Defence Careers

Executive roles in the United Kingdom

12 open roles

Every executive role based in the United Kingdom on Defence Careers, updated daily from company career pages. Jobs at the companies building European and allied defence.

Open roles

Leonardo · GB

Leonardo has an exciting opportunity within the Integrated Sensing and Protection (ISP) business for a Chief Systems Engineer operating within the Precision Guidance business area at our site in Basildon. Our work is exciting, challenging, and complex.

ExecutiveEngineering13 days ago

Leonardo · GB

Leonardo’s Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) Distributed Electro Optics System (DEOS) programme represents one of the most significant next‑generation defence avionics developments in Europe.

ExecutiveEngineering16 days ago

Leonardo · GB

As the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) continues to expand in scale, complexity and international collaboration, we are growing our technical leadership team and seeking four exceptional Chief Engineers/System Design Authorities to join Leonardo's Electronic Warfare (EW)…

HybridExecutiveEngineering17 days ago

Leonardo · GB

Leonardo’s Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) Multi function RF System (MRFS) programme represents one of the most significant next‑generation defence avionics developments in Europe.

ExecutiveEngineering23 days ago

Airbus Defence and Space · Newport

SECURITY CLEARANCE: Involves working within the UK Defence industry, requiring the applicants to be UK Nationals Only (No Dual Nationals) and able to be security cleared to a UK Eyes Only SC level

HybridExecutive24 days ago

Leonardo · GB

A Chief Project Engineer is required to join the Comms and Force Protection business group, covering Naval Systems.

ExecutiveEngineering28 days ago

Leonardo · GB

A Chief Engineer Support is required to join the Sensors business sector in Leonardo, covering Systems Design Authority responsibilities within our Support area.

ExecutiveEngineering29 days ago

Leonardo · GB

A Project Chief Engineer (Systems Design Authority) is required to join the Sensors business sector in Leonardo, covering electro optic systems and precision guidance products.

ExecutiveEngineering29 days ago

Leonardo · GB

In this role you will set the technical direction of technology maturation activities on GCAP EW, working with other SDAs to prioritise areas of highest technical risk

ExecutiveEngineering29 days ago

Leonardo · GB

The Chief Systems Engineer acts as the focal point for Systems Engineering Governance and ensures our Systems Engineering capability trends in a positive direction.

£70k – £95kExecutiveEngineeringlast month

Leonardo · GB

Leonardo UK operates a grade based salary framework with broad bands. The salary range shown reflects the approved grade band for this role, or a narrower hiring range published within that band, and is benchmarked against the external market.

ExecutiveEngineering2 months ago

Palantir · London

A World Changing Company Palantir builds the world’s leading software for data driven decisions and operations. By bringing the right data to the people who need it, our platforms empower our partners to develop lifesaving drugs, forecast supply chain disruptions, locate missing…

HybridExecutive2 years ago

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Defence Careers is tracking 12 open executive roles in the United Kingdom, read directly from employers' own careers pages rather than reposted from another board. Of those, 12 are pitched at executive level and 10 sit in engineering.

The employers hiring are Leonardo, Airbus Defence and Space and Palantir. Every listing links straight to their own application page — this board never sits in between.

How many executive roles are there in the United Kingdom?

12 right now on Defence Careers. The number moves most days: roles are added as employers post them and removed the day they come down.

Which companies are hiring in the United Kingdom?

Leonardo, Airbus Defence and Space and Palantir. Each has a profile here listing everything they currently have open.

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