Research Engineer jobs in Southampton

You will help shape how devices are assessed and qualified for use in space, drawing on existing data, modelling, and targeted testing where appropriate. - This role suits a physicist or engineer with research experience and strong technical writing skills, who wants to move into applied space work.

Contract MLOps Engineer | MLflow | Databricks | Production ML Duration: Initially 3 months Day rate: £500 - £550, Inside IR35 Workplace: Remote, with occasional travel to client-site Inara are supporting a consultancy-led team delivering production-grade machine learning platforms for a range of end clients, and they’re looking for a senior, hands-on Contract MLOps Engineer to help take ML...

Job Description Thomas Search are delighted to be partnering with a leading defence research & development organisation who is looking for a Principal Systems Engineering Team Leader in Hampshire. This is an exciting leadership opportunity to work across ground-breaking innovations and be part of a growing professional community. The Role As a Principal Systems Engineer you will lead a team of...

Job Description Role: Structural Engineer Location: Gosport Duration: 6 months Inside IR35: Umbrella About our Client: Our client is a leading company in defence and aerospace technology, specializing in cutting-edge research, testing, and innovation across multiple sectors. They are known for their state-of-the-art facilities and highly skilled workforce, making them a key player in...

Job Description C++ Software Engineer Portsdown West (PO17) Full-time Onsite - Salary £50,000 - £65,000 - 25 days annual leave inclusive of up to 3 days Christmas shut-down - Buy or sell up to 5 days annual leave - Annual Wellbeing allowance - Two pension schemes to choose from - Private Medical Insurance + discounts for additional family members - Life Assurance scheme up to 4 x salary - Share...

You will work right at the core of our R&D team, taking novel models from a whiteboard concept to a production-ready tool that empowers scientists to discover new drugs and engineer next-generation materials. If you crave ownership and want to build technology that actually accelerates scientific discovery, this is your home.

Senior Marine Engineer Are you ready to lead marine engineering solutions across complex vessels, influence projects from concept to in-service support, and take ownership of challenging work that can advance your career? Salary: £50-60k per annum Location: Fareham, UK Working: Hybrid (3-4 days on site) Clearance: SC Eligible Key Responsibilities - Leading the development of marine...

Job Description Lead Subsea Acoustics Engineer Near Farnborough £Competitive + Bonus + Great Benefits Were seeking an innovative Lead or Principal Engineer to guide the development of next-generation underwater positioning and communication systems. This is a high-impact technical leadership role at the intersection of acoustics, embedded systems, and subsea engineering delivering reliable,...

Job Description Job Title: Senior DSP Algorithm Engineer Location: Fareham, Hampshire Salary: £75,000 to £90,000 basic + 15% bonus + benefits Cutting-Edge R&D | Advanced DSP Design | Human–Machine Interface Technology Are you a hands-on engineer with deep expertise in Digital Signal Processing (DSP) and high-level system modelling? Do you want to work on next-generation Human–Machine Interface...

You will support in reverse engineering and deep understanding of vulnerabilities, including impact analysis and automation.

You must relish the challenge of findings critical vulnerabilities in complex software binaries through automation and manual practices. Creativity is highly valued; being able to find novel vulnerabilities is essential in this role.

Are you an experienced Principal Firmware Engineer ready to take ownership of firmware strategy and delivery for cutting-edge laser and photonics systems? This is a senior, high-impact role where you'll lead firmware development for advanced embedded platforms supporting industries such as medical devices, life sciences, semiconductors, space, and quantum technologies. This opportunity offers...

Principal Sustainability Engineer | Hampshire | Permanent | up to £70,000 If you’re the an engineer who sees sustainability benefiting internal systems - not just a scoreboard of emissions - this one’s worth a look. PT Renewables is partnered with a global manufacturer in the medical devices world - think highly regulated, engineering-led, quality-first. Operating in 100+ countries,...

Senior / Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Gaming London – Hybrid Competitive Salary + Benefits About the Role Our client is a global, technology-led organisation operating at the intersection of machine learning, computer vision, and interactive entertainment. They are investing heavily in advanced R&D to transform how quality assurance is done at scale. This role sits within a...

You will work right at the core of our R&D team, taking novel models from a whiteboard concept to a production-ready tool that empowers scientists to discover new drugs and engineer next-generation materials. If you crave ownership and want to build technology that actually accelerates scientific discovery, this is your home.

You will be responsible for the entirety of the back end features of the products.

You will be in charge of building scalable backend services and awesome messaging queues.

You will be responsible for developing a Python-based back end platform that's handling 100,000+s of interactions daily.

Machine Learning Engineer - Contract (Financial Services, Outside IR35) Duration: 6 months Rate: £650 - £750 per day IR35: Outside Location: UK / Remote We’re seeking an experienced Machine Learning Engineer to support a Financial Services organisation on an initial 6-month contract, working on production-grade ML systems that operate in regulated, high-volume environments. This role is...

Role Overview We are seeking a Java Software Engineer to join a small, technically rigorous founding team building complex, data-intensive engineering systems. The role is remote-first, with periodic in-person collaboration in Oxford or San Francisco. The position involves close collaboration with the Founding Engineer on backend infrastructure, internal platforms, and system architecture. In...

Location - Remote, but requirement to meet up once a month for in-person collaboration day - UK based About Akixi Akixi is a leading provider of SaaS analytics solutions for cloud-based communication platforms, helping service providers and enterprises gain actionable insights from their telephony and collaboration data. Our solutions span Microsoft Teams, Cisco BroadWorks, Webex Calling, and...

You will drive the adoption of modern AI frameworks, AIOps best practices and scalable cloud-native architectures.

You will do this whilst learning about new technologies and approaches, with talented colleagues that will help you to develop and grow.

You will support your colleagues and more junior developers, providing direction support as you solve challenging problems together.

You will design and deliver intelligent agentic workflows, leveraging frontier LLMs. Working with their data scientists and backend engineers, you’ll be responsible for making unstructured legal data usable, scalable, and impactful. This is not a prototyping role — you’ll ship well-engineered, production-ready systems that directly impact customers.