523 engineering jobs found in Bedford

Senior Engineering Draughtsperson / Mechanical Design Draughtsperson Location: Stevenage, Hertfordshire (minimum 2 days/week onsite, remainder remote; more onsite initially to get up to speed) Duration: 6 months Rate: £43-£45 per hour (Umbrella) IR35: Inside IR35 Clearance: SC clearance required to start (UKEO) Overview A leading organisation within the Defence & Security sector is looking for an experienced Senior Engineering Draughtsperson to support the development of 2D and 3D mechanical definitions for complex products. You'll work closely with multi-disciplinary engineering teams to deliver high-quality technical documentation and drawing packs. Responsibilities: Must have a strong background in the ability to create 2D and 3D definitions. In this role, you will develop the 2D and 3D definitions working with the engineer, quality assessing the 3D models you receive for a variety of defence products. Appointments will be made at an appropriate level based on...

World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit a Verification and Validation Systems Engineering Specialist subcontractor on an initial 12 month contract.  Rate: £85.00 per hour Overtime Rate: Hours worked over 37 hours per week will be calculated at ‘time and a quarter’ Location: Stevenage or Bristol (depending on your preference) Hybrid / Remote working: The role will be a hybrid role of on average 2 days per week onsite Contract: 37 Hours per week Duration: 12 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter) IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella) V&V Systems Engineering Specialist Job Description: The Test & Evaluation team are looking for a V&V Systems Engineering Specialist to operate with a high-level of technical responsibility for the entire lifecycle of our product, ranging from design and development to qualification and deployment. A specialist will bridge the gap between design and production, ensuring that complex,...

World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit 2x Senior Electronics Engineering Project Manager subcontractors on an initial 12 month contract.  The role will be a hybrid of working from home and being onsite 2 days per week (flexibility on this).    Please Note – this role requires a very strong Electronics background or a background of working on electronic focused/biased projects.  The position will be managing detailed design of electronics product / engineering development   Job Title: Senior Electronics Engineering Project Manager Number of positions: 2 Rate: £60.00 per hour Location: Stevenage, Bolton or Bristol – depending on your preference Hybrid / Remote working: 2 days per week onsite (flexibility on this) Contract: 37 Hours per week Duration: 12 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter) IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella)   Senior Electronics Engineering Project Manager Job Description: We are Electronics Engineering. We are...

Junior Engineering Surveyor Great Missenden 6-Month Contract Inside IR35 £130 – £175 per day PAYE (excluding holiday pay) We are currently supporting a major infrastructure contractor delivering one of the UK’s largest civil engineering projects and are looking to recruit a Junior Engineering Surveyor to join their established site engineering team. This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated and ambitious surveying professional looking to further develop their experience within large-scale infrastructure, rail and civil engineering projects. The Role: The successful candidate will support the Engineering Surveying team in carrying out site surveys in line with project procedures, health & safety standards and engineering requirements. The role will involve assisting with setting out, control networks, laser scanning, survey data capture and reporting across a live construction environment. Key Responsibilities: • Assist with engineering surveying activities across the...

Expleo is supporting a prestigious automotive client based in Gaydon in their search for experienced Engineering Delivery Lead to drive Agile excellence across key vehicle programmes. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a pivotal role within Engineering Delivery, ensuring the precise execution of product development through Agile methodologies. You will be instrumental in integrating and leading Engineering Scrum Masters, enabling robust delivery aligned to Cost, Quality, and Time targets. 📍 Gaydon, UK | 🕒 12 Month Contract | Inside IR35 💼 C & D Grade Opportunities Available What You'll Be Doing Act as the prime engineering contact within agile delivery groups, providing technical leadership and driving engineering excellence Lead and manage Engineering Scrum Masters, ensuring high performance and effective cross-functional collaboration Drive technical compliance through defined KPIs, identifying risks and delivering timely resolutions Maintain the overall integrity...

Manufacturing BOM Engineering Release Specialist - (phone number removed) - £29.96/hr umbrella rate Do you have proven experience in engineering release with a solid understanding of manufacturing processes, preferably in the automotive industry? Are you ready to take your career to the next level with a role that combines innovation, precision, and impact? This is your chance to join a forward-thinking company at the cutting edge of manufacturing processes. As a Manufacturing BOM Engineering Release Specialist, you will play a pivotal role in revolutionising the way vehicles are brought to life, ensuring efficiency and excellence every step of the way. This company offers a dynamic environment where your expertise will directly contribute to the success of their manufacturing operations, making this an opportunity not to be missed. What You Will Do: - Load, validate, and release all engineering concerns in DELMIA, ensuring accuracy and timely approvals. - Attend...

Technical Author – Homologation Engineering Certain Advantage is hiring for a Technical Author – Homologation Engineering based in the Warwickshire area. This role is on a contract basis and is site-based. The Company We’re working with a Manufacturing business that blends British craftsmanship with cutting-edge innovation to create luxury vehicles that redefine performance and style. Does this sound like your next career move? If you’re ambitious to grow, this may be your next role. The Role: This role is for a Technical Author – Homologation Engineering—someone ambitious and ready to make an impact. You’ll be results-oriented and driven to succeed. You’ll be leading a small, experienced, and collaborative team, and be responsible for: Setting Requirements in relation to Vehicle Efficiency. Authoring robust Technical Requirements. Supporting system owners and feature owners, with the creation of child requirements needed to meet IEM requirements.The Individual We’re looking...

R&D Engineering Manager Certain Advantage is hiring for an R&D Engineering Manager based in the Warwickshire area. This role is on a contract basis and is site-based. The Company We’re working with a Manufacturing business that blends British craftsmanship with cutting-edge innovation to create luxury vehicles that redefine performance and style. Does this sound like your next career move? If you’re ambitious to grow, this may be your next role. The Role: This role is for an R&D Engineering Manager —someone ambitious and ready to make an impact. You’ll be results-oriented and driven to succeed. You’ll be leading a small, experienced, and collaborative team, and be responsible for: Responsible for improving or developing new products, components, equipment, systems, technologies, or processes Assisting with formulating business plans and budgets for product development Analysing quality/safety test results Keeping abreast of new developments in the industry and...

Suspension Engineers Certain Advantage is hiring for a Suspension Engineers based in the Warwickshire area. This role is on a contract basis and is site-based. The Company We’re working with a Manufacturing business that blends British craftsmanship with cutting-edge innovation to create luxury vehicles that redefine performance and style. Does this sound like your next career move? If you’re ambitious to grow, this may be your next role. The Role: This role is for a Suspension Engineer—someone ambitious and ready to make an impact. You’ll be results-oriented and driven to succeed. You’ll be leading a small, experienced, and collaborative team, and be responsible for: Complex work in the research and development of suspension engineering systemsThe Individual We’re looking for people who can show: Project environment Working knowledge of product creation & delivery, change control, and change management CAD / CAE design and analysis experience, preferably with Dassault...

Interim Head of Software Engineering Contract | Inside IR35 | London / Hybrid We are supporting a large, complex organisation undergoing significant technology transformation in the search for an experienced Interim Head of Software Engineering. This is an initial 3-6 month interim assignment focused on providing stability, technical leadership, and engineering oversight during a period of substantial change and ongoing delivery. This role is less about owning every aspect of a traditional permanent Head of function remit, and more about ensuring the engineering operation continues to run effectively, supporting strategic initiatives, and providing senior technical leadership across the organisation. The Opportunity You will lead an established engineering function of approximately 20 FTEs across: Software Development Integration BI & Analytics Engineering governance / project approvalsWorking closely with senior stakeholders, you will provide pragmatic leadership across...

Interim Head of Software Engineering 📍 London (Hybrid) | ⏳ 3-6 Months We are seeking an experienced Head of Software Engineering to lead a critical function within a large, complex organisation's IT Services team. You will oversee a multi-disciplinary function covering software engineering, enterprise integrations, application platforms, data engineering, reporting and analytics, ensuring the delivery of secure, resilient and scalable digital services. Key Responsibilities Lead and manage the Software Engineering function across development, integrations, platforms and data services Oversee the support, maintenance and continuous improvement of enterprise applications and platforms Ensure services are secure, reliable and resilient, with strong governance and lifecycle management Drive modernisation of systems, including reducing technical debt and improving engineering practices Define and implement technical strategy, standards and roadmaps across software, integration and...

We have a new role for an Estates Engineering Manager to join a Higher Education institution based in London. This new role will either be paid as a 2 year fixed term contract or on a daily rate. Within this engineering leadership role, you will take ownership for the delivery of maintenance services both via in house teams and contractor management across the complex University central London Campus.  This Estates Engineering Manager role will include: Management of the directly employed maintenance managers and engineers  Operational responsibility for engineering services across the University campus Contractor management  Process improvement and change management Compliance and health and safety Stakeholder management  For this Estates Manager role we are looking for: Apprentice trained, M&E qualified, Mechanical or Electrical, multi skilled (this is essential) Experience of managing a multi disciple engineering work force within similar commercial...

Finance Data Engineering Lead - Insurance Programme Contract | Outside IR35 | London (Hybrid) We are working with a leading insurance organisation seeking a Finance Data Engineering Lead to join a major programme at a critical stage of delivery. This is a hands-on role focused on building and delivering data solutions within an established cloud data environment. The Role You will play a key role in developing and deploying finance and actuarial data pipelines, supporting reporting, analytics and reconciliation capabilities. Key responsibilities include: Developing Python / PySpark data pipelines within cloud platforms Building datasets and models for finance, actuarial and risk reporting Integrating with existing data ingestion and orchestration frameworks Supporting reconciliation, validation and data quality processes Collaborating with design and architecture teams to deliver aligned solutions Experience Required Strong experience as a Data Engineer within insurance...

BMS Commissioning Engineer, Tridium, Trend or Siemens Immediate start 4 - 6 month contract £300 - £360 per day Our client requires an accomplished BMS Commissioning Engineer with Tridium, Trend or Siemens Building Management Controls experience to join their team on either a project in London or a site in Hertforshire . There are several roles and projects currently available in: the City, East London and also in Hertfordshire, the best site would depend on your location and experience for each project. This is on a contract basis and will initially run for 4 to 6  months. To start immediately and is likely to be extended on a rolling basis.  This position could also be as the Lead Commissioning Engineer if you have the right experience and the rate would then reflect this. Key skills required:- Experienced in the Commissioning of Building Management Systems ( BMS ) Qualified and experienced with Tridium ,Trend or Siemens Control systems. CSCS Skill Card or equivalent is...

Engineering Teacher – West London Start Date: September 2026 Salary: Paid to Outer London scale (from £37,870) Location: West London Apex Educ8 is working with a dynamic secondary school in West London who are looking for an Engineering Teacher to join them from September 2026. This is a fantastic opportunity to bring Engineering to life in the classroom, teaching across KS3 to KS5 in a well-resourced department where practical learning is genuinely valued and supported. You’ll have the chance to inspire students through hands-on, engaging lessons that connect real-world Engineering with the curriculum, while being supported by a strong leadership team and a collaborative department. What You’ll Be Doing: You’ll be delivering engaging Engineering lessons across KS3 to KS5, helping students build both practical skills and theoretical understanding. The role includes full responsibility for planning, delivery, assessment, and contributing to the wider Design &...

Data Engineering Lead Certain Advantage are hiring for a Data Engineering Lead based in London. This role is on an initial contract till the end of the year and is required to be onsite 3 days a week. The successful candidate will lead the data acquisition function by defining ingestion strategy and building Azure-based data pipelines. You will translate end-user requirements into scalable engineering solutions, act as the domain’s primary Data Manager for data governance, lineage, quality, and master data management, and lead a team of data engineers in delivering reliable, compliant, and high-value data solutions to Trading, Risk, Finance, and Operations. Your responsibilities: Own ingestion strategy and define scalable batch/streaming data patterns Design and deliver Azure-based data pipelines and platform solutions Standardize connectors, schemas, controls, CI/CD, IaC, and automated testing Lead onboarding of enterprise and market data sources with SLAs and...

We are looking for an Engineering Lead to join the team of an established company in London. This role is offering a 6 month fixed term contract and the opportunity to lead a successful engineering team across a large estate. Engineering Lead Monday to Friday / 8:30am – 5:00pm / 40 hours per week 6 Month Fixed Term Contract £55,000k As an Engineering Lead, you will be: * Leading and managing a multi-skilled Hard FM team, including Supervisors and Engineers * Overseeing planned and reactive maintenance across all M&E systems to ensure compliance and service delivery targets are met * Ensuring statutory compliance, audit readiness, and adherence to Safe Systems of Work and Permit to Work procedures * Managing subcontractors and suppliers, ensuring works are completed safely and to a high standard * Monitoring service performance, producing reports, and identifying opportunities for improvement * Coordinating labour, resources, and materials to ensure...

We have an exciting opportunity for a MIG/TIG Welder based in Bedford for one of our clients on a long term temporary basis. Summary of the MIG/TIG Welder role  Salary: £15 - £19 per hour Location: Bedford Type of Contract: Ongoing Temporary – Long term   Hours: 40 hours, Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm – Overtime available Responsibilities of the MIG/TIG Welder  Carry out MIG/TIG welding on thin-gauge aluminium (around 2mm), ensuring precise, high-quality welds. Fabricate and assemble sheet metal components for various architectural and structural applications such as staircases, balustrades, and handrails. Read and interpret technical drawings and fabrication plans. Operate standard workshop equipment including cutting, bending, and finishing tools. Inspect and finish welded items to meet required quality and safety standards. Work closely with team members to achieve production targets. Ensure all work is carried out in line with health and safety procedures Maintain a clean...

Interaction Engineering  Job Title: Sheet Metal Worker About the Company: Our client is a well-established and reputable organisation specialising in high-quality metal fabrication and installation. Due to continued growth, they are seeking an experienced Sheet Metal Worker to join their team. Key Responsibilities: Fabricate, assemble and install sheet metal components to specification Read and interpret technical drawings, blueprints and job orders Operate hand tools, power tools, and fabrication machinery (press brakes, shears, rollers, etc.) Measure, cut, bend and form metal with precision Conduct quality checks to ensure all work meets required standards Follow health and safety procedures at all times Collaborate with team members and supervisors to meet project deadlines Requirements: Proven experience as a sheet metal worker or similar role Strong understanding of fabrication techniques and metals Ability to read and work from technical drawings Competent...

Are you a dedicated and experienced Multi-Skilled Shift Engineer who thrives on keeping things moving? We are partnering with a large global manufacturer to find a highly competent, motivated engineering professional to join their team. This isn't just a job; it's an opportunity to become the backbone of a high-performing production facility. If you have a passion for real-time troubleshooting, a knack for solving complex mechanical and electrical puzzles, and want to secure a role with a massive global brand, we want to hear from you today! This role utilises a balanced, predictable 4-week rotating shift pattern (12-hour shifts) Week 1 (Days): Work Mon/Tue, Off Wed/Thu, Work Fri/Sat/Sun Week 2 (Days): Off Mon/Tue, Work Wed/Thu, Off Fri/Sat/Sun Week 3 (Nights): Work Mon/Tue, Off Wed/Thu, Work Fri/Sat/Sun Week 4 (Nights): Off Mon/Tue, Work Wed/Thu, Off Fri/Sat/Sun What's In It For You? Clear opportunities for progression into permanent roles with a global giant. A...