Location
Chalgrove, Oxfordshire
Salary
Competitive with Benefits
Application Deadline
Sunday, October 12, 2025
Job Summary
Why work for Martin-Baker
A career in aerospace with a British engineering firm that is saving lives worldwide. When you work at Martin-Baker, you're providing pilots with their last form of defence.
What you'll be doing
Martin-Baker is the world's leading manufacturer of ejection seats, helping to protect aircrew in the world's most advanced military aircraft. Our mission is simple - to save aircrew lives.
Join us on this mission as a Graduate Automation Engineer working in the Production Engineering department in Chalgrove, Oxfordshire.
This is an amazing opportunity where you will be responsible for developing, integrating, and sustaining automation within our production environment. The engineer will work with collaborative robots, vision systems, sensors and digital work instructions to enhance product quality and increase production capacity. As part of a small, specialist team, the position will deliver step-change improvements by transforming advanced technologies into robust, operator-friendly solutions. The role combines hands-on problem solving with structured implementation, ensuring all new systems are introduced safely, in compliance with aerospace and ER2014 standards, and supported with full documentation for long-term reliability and scalability.
The future of engineering and manufacturing is changing. To future-proof your career Martin-Baker will always keep investing in your development. That's a long-term promise. Because we want to learn from you, so keeping your skills up to date is important to us, and important for our future. At Martin-Baker, people have gone on to specialise in fields as varied as supply chain logistics, explosives, research & design, and human engineering.
We don't just look for people with the right qualifications. We're after people who are curious; who enjoy solving problems. We want people who want to learn.
Characteristics & Skills
* Be a methodical problem Solver
* A passion for innovation, experimentation and design
* Be curious, and have an interest and enthusiasm for engineering
* Know how to listen and communicate effectively with others
* Have an eye for detail and getting things right
* Share and demonstrate the Martin-Baker Values
At Martin-Baker you'll have the opportunity to work alongside experts who will help you to obtain a wide understanding of an engineering business, and you'll develop new skills and gain a strong industry experience.
Education & Qualifications
* Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Robotics, or similar engineering discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
Your benefits in detail
* Highly competitive 9% non-contributory pension scheme (18+)
* 4x salary Life Assurance (18+)
* Personalised training and development plan
* Healthcare Cash Plan
* 25-days annual leave plus bank holidays
* Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave following successful probation
* Occupational Heath Team
* Workplace Nursery Benefit
* Cycle to work scheme including e-bikes
* Martin-Baker + discount platform
We believe in equal opportunity. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone is respected. We want you to be able to do your best work.
Martin-Baker is a signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant, showing our support and commitment to our Armed Forces and their families, proudly supporting those who serve.
All candidates will be treated equally and fairly, regardless of their background, or any characteristic protected by law. Candidates will be selected entirely on their skills and competencies and in alignment with each role's specifications and / or requirements. All published adverts will be aligned with the Company's Diversity and Inclusion commitment.
This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government's Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). For more information and guidance please visit https://martin-