Location: Reading (hybrid working)
Duration: 5 month initial contract
Rate: £87.15ph UMB (Inside IR35)
Help Build the Future of Defence - Defence Programme in Reading!
In Reading, our client is establishing a world‑class Digital Engineering & Data ecosystem that will define how advanced systems are designed, integrated, secured, assured, and delivered across multiple nations.
They are expanding their teams across nine key roles, each contributing to the same ambitious programme that will transform how they engineer and assure complex systems.
About the Programme:
You will join a rapidly growing, high‑impact team responsible for building the integrated digital backbone of the enterprise. Across digital thread, data, modelling, safety, security, software and change environments, they are enabling:
Model‑centric engineering using authoritative MBSE, SoS, Safety and Security models
End‑to‑end digital traceability across requirements, architecture, models, software, test, and evidence
High‑quality governed data for insight, reporting, and decision making
Safe, secure and controlled change across tools, services, partners and processes
Multi‑partner interoperability across UK and international engineering domains
Roles Available:
We are recruiting across the following nine positions, grouped by capability area:
Model‑Centric Engineering:-
Product Delivery Manager - MBSE
Lead enterprise MBSE environments, modelling governance, and model‑based workflows.
Product Delivery Manager - Systems of Systems
Deliver SoS architecture modelling, mission‑thread analysis, interface governance, and UAF‑aligned frameworks.
Product Delivery Manager - Safety
Enable digital safety engineering including FHA/FMEA/FTA/STPA, safety requirements, and safety case environments.
Product Delivery Manager - Product Security
Deliver threat modelling, security architecture modelling, SBOM/vulnerability management and security assurance capabilities.
Digital Thread, Data & Software:-
Product Delivery Manager - Requirements Engineering
Implement DOORS NG‑based requirements lifecycle, governance, traceability, and migration from legacy tools.
Product Delivery Manager - Software Factory
Establish CI/CD, DevSecOps toolchains, automated code generation, test environments, and software-level digital thread.
Principal Data Analyst
Deliver analytics, reporting automation, data governance, dashboarding, and data lifecycle solutions.
Integration, Processes & Change:-
Product Delivery Manager - Processes & Integration
Define and harmonise engineering processes, cross‑domain integration models, and supplier interoperability frameworks.
IT Change Management Manager
Govern change processes, risk assessments, CAB operations, and service stability across IT and engineering services.
What we are looking for:
Across all nine roles, we welcome individuals with strengths in areas such as:
Experience delivering digital, engineering, data, safety, or security capabilities in complex technical programmes
Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
Ability to work across multi‑partner, multi‑disciplinary environments
A structured, analytical, and quality‑driven mindset
Understanding of governance, compliance, assurance, and data continuity
Adaptability, curiosity, and a desire to innovate
Experience in aerospace/defence or regulated industries (beneficial)
You don't need to meet every requirement - we're looking for people with the right mindset and appetite for complex, collaborative engineering.
Why join our clients teams?
Contribute to an exciting defence programme
Shape a world‑class digital engineering ecosystem from the ground up
Collaborate across three nations and multiple engineering disciplines
Enjoy hybrid working with a modern, growth‑oriented culture
Apply now
