27 development engineer jobs found in Peterborough

Job Title: Procurement Professional Location: Peterborough, Cambridgeshire Hourly Rate: £24.30 Duration: 12 months - VERY likely to extend! Hours: 37.5 hours per week Flexible Working: Options available in line with business needs. Job Title: Procurement Professional (Test and Development Engineering Team) Location: Peterborough, Cambridgeshire Hourly Rate: £24.30 Duration: 12 months - VERY likely to extend! Hours: 37.5 hours per week Flexible Working: Options available in line with business needs. About Us: We are a global leader in manufacturing construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives. Our Peterborough facility plays a key role in developing and producing industrial engines for both the Cat and Perkins brands. Join us and help create innovative, sustainable solutions that have a lasting impact across the globe. The Opportunity: We are seeking a Procurement Professional to join our...

PE Global is recruiting a Development Research Technician for our manufacturing client based in Peterborough. The role is an initial 12 month contract and the rate for this role is £14.20 p/h PAYE. Responsibilities: • Adhere to health and safety policy and safe working practices. • There will be an expectation to travel & work at other facilities • Follow documented standard work procedures/instructions , using various hand, power tools and lifting equipment provided in the work area • Assist engineers in conducting technical investigations of current and future product working predominantly with engine components or systems to validate for performance and durability. • Operate test equipment and conducts investigation as directed by an engineer to obtain, analyse and summarise data. • Records evaluation results in appropriate form (curves, charts, tables, sketches, photographs) with the appropriate tools (hardcopy, software, etc.) to engineer for inclusion in technical...

Based in Kettering NN16 A leading, established and highly successful provider of mechanical and electrical installation services to commercial and industrial buildings seek the solid appointment of a skilled Mechanical Project Engineer from an M&E / Building Services electrical installation projects background. Those with M&E installations experience in commercial and or industrial environments are of serious interest as a Mechanical Project Engineer or similar. We are looking to make an immediate appointment for an important ongoing project. Candidates highly sought after are those naturally from an M&E / Building Services background, ideally with direct working experience in the project delivery of mechanical installations you would expect to find in commercial and industrial settings. Those with any hospital / healthcare buildings Mechanical services installation are highly sought after; this is not essental for the role though. You will be responsible for supporting...

Are you a skilled engineer with a passion for preventative maintenance, technical problem-solving, and delivering high-quality service? Our client based in Rushden is seeking a Service Engineer to join its dedicated service and maintenance team. This is a vital, hands-on role ensuring plant and equipment are maintained to the highest standards—maximising uptime, supporting safe operations, and delivering a best-in-class customer experience. The Role: As a Service Engineer, you will take ownership of equipment quality, reliability, and safety across the depot and customer sites. This is the perfect opportunity for an experienced mobile/field Engineer looking to come away from travelling.   Hours: Monday to Thursday 8am - 5.30pm Friday 8am – 4.30pm   Salary: £18.32 p/h - £21.53 p/h (approx. £40k - £47k DOE) Location: Rushden, Northamptonshire   Key Responsibilities: Carry out routine servicing and preventative maintenance on plant equipment within the Rushden yard (with...

Job Title: Contract Software Engineer - C++ Location: Cambridge Rate: We know rate transparency matters. While we can’t list a figure on this advert, we are more than happy to disclose immediately upon application Employment Type: Contract - 6 Month Contract  Working Arrangements: Hybrid working (3 days on site, 2 from home) A contract opportunity for an experienced C++ Software Engineer to join a high‑performance engineering team in Cambridge, working on motor control, embedded systems, and cross‑platform development across Windows and Linux. This is an initial 6‑month contract with strong potential for extension. You will develop and enhance software that drives complex motor‑control systems used in advanced engineering environments. The work involves low‑level control, real‑time performance, and robust cross‑platform implementation. Collaboration with electronics, firmware, and systems engineers is central to the role. Key Responsibilities - Design, develop, and...

Human Factors Engineer Location: Cambridge Salary: DOE Contract role for 12 months Benefits: Flexible home and office-based working, competitive contract rates, opportunity to work on global projects Exciting opportunity for a Human Factors Engineer to join our client’s Devices Centre of Excellence! This role offers the chance to contribute to global drug delivery device development projects and regulatory submissions. About the Role and Client Our client is a global leader in drug delivery device innovation, supporting projects across multiple therapy areas. As a Human Factors Engineer, you will manage and execute human factors engineering activities, ensuring usability and compliance for combination products. Responsibilities * Collaborate with internal teams, external design companies, and vendors to deliver human factors engineering outputs * Project-manage the supply, assembly, and testing of materials for HF studies * Provide usability input to device design and...

There is a moment in engineering when theory leaves the whiteboard and becomes something tangible. A signal moves through the air. A product goes from concept to reality. A design performs exactly as intended. Our client is at that moment. They are managing an ambitious programme of work across multiple live projects, all moving at pace, all time critical. To keep that momentum, they need a dedicated Antenna Design Engineer who can step in, take ownership and help deliver. This is not a generalist design role. It is a focused, specialist position within a high-performing engineering team. You will be working alongside antenna, mechanical and production engineers, contributing across the full development lifecycle. From early stage concepts through to build, verification and production handover, your work will have a direct impact on real products and real outcomes. The role has been approved as a 12-month fixed-term contract due to project demand. There is strong potential for...

Tooling Design Engineer Pay: £45hr - £50hr (Umbrella) Location: Ampthill Contract: 6x Months Hours: 37.5 hours per week Pattern: 4x Flex (4-day week, Monday–Thursday) Security Clearance: SC (Required to start) About the Role We are seeking an experienced Tooling Design Engineer to join a world class leading defence company based in Ampthill. This contract role sits within the Operations Engineering team, providing tooling and manufacturing engineering support across the full product lifecycle from concept design and prototype build through to full-rate production and end-of-life support. You will play a critical role in the design, development, and implementation of industrial tooling, jigs, fixtures, prototype models, and machine attachments used for both production and experimental applications. Key Responsibilities: Design and development of manufacturing tooling across technologies including NC machining, Composite layup, Mechanical assembly and fabrication. Full...

C# / .net Software Engineer Milton Keynes - first few days for training then 1 site visit a month 6 Months Contract £550 per day We are looking for an experienced C# Software Engineer to join the team and support us on our journey in transforming our application landscape to provide a modern, cloud hosted finance platform. This exciting opportunity offers the chance for you to work for a fantastic brand and to help shape our digital future. About the role As a key part of the scrum team, you will help to shape the company's core products, working on green and brownfield solutions using the latest technologies. You will play an important role in the product lifecycle, contributing to design, from development through to delivery. About you We are looking for a good communicator and strong team player with skills aligned to our tech stack. We would expect you to have strong experience in most of the following: Tech Stack C# .Net Core Typescript React Web API Kubernetes /...

My customer has worked with one of the UK's largest automotive manufacturers over the last 10 years, providing a full engine air path diagnostic calibration to all of the OEM's diesel and diesel hybrid vehicle programs, meeting EU and EPA regulations. We have in recent years expanded our client base working with other prestigious OEM's covering gasoline projects and full OBD systems. ​The development of in-house programmes allows them to provide services ranging from software design meeting current standards, to post-processing data in order to assess calibration change impact or to identify events of interest from hours of logged data. They specialise in systems engineering, system integration, diagnostics, control systems, data processing and testing, providing a range of services from advice through to fully-managed turn-key projects. This position is for a calibration engineer with a focus on OBD test. It could be suitable for a graduate with an interest in this topic area...

Senior Configuration Engineer Stevenage (Sector: Defence & Aerospace) Contract Type: 12 Month Contract   The Opportunity We are seeking a Senior Configuration Engineer to join our world-class team of over 30 specialists. In this role, you will be the guardian of product definition, ensuring the technical integrity of life-critical systems across multiple international projects.   The Role Supporting the Project Configuration Manager, you will take ownership of the design structure for major product sections. You will act as the bridge between engineering innovation and controlled execution, managing complex product variants through every stage of the lifecycle—from development and production to in-service support.   Key Responsibilities: Manage and reflect engineering input into the design structure using our PLM tool, Windchill. Lead the engineering change process, reviewing, accepting, or rejecting changes to ensure business approbation controls are strictly met. Maintain...

Project Engineer 12 Month Contract Stevenage £50 per hour Umbrella   Overview of department: WSSE are integral in the development of systems and system architectures, and as a result we have developed a capability supporting developments across the full product life cycle. The team integrate real products, models and synthetic environments to provide visualisations, demonstrations, verification & validation as well as training capability and support.   Responsibilities: Support the delivery of integration tools to customers acting as the liaison between WSSE and Manufacturing Working with Project Leads and development teams to understand the critical path activities to ensure we deliver on time. You will work as part of a heterogeneous agile development team, made up of mixed discipline engineers working in synergy to deliver the simulations and representations of real equipment. The role requires you to deploy existing software packages provided to you from the software...

World Class Defence Organisation based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire is currently looking to recruit an RF Design Engineer subcontractor on an initial 12 month contract.    This role would suit a candidate who comes from a strong background working as an RF Designer, Microwave Design Engineer or RF Systems Engineer.  Any previous experience of Advanced Design System (ADS) or Cadence would be great. Hourly Rate: £75ph (Umbrella) Contract Duration: 12 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter) RF Design Engineer Job Description: The successful candidate will be the designer for specific RF electronics designs. Interfaces to various stakeholders, such as the Datalink core team, Design Authority and other functional entities will need to be managed effectively to ensure the designs are delivered in a timely manner and will integrate to the other parts of the system Responsibilities: The role is substantially technical and hand on testing and proving is essential....

World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit an Electrical Systems Engineer / Architect subcontractor on an initial 12 month contract. Your base site can either be from the companies Bristol, Stevenage or Bolton office.  This role will be a hybrid position – 3 days per week onsite and 2 days remote.      Hourly Rate: £60 - £85 (Umbrella).      Contract Duration: 6 Months initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter.   Missile Electronic Architect Job Description:   Electrical Architects/Engineers are involved in all aspects of missile development, from the early concept studies to series production and in-service support. It’s an excellent opportunity for someone wanting to build on their engineering experience. Responsibilities: You will be responsible for the electrical architecture and requirements for missiles and/or their associated launcher systems with duties including: Specifying/determining system electrical requirements interface definitions...

World Class Defence Organisation based in Stevenage is currently looking to recruit 3x Mechanical Systems Engineers / Architects on an initial 12 month contract.  The role will be hybrid of being split between working from home and onsite.    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.    A background or knowledge of Systems Engineering and Supplier Management would be beneficial. Contract Duration: 12 Months initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter. Hourly Rate: £65.00ph   Mechanical Systems Engineer / Architect Job Description:   We have an opportunity for an experienced Mechanical Architect to join the team. This exciting role is to gather and manage the missile mechanical architecture requirements to...

Configuration Engineer Stevenage – Hybrid Working 6 12 Month Plus Contract Working with a Globally known Manufacturing Company within the Defence industry. They are actively seeking a Configuration Engineer on a 6 - 12 month plus contract within the Stevenage area.   Responsibilities: The Senior Configuration Engineer is responsible for the Product definition and/or Configuration Management of a minor project or major parts of a project.  Skillset/experience required: Knowledge of Configuration Management and the application of these within and demanding yet professional engineering environment. The ability to build rapport with stakeholders as well as positively promote the Configuration Management group through supportive and pro-active approach with internal customers. Awareness of relevant internal and external customer requirements and standards. Reflection of engineering input, through the engineering change process, into the design definition / structure,...

Electronics Design Engineer Location: Stevenage (Hybrid, 2 days onsite) Duration: 12 months (likely extension) Rate: Negotiable (DOE)  - Clearance: Active SC Clearance required  The Opportunity An industry-leading defence organisation is looking for an experienced Electronics Design Engineer to join their growing team in Stevenage. You’ll be part of a highly supportive engineering function that prides itself on collaboration, knowledge sharing, and delivering high-quality solutions. This role suits someone who enjoys taking ownership of design work packages, thrives in multi-disciplinary environments, and has a strong background across the full electronic product lifecycle. What You’ll Be Doing You’ll play a key part in developing advanced electronic solutions for complex weapon systems, covering both on-board subsystems and land, sea, and air-based firing units. Responsibilities include: Leading and delivering end-to-end electronic design packages Taking...

If you are a versatile and highly skilled Senior Cloud & Full Stack Engineer ready to work, support and advance this UK leading companies modern application ecosystem, then please, do read on! This role requires strong expertise across cloud infrastructure, backend microservices, frontend development, and legacy system support. The ideal candidate will possess comprehensive skills in all these areas, ensuring a well-rounded and robust contribution to our technology landscape. Duration: temporary contract for 3-6months or so This is a paid per hour PAYE temporary role Rate of Pay PH: £33-43ph plus holiday pay (circa £60-80,000 if salaried) Location: hybrid. Need to work in the office in Central Bedfordshire for meetings, reviews and handovers, which will be once a week or so. Hours: 35 hrs per week 9am-5pm (1 hr lunch) Days: Mon-Fri Benefits: - free parking - electric vehicle charge points - holiday pay accrual - wfh most of the time - pension after a qualifying period...

Procurement Professional The Role We are seeking a disciplined Procurement Professional to join a world-leading engineering team. You will sit within the Engineering Supply Chain, working directly with engineers to ensure high-quality New Product Introduction (NPI) projects are delivered on time. This is a fast-paced role focused on prototype procurement, supplier management, and ensuring a seamless flow of goods for research and development projects. Location: Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (100% On-site) Type: 12-Month Fixed Term Contract Shift: Monday - Friday | 7:00 am - 3:00 pm Pay Rate: Up to £18.50 per hour Key Responsibilities Requisition Management: Process purchase orders and manage the end-to-end sourcing process. Project Support: Coordinate procurement activity for allocated R&D or capital projects to meet strict programme milestones. Supplier Liaison: Research and assess prototype suppliers; resolve any payment or delivery issues. Process Maintenance: Use...

We are currently seeking a proactive and detail-driven Aftersales Parts Coordinator to join a busy Spares Department on a temporary/contract basis, based in Peterborough . This is a key role supporting customers worldwide with their spare parts requirements, ensuring quotations are accurate, pricing is correct, and customer service is delivered to a high standard. The successful candidate will also support continuous improvement of spare parts documentation and processes. Key Responsibilities * Producing accurate sales quotations based on Bills of Materials (BOMs) * Ensuring all quotations are correctly priced, fully documented, and issued promptly to customers * Following up directly with customers to convert open quotations into confirmed orders * Working closely with Service Technicians, the Spares Manager, and the Design Department to review and enhance spare parts lists * Identifying errors, gaps, and improvement opportunities in automated spare parts lists...