Careers

Shape your future

Start, grow and shape your career with us working on real aerospace and defence programmes.

Build What Matters

At RLC, you will work on aerospace components and systems that support some of the world’s leading aerospace and defence programmes. From apprentices and operators to engineers and technical specialists, every role contributes to something bigger.

Develop your skills, take on real responsibility and build a career that goes further.

Current Vacancies

We currently have no positions available.

Shape your future

Whether you are starting your career, developing specialist expertise or aspiring to leadership, RLC offers opportunities across engineering, manufacturing, quality and business support functions. Explore where your skills and ambitions could take you.

Early Careers

Launch your career in aerospace and defence with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact from day one. Through apprenticeships and traineeships, you’ll develop valuable technical skills, gain hands-on experience and work alongside experienced professionals.

As you grow, you will have opportunities to progress into skilled, specialist and leadership roles across the business.

Launch your career in aerospace and defence with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact from day one. Through apprenticeships and traineeships, you’ll develop valuable technical skills, gain hands-on experience and work alongside experienced professionals.

As you grow, you will have opportunities to progress into skilled, specialist and leadership roles across the business.
Manufacturing

Be part of a team that turns advanced materials, technology and expertise into world-class aerospace and defence products. Across CNC machining, assembly, fabrication, surface treatments, robotic processes and aerospace textiles, our manufacturing teams play a key role in supporting some of the world’s leading aerospace and defence programmes.

Develop specialist skills, work with cutting-edge technologies and follow a clear pathway from operator to technical expert, team leader and management positions.

Be part of a team that turns advanced materials, technology and expertise into world-class aerospace and defence products. Across CNC machining, assembly, fabrication, surface treatments, robotic processes and aerospace textiles, our manufacturing teams play a key role in supporting some of the world’s leading aerospace and defence programmes.

Develop specialist skills, work with cutting-edge technologies and follow a clear pathway from operator to technical expert, team leader and management positions.
Engineering

Help solve complex challenges and shape the future of aerospace and defence manufacturing. Working across manufacturing engineering, process improvement, new product introduction and project delivery, our engineering teams play a key role in developing efficient, innovative and high-quality solutions for our customers.

Build technical expertise, work with advanced technologies and collaborate across the business to deliver continuous improvement, with opportunities to progress into specialist, project management and technical leadership roles.

Help solve complex challenges and shape the future of aerospace and defence manufacturing. Working across manufacturing engineering, process improvement, new product introduction and project delivery, our engineering teams play a key role in developing efficient, innovative and high-quality solutions for our customers.

Build technical expertise, work with advanced technologies and collaborate across the business to deliver continuous improvement, with opportunities to progress into specialist, project management and technical leadership roles.
Quality

Help ensure the highest standards of safety, compliance and customer satisfaction across every stage of production. Our Quality teams support the business through inspection, quality assurance, metrology, CMM programming and operation, non-destructive testing (NDT), auditing and continuous improvement activities.

Develop specialist expertise, work with advanced inspection technologies and play a key role in delivering world-class aerospace and defence products. With opportunities to progress into quality engineering, compliance, specialist technical and leadership roles, Quality offers a rewarding and varied career path within aerospace and defence.

Help ensure the highest standards of safety, compliance and customer satisfaction across every stage of production. Our Quality teams support the business through inspection, quality assurance, metrology, CMM programming and operation, non-destructive testing (NDT), auditing and continuous improvement activities.

Develop specialist expertise, work with advanced inspection technologies and play a key role in delivering world-class aerospace and defence products. With opportunities to progress into quality engineering, compliance, specialist technical and leadership roles, Quality offers a rewarding and varied career path within aerospace and defence.
Business Support

Play a key role in powering the future of aerospace and defence. Whether you’re supporting our people, managing finances, driving supply chain performance, building customer relationships, delivering commercial solutions or enabling technology across the business, you will contribute to the success of a growing organisation.

Opportunities span HR, Finance, IT, Commercial, Customer Account Management, Procurement, Supply Chain and Business Administration. Build valuable professional skills, take on diverse challenges and explore career pathways that can lead to specialist, management and leadership opportunities across the business.

Play a key role in powering the future of aerospace and defence. Whether you’re supporting our people, managing finances, driving supply chain performance, building customer relationships, delivering commercial solutions or enabling technology across the business, you will contribute to the success of a growing organisation.

Opportunities span HR, Finance, IT, Commercial, Customer Account Management, Procurement, Supply Chain and Business Administration. Build valuable professional skills, take on diverse challenges and explore career pathways that can lead to specialist, management and leadership opportunities across the business.
Leadership

Lead teams, inspire performance and help shape the future of RLC. Leadership opportunities exist across manufacturing, engineering, quality and business support functions, where you will play a key role in developing people, driving continuous improvement and delivering business success.

Whether progressing from a technical, operational or professional background, you will be supported through mentoring, development programmes and hands-on leadership experience, helping you build the skills and confidence to lead at every level of the organisation.

Lead teams, inspire performance and help shape the future of RLC. Leadership opportunities exist across manufacturing, engineering, quality and business support functions, where you will play a key role in developing people, driving continuous improvement and delivering business success.

Whether progressing from a technical, operational or professional background, you will be supported through mentoring, development programmes and hands-on leadership experience, helping you build the skills and confidence to lead at every level of the organisation.

The RLC difference

RLC offers the chance to build a career in a technical manufacturing environment with skilled teams, high standards and long-term programme work.

Employees can develop practical skills, take on responsibility and contribute to aerospace and defence programmes where the quality of the work matters.