Senior Configuration and Build Engineer

Senior Configuration and Build Engineer

Based in Bristol

Salary up to £46,000

Land Ceptor is in service. It's in production. And it's evolving.

That combination, live programmes, active customers and continuous development is rare. Most engineers get one phase of a product lifecycle. This role gives you all of them, simultaneously.

You will own the build definitions for a launcher system, working in PLM to keep configuration accurate as the programme grows in scope and complexity. You'll manage change notices, support non‑conformance resolution and collaborate with UK and Italian teams to keep live and new builds aligned. When manufacturing has questions, they come to you.

When in‑service customers raise queries, you're involved in resolving them.

It's a broad role. That's the point.

You don't need to tick every box. A background in large mechanical assemblies with hydraulic or electrical installations is useful. So is experience of configuration or change management in a regulated environment. What matters most is the ability to prioritise, communicate clearly and stay grounded when programmes get complicated.

Bristol‑based, hybrid working (2-3 days a week on‑site), SC clearance required, so you will need to hold current British citizenship. Salary circa £46k plus generous benefits including bonus, overtime, up to 14% pension contribution and up to 15 days additional flexi leave.

If you're already in defence engineering, or looking for a route in and quietly wondering whether your next move should offer more breadth, this is worth a conversation.