelf) equipment and STTE (Special to type test equipment) calibration and maintenance. You will be required to assist production with technical queries on fixtures and tooling along with supporting CMM (Co-ordinate measuring machine)...

World Class Defence Organisation based in Bolton is currently looking to recruit a Manufacturing Project Manager / Bid Lead subcontractor on an initial 12 month contract.  The role will be a hybrid role of working from home and onsite (2 days per week). This role would suit a candidate who has bid manager / bid proposals experience along with a project manager experience.  A defence / aerospace / manufacturing background would be great.  Job Title: Manufacturing Project Manager / Bid Lead Rate: £33 per hour Location: Bolton   Hybrid / Remote working: 2 days per week onsite Contract: 37 Hours per week Overtime: Hours worked over 37 hours per week will be calculated at ‘time and a quarter’ Duration: 12 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter) IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella) Manufacturing Project Manager / Bid Lead Job Description: Generation of Manufacturing Bids for Industrial Transfer packages of work, ensuring they are competitive, compliant and are...

World Class Defence Organisation based in Bolton is currently looking to recruit 2x Test Equipment Design Support Engineer subcontractors on an initial 6 month contract.     This role would suit a candidate who comes from a strong Electronics Engineer OR Production Support Engineer OR Test Systems Designer OR Electronics Design Engineer background.   Rate: £65.00 per hour Overtime Rate: Hours worked over the standard 37 hours per week, will be paid at ‘time and a quarter’ Location: Bolton Hybrid / Remote working: 4-5 days a week onsite (possible for remote work occasionally).  The department are happy for a Compressed week to be worked, for 4 days per week (Monday to Thursday) Duration: 6 Months with very likely extension. Contracts are often ongoing and long-term thereafter.  IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella)   Test Equipment Design Support Engineer Job Description:   We have a phenomenal opportunity for experienced Electronic Design Engineers to play a leading role in the...

World Class Defence Organisation based in Bolton is currently looking to recruit a Test Equipment Obsolescence Manager subcontractor on an initial 6 month contract.  The role will be a hybrid position of 2 days in office, rest of the week remote.   Rate: £60 per hour Overtime Rate: Hours worked over the standard 37 hours per week, will be paid at ‘time and a quarter’ Location: Bolton Hybrid / Remote working: Hybrid, 2 days per week onsite and the rest remote from home. Duration: 6 Months with very likely extension. Contracts are often ongoing and long-term thereafter.  IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella)   Test Equipment Obsolescence Manager Job Description:   We have a phenomenal opportunity for experienced Engineers to play a leading role in the support of production activities at our state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities. Working within Production Design Support (PDS) is a highly rewarding role working close to the manufacturing environment helping to shape the design of...

World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit 2x Missile Test Architect subcontractors on an initial 6 month contract.    Rate: £60.00 per hour Location: Stevenage or Bolton (depending on your preference)   Hybrid / Remote working: This role is a hybrid role, 1-2 days a week possibly in lab up to 3 in first weeks 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) Missile Test Architect Job Description: The department are looking for experienced test equipment engineers that want to use their knowledge in a system/sub system management role. The role includes determining the project test equipment needs, managing the requirements for test equipment and managing the development through delivery and into service. In this role, you will be responsible for the projects test equipment and...

World Class Defence Organisation based in Bolton is currently looking to recruit 4x Manufacturing Engineers. Rate: £35.00 per hour Location: Bolton Contract: 37 Hours per week Overtime: Hours worked over 37 hours per week will be calculated at ‘time and a quarter’ Duration: 12 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter) IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella)   Manufacturing Engineer Job Description: As a Manufacturing Engineer within the unit & missile assembly manufacturing facility your focus will be to ensure that our products are built efficiently and to budget. A key member of the Manufacturing Engineering team, you will carry out activities in support of multi-project manufacturing. Compilation and update of Manufacturing Instructions. Design, Commissioning and proving of associated tooling. Support the industrial validation process through the use of FMEA’s, FAI’s etc. Resolution of technical problems that may arise during the manufacturing process....