Algorithms Engineer

Electus Recruitment
Stevenage, United Kingdom
Last month
£45,000 – £58,000 pa
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Salary

£45,000 – £58,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Part-time
Work Location
Hybrid
Security Clearance
Required
Posted
29 Apr 2026 (Last month)

Benefits

Annual bonus Strong pension contributions Paid overtime Additional flexible leave Flexible working options Enhanced family-friendly benefits Excellent onsite facilities
Algorithms Engineer
Salary: £45,000–£58,000 depending on experience
Location: Stevenage or Bristol (typically 4 days a week on-site per week)

Work on advanced RF seeker and sensing technology within a technically demanding engineering environment as an Algorithms Engineer. The role offers exposure to complex weapons systems work across algorithm development, modelling, system studies and performance analysis.

This position would suit someone who enjoys solving difficult engineering problems, working across disciplines, and contributing to the development of high-performance systems in the defence sector.

You will be responsible for:
  • Developing, refining and validating algorithms for complex seeker and sensing applications
  • Running technical investigations, analysing results, and using evidence to support design changes and performance improvements
  • Working with multidisciplinary teams to integrate algorithms into system models and assess overall system behaviour

We are looking for experience in:
  • Algorithm development
  • MATLAB
  • Planning and conducting investigations to inform systems design
  • Data analysis
  • RF systems and digital signal processing would be highly desirable, as would be the use of Simulink
  • Security requirements: you must be a British Citizen eligible for high level security clearance

Benefits:
In return, the role offers a competitive salary, annual bonus, strong pension contributions, paid overtime, additional flexible leave, flexible working options, enhanced family-friendly benefits, and access to excellent onsite facilities.

Security Clearance:
Due to the nature of work at our client’s site, these vacancies are only open to British Citizens or Dual UK nationals with British citizenship. Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain relevant clearance.

Electus Recruitment Solutions provides specialist engineering and technical recruitment solutions to a number of high technology industries. We thank you for your interest in this vacancy. If you do not hear from us within seven working days, please presume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. You are free to resubmit your CV or details in the future, and we shall assess your suitability then.

This is a permanent role.

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