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Buyer
We are thrilled to partner with a leading Defence company to offer an exciting opportunity for a Buyer to join their Purchasing team. In this role, you will be key to executing the supply chain strategy and cultivating strong, risk-mitigated supply partnerships to ensure the effective delivery of high-quality products and services, while minimizing ownership costs.
Key Responsibilities:
Procurement & Supply Chain Management:
- Oversee procurement operations for an engineering-focused supplier portfolio, ensuring alignment with strategic goals.
- Cultivate and strengthen supplier relationships, exploring opportunities to add greater value and enhance the performance of a dynamic, agile supply chain.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement in all procurement processes and supplier interactions.
- Lead business reviews, assessing supplier performance and setting objectives for improvement to meet business goals.
- Regularly assess risks and conduct supplier audits, ensuring ongoing alignment of supplier investments with company strategies.
- Apply problem-solving techniques to drive meaningful improvements in supplier performance, addressing issues at their core.
- Identify and source new suppliers capable of meeting complex specifications and commercial expectations.
- Support the introduction of new parts and adapt the supply chain to accommodate evolving needs and requirements.
- Prepare and issue RFIs and RFQs, providing comprehensive cost-benefit analysis and ROI recommendations.
- Manage changes in supplier relationships, including onboarding, disengagement, and change management throughout the contract duration.
Skills & Experience:
Essential:
- Strong analytical abilities, with proficiency in MRP/ERP systems and advanced IT skills.
- Experience in technical procurement, including engineering and machined parts, with the ability to read and interpret technical drawings.
Desirable:
- Experience working within integrated project management teams.
- Experience in forming and structuring contracts.
- CIPS Level 4 or above qualification.
Personal Attributes:
- Demonstrates the company values of Teamwork, Integrity, Excellence, and Courage.
- A collaborative team player with strong communication skills, able to engage with cross-functional teams.
- Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail.
- Proactive and results-driven, capable of planning, executing, and monitoring procurement activities to achieve supply chain goals.
- Resilient and adaptable, with the ability to thrive under pressure, multitask, and meet demanding deadlines.
Work Life Balance:
- 37.5-hour working week.
- Lunchtime finishes on Fridays.
- Hybrid/flexible working arrangements.
- 28 days annual leave, with Christmas closure.
- Holiday purchasing scheme.
Compliance Auditor
Exciting opportunity for a Compliance Auditor!
Our client is a leading provider of aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services, specialising in supporting military, commercial, and private aviation customers worldwide. With facilities and a team of highly skilled professionals, they are committed to delivering excellence in aircraft maintenance and engineering solutions.
Overview: We are currently seeking a dedicated and experienced Compliance Auditor with experience in compliance and auditing in the Civil Aviation Industry or the equivalent. Experience will ideally have been gained within a Part 145 environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Performing independent compliance audits to support the Compliance Monitoring Plan
- Assessing and auditing contracting and sub-contracting organisations for suitability to work under the 2Excel Engineering Management System.
- Supporting the Compliance Monitoring Manager in any matter related to ensurance of compliance of the organisation with the current regulatory requirements, including but not limited to:
- Investigating, determining root causes and root cause corrections and elaborating reports to support closure of findings issued to the organisation by Customers or the Competent Authority.
- Supporting the Compliance Department Team with professional advice related to compliance matters.
- Preparation and revision of the Company MOE and associated TPMs ensuring their compliance with Part 145 and other relevant regulations.
- Preparing and delivering training to staff as part of the company internal training programme, as agreed with the Compliance Monitoring Manager.
The Successful candidate will:
- Have previous experience auditing ideally within Part 145 or Aviation environment.
- Be able to demonstrate the ability to conduct internal and external audits.
- Have the ability and confidence to communicate at all levels and work effectively with all personnel.
- Have experience and knowledge of EASA/CAA regulations and Management systems.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Generous holiday allowance and company pension scheme
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Opportunities for career development and training
- Dynamic and supportive work environment with opportunities for advancement
If you are a skilled and motivated Compliance Auditor looking to join a dynamic team of aviation professionals and contribute to the success of our MRO operations, we want to hear from you!
Field Service Engineer – Marine Electronics
Are you an experienced Field Service Engineer with a passion for satellite communications, datacoms, and marine electronics? This is your opportunity to join a growing, well-established global engineering team delivering cutting-edge maritime and defence technology across the UK and beyond.
You’ll support vessels and clients across commercial, defence, and specialist maritime sectors, ensuring high-quality installation, repair, commissioning, and servicing of critical onboard systems.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct field service activities including installations, commissioning, and repairs
- Work on a wide range of Satcom and Datacom equipment, including GMDSS and VSAT systems
- Liaise directly with customers pre- and post-service to ensure excellent technical communication
- Prepare tools, test equipment, and spares for mobilisation
- Deliver clear, detailed technical reports and ensure accurate timesheets and expense records
- Maintain and account for test instruments, company tools, IT equipment, and vehicles
- Carry out GMDSS radio surveys and complete necessary documentation
What We’re Looking For:
- Hands-on experience in Satcom, Datacom, or marine electronics
- Presentable and articulate, confident liaising with customers, including onboard staff and captains
- Clean UK driving licence and valid passport
- GMDSS, GOC, and Offshore Survival (BOSIET/OLF) certification preferred
- Security clearance (SC/DV) eligibility essential due to nature of the role
- Willingness to travel regularly for field service assignments
- Background in IT or engineering-based qualification desirable
What’s On Offer:
- Permanent, full-time position based from Portsmouth
- Competitive salary + annual bonus (based on company and personal performance)
- Pension scheme matched up to 7.5%
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Free on-site parking
- Global travel and technical training
If you’re looking for a challenging and rewarding field-based engineering role in a fast-paced maritime technology environment, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now to support mission-critical systems that operate on the front lines of marine and defence innovation.
Programme Manager (Defence/Aerospace)
Are you an experienced Programme Manager with a passion for leading complex, high-impact projects within the defence or aerospace sector? We’re looking for a driven and strategic Programme Manager to take ownership of a key customer-facing programme within the Land sector. This is a pivotal opportunity to shape the success of multiple international projects from design through to delivery.
About the Role:
Reporting to the Land Programme Manager, you will oversee a programme comprising several concurrent projects, each at different stages of their lifecycle. Your leadership will ensure successful planning, execution and stakeholder engagement, all while aligning with commercial objectives and ensuring robust risk and resource management.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and coordinate multiple projects within a major Land sector programme
- Ensure integrated planning, risk management and resourcing across departments
- Drive delivery against profit, revenue and growth targets
- Participate in bid and proposal planning, estimating PM labour, and scheduling
- Launch and oversee R&D and customer contracts from inception to closure
- Liaise with engineering and functional leads to ensure technical and resource alignment
- Provide high-level project board communication and strategic stakeholder engagement
- Manage reporting on financials (revenue, cash-flow, margin forecasts, etc.)
- Mentor and support project managers while overseeing PM staffing needs
What We’re Looking For:
Essential:
- Proven experience managing international defence/aerospace programmes
- Strong commercial acumen and stakeholder engagement skills
- Recognised project management qualification (e.g. PRINCE2, PMP, APM)
- Experience leading high-performing teams in a fast-paced, collaborative setting
- Engineering background and understanding of complex systems
- Willingness to travel domestically and internationally
Desirable:
- Degree in business, project management, or a related field
Personal Attributes:
- Analytical and strategic thinker with strong leadership skills
- Resilient, adaptable, and solutions-oriented
- Collaborative team player with excellent interpersonal skills
- Demonstrates values of Teamwork, Integrity, Excellence, and Courage
What’s on Offer:
- Hybrid / flexible working arrangements
- Early finish on Fridays
- 28 days annual leave + Christmas closure + holiday purchase scheme
- Group pension plan (matched up to 5%)
- Income protection & life assurance
- Remote GP access, mental health support, physiotherapy services
- EV salary sacrifice scheme
- Discounts on gym memberships, high street retailers, and more
- Access to learning & development resources
- Onsite free parking
Security Requirements: Due to the nature of the role, candidates must be eligible to obtain UK Security Clearance. This includes proof of identity, right to work in the UK, and five years of UK residency.
Sales Manager (Data/Analytics/SaaS)
Are you passionate about aviation, digital innovation, and data-driven services? Step into a high-impact role shaping the future of flight safety and operational analytics as a Sales Manager. Join a dynamic team at the forefront of aviation SaaS and flight data services, working with cutting-edge cloud-based platforms to deliver safety, performance, and operational insights to aircraft operators across the globe.
UK work eligibility required.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Lead the global sales campaign for digital and data services, with a focus on flight data analytics and SaaS
- Identify, qualify, and win new business across airlines, business aviation, and MRO sectors
- Support the roll-out and commercial success of new SaaS solutions, including flight training analytics and Big Data platforms
- Build and deepen relationships with aviation clients, providing tactical guidance on key accounts
- Drive commercial negotiations, from lead through to contract signature
- Forecast revenue and market trends to inform operational and strategic planning
- Collaborate with product and data teams to shape innovative service offerings that align with market needs
- Guide marketing initiatives and represent the organisation at industry forums and conferences
What You’ll Bring:
- Demonstrable experience in aviation or SaaS sales, or within safety/data-driven service environments
- Proven ability to articulate commercial opportunities and close complex deals
- Strong customer orientation with a focus on satisfaction and long-term partnerships
- Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills, with confidence engaging senior stakeholders
- A proactive, initiative-driven mindset and ability to operate independently
- Willingness to travel globally up to 20% of the time
Desirable Skills:
- Degree-level education (not essential)
- Experience in SaaS or analytics product sales
- Familiarity with aviation operations, data-based services, or airline safety environments
- Understanding of commercial contracting and service design
- Existing network within airlines, business aviation, or MRO clients
- Experience collaborating with operational or delivery teams
This Role Is Perfect For You If You:
- Want to make a meaningful impact in aviation safety and operational performance
- Are excited by SaaS, big data, and commercial aviation technologies
- Thrive in fast-moving, growth-driven business environments
- Enjoy working with cross-functional teams and shaping future-focused solutions
- Want to be part of a forward-thinking organisation, recognised as a leader in flight data analytics
Why Join Us?
- 25 days annual leave (+ bank holidays), with the ability to buy/sell 5 days
- Private medical insurance and optional family cover
- Pension scheme with up to 7% employer contribution
- Life Assurance (4x salary, flexible up to 10x)
- Group income protection
- Flexible benefits: dental, gym, critical illness cover, cycle-to-work scheme, and more
- Mental health and wellbeing support
- Crawley site: subsidised staff restaurant and EV charging
Sales Manager – (Aviation/MRO)
Are you an experienced sales professional with a deep understanding of the MRO or airline services sector? We’re looking for a Sales Manager to drive high-impact sales strategies, engage complex airline clients, and lead business growth across an established territory.
As a Sales Manager, you’ll take ownership of strategically significant accounts, developing new business and expanding existing relationships. This is a high-visibility, autonomous role requiring a mix of strategic planning, commercial negotiation, and post-sale execution.
Key Responsibilities: Sales Strategy & Execution
- Lead the sales planning process for technical and maintenance services across major airline accounts
- Identify growth opportunities and drive tailored sales strategies
- Build and maintain senior-level customer relationships
- Monitor market trends and competitor activity
- Manage sales forecasting and meet profitability targets
Proposal Development & Contracting
- Understand customer needs and develop custom proposals
- Work cross-functionally to ensure feasibility and accuracy
- Negotiate contracts in collaboration with legal and senior stakeholders
Program Implementation
- Support post-sale implementation with internal service delivery teams
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders on hardware and system upgrades
Sales Enablement & Market Intelligence
- Develop and deliver persuasive sales tools and presentations
- Support solution-based selling and clearly demonstrate ROI for customers
- Gather and report on market intelligence to support broader sales strategy
About You:
Experience & Background
- Background in sales of technical services within MRO or airline operations
- Technical understanding of inflight systems or aviation maintenance services preferred
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
Skills & Competencies
- Proven sales and negotiation track record
- Strong industry knowledge and ability to influence at all levels
- Comfortable navigating complex stakeholder environments and matrix organizations
- Highly organized, self-directed, and analytical
- Strong communicator with excellent presentation and proposal development skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
Travel:
- Must be willing and able to travel up to 50% of the time, including international travel
Lead FPGA Engineer
Our Client, a global leader in the defence industry has an exciting opportunity for a Lead FPGA design Engineer / Manager.
Role Overview:
The Lead FPGA Engineer would be responsible the success of the engineering activities within an Integrated FPGA Product Team or one of the products within an FPGA Product Line.
Job Responsibilities:
The Lead FPGA Engineer is responsible for defining and leading the Work Packages for the team members on a day-to-day basis. Assignment of the work packages would happen in consultation with the Project Engineering Manager. You would be responsible for providing your team with clear expectations of the engineering outcomes, ensuring that they operate consistently within the Policies & Procedures and to foster the improvement goals defined by the Engineering Function.
Specific responsibilities:
- Lead the Engineering aspects of the FPGA Project or Product Line
- Manage an FPGA Engineering Team to deliver the project outcomes
- Ensure that the outcomes for success are clearly defined and well communicated
- Ensure that the FPGA Engineering activities are well planned, costed and scheduled with the Project Planning and Project Management Community.
- Ensure that the FPGA Engineering team has a well-documented Engineering Plan and that the plan is followed
- Report on progress of the Engineering plan as needed
- Ensure the FPGA Engineering team follows an effectively tailored Life Cycle Management Process, leading the Design Reviews.
- Oversee the completion of the project outcomes to quality, cost and schedule ensuring that the project performance is accurately reported throughout
- Maintain an effective dialogue with the Project Engineering Manager and PM, reporting status and risks to the project throughout
- Work closely with the FPGA & Systems Design Authorities ensuring they are fully informed on technical progress and technical risks, requesting support as required
- Support the Project Engineering Manager for engineering reviews and team briefs
- Support the team with day-to-day technical queries and hands-on troubleshooting
Skills, Qualifications and Experience required:
Mandatory
- Proven experience in FPGA engineering management and delivery of projects
- Engineering or scientific Degree qualification (or equivalent)
- Excellent communicator and able to provide clear direction to FPGA teams
- Ability to manage complex situations with sound judgement and the ability to balance conflicting challenges
- Commercial and business awareness
- Experience of working across the full life cycle
- Familiarity with latest FPGA device families and verification methodologies
- Proven expertise of developing FPGA using VHDL or Verilog
- Experienced with Mentor Graphics FPGA development tools including HDL Designer, ModelSim / Questa and Precision
- Familiar with Xilinx / Intel (Altera) / Microsemi (Actel) design flows (ISE, Vivado, Quartus) and third-party synthesis tools
- Experience in specifying timing and area constraints for efficient FPGA Place and Route.
- Ability to analyse system and / or hardware level requirements and derive detailed FPGA requirements
- Independent verification using VHDL
- Experience of FPGA requirements capture and requirements management tools
- De-bugging FPGA designs and supporting integration & verification at hardware and system level
- A good understanding of FPGA version control and revision control software
- Experience of making technical decisions and mitigating technical risk for FPGA design activities.
- Experience with High-Speed Serial protocols and implementations
- Ability to coordinate day to day technical activities
- Excellent communication (oral & written) & interpersonal skills
- Linux and scripting experience
- Practical experience with agile methodology
- Experience in writing technical reports/documentation
Desirable
- Development of real-time, embedded, safety-critical FPGA, preferably in accordance with RTCA/DO-254 DAL A/B or below
- Electronic Warfare or RF Systems Experience
- Defence domain experience or relevant experience in the Aerospace industry
- Development and certification of airborne equipment
- New Product Introduction experience
- Independent verification using SystemVerilog / UVM
- Experience of embedded processor cores (e.g. ARM) in FPGA designs
Qualifications
- Honours degree or equivalent in Electronics Engineering or another STEM-based subject
Current valid SC clearance would be an advantage
Due to the security requirements this role is open to SOLE UK NATIONALS ONLY
Sales Executive
Are you a proactive and driven individual with a talent for building relationships and a hunger to win business? I am recruiting for a Sales Assistant with a clear and achievable career path in to a more senior sales position.
This is a fantastic opportunity to break into the dynamic aviation aftermarket industry. You’ll work alongside an experienced Sales Director and gain hands-on exposure to the inner workings of aviation supply, dealing with airlines, lessors, OEMs, and MROs. If you’re ambitious, curious, and ready to get stuck in – this is your runway.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Provide daily administrative support to a Senior Sales & Purchasing Director
- Assist with quoting and gathering market data via phone and email
- Input quote data into our inventory system to support purchasing decisions
- Process sales and purchase orders and help coordinate global shipments
- Communicate clearly and professionally with customers and vendors
- Develop commercial awareness of the aviation aftermarket sector
- Support our quoting and data teams by spotting opportunities and trends
- Learn how aviation sales works from the ground up – with a path to grow
What You’ll Bring:
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
- Confident communication – especially on the phone and over email
- A high level of Excel competency
- Positive attitude, high energy, and a self-starter mindset
- Ability to work independently and take initiative
- Eagerness to learn and thrive in a fast-paced, team-based culture
Desirable Skills:
- Experience in a sales support, admin, or data entry role
- Commercial awareness or an interest in aviation, logistics, or engineering
- Knowledge of quoting, order processing, or CRM systems
- Understanding of how businesses operate and communicate across departments
This Role Is Perfect For You If You:
- Are hungry to grow, learn, and eventually progress into sales
- Enjoy structured work with clear outcomes and goals
- Want to develop a foundation in aviation sales and operations
- Thrive in a high-performance culture where you’re supported and challenged
- Can spot opportunities and just get stuff done