Engineering jobs in Bristol

  • 148 open roles
  • 43 posted in the last 7 days
  • 66 employers hiring
  • Updated 14 Oct 2026

Principal Designer

Turner & Townsend
Senior1 day ago

What you would do

  • Act as Principal Designer under the CDM Regulations and support clients in discharging their legal duties.
  • Review and coordinate design information to identify, eliminate or reduce foreseeable health and safety risks.
  • Work collaboratively with architects, designers, engineers, contractors and clients on design risk management.
  • Develop systems and processes to improve CDM and H&S service delivery.
  • Build client relationships as a trusted advisor on design risk management and regulatory compliance.
  • Manage commissions, ensuring client expectations and scope of service are met.

Skills

CDM RegulationsPrincipal Designer DutiesDesign Risk ManagementHealth & Safety AuditsPre-Construction Information

Engineering Maintenance Technician Apprentice

Hitachi Rail
JuniorHybrid4 days ago

What you would do

  • Support maintenance specialists and team members with a variety of maintenance activities.
  • Learn to use engineering tools safely and effectively.
  • Follow standard operating procedures to maintain modern rolling stock.
  • Develop the ability to work independently while contributing as part of a team.
  • Support operational objectives through additional maintenance-related tasks.
  • Participate fully in a formal apprenticeship programme leading to a Level 3 qualification.

Skills

Rolling Stock MaintenanceEngineering ToolsStandard Operating ProceduresHealth & Safety ComplianceMicrosoft Office

Hardware Development Engineer

Graphcore
Mid-level5 days ago

What you would do

  • Design circuit solutions for processor systems and validation platforms.
  • Translate system requirements into schematics, layout constraints, and testable hardware.
  • Define validation plans and run lab campaigns.
  • Debug prototypes and interpret results with firmware and architecture teams.
  • Script tests and analyse results.
  • Support production transfer of designs.

Skills

Digital Circuit DesignDCDC RegulatorsPower Delivery DesignPCB LayoutDDR Interfaces

Data Platform Engineering Manager

Sanderson
LeadHybrid22 days ago

What you would do

  • Lead and develop a high-performing Data Platform team.
  • Own platform roadmap planning, prioritisation and delivery.
  • Shape long-term platform and technology strategy.
  • Build relationships with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Drive improvements in data quality, governance and data management capabilities.
  • Support platform modernisation and migration initiatives.

Skills

AWSSnowflakedbtDagsterAirflow

Repair Operative

CHEP
2 days ago

What you would do

  • Inspect and repair pallets using hand tools.
  • Apply safe working practices.
  • Work consistently to quality standards in a fast-paced, target-driven production environment.
  • Work with automation and new technologies.
  • Meet and apply safety and quality standards.
  • Perform manual handling repair tasks.

Skills

Pallet RepairHand ToolsManual HandlingQuality StandardsSafety Compliance

RAMS Engineer

Expleo
Senior1 day ago

What you would do

  • Plan and manage the reliability, availability, maintenance and safety system for a high-profile rail client.
  • Prepare RAMS and LCC program plans describing reliability, availability, maintenance and security objectives.
  • Examine output of design and testing work for accuracy and completeness.
  • Monitor reliability, availability and maintenance during commissioning and warranty periods and publish reports until criteria are met.
  • Detect and report systems not meeting program objectives and assist the Chief Engineer in defining corrective action plans and ensuring compliance with RAMS contractual requirements and LCC program plans.
  • Maintain and prepare failure documentation files for each system case.

Skills

RAMS AnalysisLCC Program PlanningFMECAFault Tree AnalysisSDF Analysis

Associate Director - HV Substation Design

AECOM
Senior7 days ago

What you would do

  • Lead HV substation technical discussions with clients and multi-disciplinary teams, establishing scopes and defining interfaces between HV infrastructure.
  • Direct technical delivery of substation design major projects, agreeing approach with engineering teams, monitoring progress, and quality-checking deliverables prior to client issue.
  • Apply lifecycle expertise from grid connection studies and concept design through FEED and detailed design to deliver HV substation schemes.
  • Liaise with project management teams to develop resourcing forecasts and programmes aligned to construction schedules and critical path milestones.
  • Demonstrate commercial awareness through proposal development, project cost monitoring, and identifying opportunities to expand HV scope on frameworks.
  • Build trusted relationships with clients, understanding their grid connection strategies and availability requirements.

Skills

HV Substation DesignGrid Connection StudiesFEEDDetailed DesignAIS & GIS Switchgear

Senior Software Engineer

Simon James IT Ltd
SeniorHybrid21 days ago

What you would do

  • Write high-quality, well-engineered software.
  • Mentor peers and raise coding standards through code review and cross-team knowledge-sharing.
  • Influence technical direction at squad level.
  • Act as low-level design authority on system architecture.
  • Develop and evidence automated tests alongside code.
  • Maintain documentation discipline (Confluence or equivalent).

Skills

PythonJavaScriptSecure CodingVulnerability ManagementSystem Architecture

Retrofit Solutions Engineering Systems Placement

Airbus
JuniorHybrid16 days ago

What you would do

  • Identifying installation drawings and design solutions; performing feasibility analysis; supporting configuration management; contributing to continuous improvement initiatives; capturing knowledge; supporting quality and problem solving activities; running scripts for engineering tools; collaborating with distributed international teams on Service Bulletins for landing gear, wing, and fuel systems.

Skills

Systems EngineeringConfiguration ManagementFeasibility AnalysisCATIAMatlab Simulink

Fabric Technician

Jones Lang LaSalle
Mid-level20 days ago

What you would do

  • Conduct regular inspections of building exteriors and interiors to identify maintenance needs in line with UK regulations.
  • Develop and implement preventative maintenance programs for building fabric elements.
  • Manage repair and renovation projects, ensuring compliance with UK building codes and regulations.
  • Collaborate with other departments to address client concerns and improve property performance.
  • Prepare detailed reports on building conditions and recommend appropriate actions, adhering to UK industry standards.
  • Oversee contractors and vendors involved in building fabric maintenance and repairs.

Skills

Building MaintenanceFacilities ManagementPreventative MaintenanceUK Building RegulationsTechnical Drawings Interpretation

Industries

  • Manufacturing107
  • Construction73
  • Technology60
  • Consulting35
  • Energy30
  • Finance10

Employers

  • AECOM17
  • Arcadis14
  • Turner & Townsend14
  • WSP10
  • Graphcore7
  • Rolls-Royce5

Skills

  • Stakeholder Management16
  • Project Management11
  • Risk Management10
  • Feasibility Studies9
  • Regulatory Compliance9
  • Health & Safety Compliance8

Seniority and workload

  • Junior25%
  • Mid-level20%
  • Senior50%
  • Lead4%

New roles per week

0204060JulAugSeptOct

Questions

How many engineering jobs are open in Bristol?

148 open roles, 43 of them posted in the last 7 days.

Who is hiring?

AECOM, Arcadis, Turner & Townsend, WSP have the most open roles.

How we count

Open engineering roles in the Bristol area, checked daily. Workload is taken from the posting text where stated. Recruitment agencies are excluded from the role sample.

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