Latest Ai Engineer Defence - 3 Months Contract Jobs

Artificial Intelligence Engineer

Design and deploy multi-agent AI systems using frameworks like LangGraph or Haystack, integrating large language and vision-language models into secure, real-world workflows for defence and national security applications. Build production-ready pipelines from data ingestion to inference, with a focus on reliability, observability, and performance in air-gapped environments. Collaborate closely with engineering, product, and customers to deliver end-to-end AI solutions.

Paddington Robotics Harwell Oxford, United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent Clearance Required

Applied Artificial Intelligence Engineer

Design and deploy agentic AI systems integrating large language and vision models into secure, real-world defense and national security workflows. Build and maintain multi-agent pipelines within the AVIS framework, focusing on reliability and operational impact in air-gapped environments. Work across the full development lifecycle from concept to deployment in mission-critical settings.

Paddington Robotics London, United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent Clearance Required

Principal AI Developer Technology Engineer

This role involves researching and optimizing AI workloads for GPU acceleration on cutting-edge hardware, focusing on deep learning, machine learning, and high-performance computing. The engineer will collaborate with experts in industry and academia, publish optimization techniques, and influence future hardware and software design at NVIDIA. Key responsibilities include low-level performance tuning and advancing AI solutions on modern CPU and GPU architectures.

NVIDIA Germany

Principal AI Developer Technology Engineer

Research and develop GPU acceleration techniques for AI and HPC workloads, focusing on deep learning, machine learning, and complex algorithm optimization. Collaborate with experts in industry and academia to analyze and enhance performance on modern CPU and GPU architectures. Contribute to shaping next-generation hardware and software by publishing optimization insights and influencing design decisions.

NVIDIA

Senior Software Engineer, Cloud, Simulation

This role involves developing and enhancing Wayve’s high-fidelity simulation platform for autonomous driving systems, focusing on realism, scalability, and integration of machine-learned components. The engineer will work on core technical challenges including robot emulation, visual fidelity, and large-scale cloud-based simulation. Collaboration with robotics, research, and data teams is key to delivering accurate, high-signal simulations that support the development of embodied AI for automated driving.

Wayve London, United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent

Staff ML Engineer, Gaia

Lead the development and scaling of Gaia, a video-based world model for autonomous driving, focusing on training frontier-scale foundation models from experimental design to production. Collaborate across research, engineering, and infrastructure teams to enhance synthetic scenario generation and improve driving model evaluation. Provide technical leadership and mentorship while shaping the next generation of embodied AI systems.

Wayve London, United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent

Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Design and implement high-performance machine learning models using C++, CUDA, and PyTorch, with a focus on GPU-accelerated systems and advanced AI applications such as Transformers and computer vision. Work within a cutting-edge AI research environment to solve complex technical challenges and contribute to next-generation product development. Operate in a hybrid setup as part of a rapidly expanding technology team.

Hexwired Recruitment Limited London, United Kingdom £60 – £80 ph

Hybrid Contract

Software Development Engineer in Test

This role involves designing and implementing automated test frameworks for embedded and connected medical devices used in operating rooms, with a focus on firmware, device drivers, and hardware-software integration. The engineer will work on edge computing systems like Android AOSP and Linux-based devices, validating APIs, connectivity, and over-the-air updates within a CI/CD environment. Collaboration with hardware, firmware, and systems teams is essential to ensure reliability and safety in real-world surgical settings.

Medtronic London, United Kingdom £58,000 – £87,000 pa

On-site Permanent

Senior Autonomy Engineer (SLAM & Navigation)

This role involves developing and scaling robust SLAM and navigation systems for humanoid robots, integrating classical geometry with modern machine learning techniques. The engineer will design state estimation and long-term mapping solutions, build auto-labeling pipelines for spatial data, and deploy low-latency spatial AI on physical robot hardware. The position emphasizes translating cutting-edge research into reliable production systems for real-world industrial environments.

Humanoid London, United Kingdom

On-site Permanent

Software Engineer - Data & Sensors

This role involves developing and maintaining production-grade device software for handheld data collection units used to capture human manipulation tasks. The engineer will build robust sensor fusion and data recording pipelines, ensuring high-quality, temporally aligned datasets for training humanoid robots. Close collaboration with hardware, AI, and data teams is required, with responsibilities spanning from low-level sensor integration to operator-facing controls and in-field data validation.

Humanoid London, United Kingdom

On-site Permanent

Machine Learning Engineer (Computer Vision)

This role involves designing, training, and deploying computer vision models across the full machine learning lifecycle. You will work closely with engineers, data scientists, and domain experts to build production-ready systems and evaluate model performance on a variety of projects.

Platform Recruitment London, United Kingdom £80,000 – £160,000 pa

On-site Permanent

Machine Learning Engineer (Computer Vision)

This role involves designing, training, and deploying computer vision models, working across the full machine learning lifecycle. You will build production-ready systems, evaluate model performance, and contribute to technical decisions across various projects, collaborating closely with engineers, data scientists, and domain experts.

Platform Recruitment Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom £85,000 – £160,000 pa

On-site Permanent

QA Automation Engineer - GenAI

Job Title:QA Automation Engineer - GenAI ExperienceLocation: Burgess Hill - 5 days per week onsiteSalary/Rate: £295 per day inside IR35Start Date: 03/08/2026Job Type: Contract - 6 monthsCompany IntroductionWe have an exciting opportunity now available with one of our sector-leading financial...

Square One Resources Burgess Hill, West Sussex, United Kingdom £260 – £280 pd

Project Engineer

A Project Engineer role in a manufacturing environment focused on identifying automation opportunities, developing business cases, and managing engineering projects from concept to handover. The role involves technical design review, supplier management, and implementation of capital equipment projects ranging from £80,000 to over £2 million. Works within a small team with significant autonomy and ownership of end-to-end project delivery.

April Quest Havant, Hampshire, United Kingdom £55,000 pa

Senior QA Automation Engineer

Senior QA Automation Engineer - FinTech Trading Platform - London / Hybrid(Tech stack: C#, .NET Core, .NET 8/9/10, AI-Assisted Testing, Test Automation, Reqnroll, SpecFlow, NUnit, Azure DevOps, SQL Server, ASP.NET Core, REST APIs, CI/CD, BDD, Automation Frameworks, Investment Management, Wealth...

Noir London, United Kingdom £50,000 – £65,000 pa