Navantia UK

At NAXCON, we believe that true innovation comes from a people-first approach to engineering and IT. As a full-suite innovation company, we specialize in cutting-edge R&D solutions that blend engineering, robotics, and AI to build tomorrow's world today. Our team thrives on collaboration across disciplines - embedding deep expertise in hardware development, electronics, power electronics, and software engineering into every project we undertake. Our culture celebrates diversity and international perspectives, with teams across Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland working together to solve complex challenges for leading companies in aerospace, automotive, medical technology, and beyond. We see our people as our greatest asset, providing competitive conditions, interesting projects, and genuine career development opportunities. Whether we're supporting startups or large-scale tech companies, our agile approach ensures we deliver customized, cost-effective solutions that make a real impact.

In 1993, three computer scientists - Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky, and Curtis Priem - shared a vision that interactive 3D graphics would become the cornerstone of future computing. They founded NVIDIA with a bold mission to bring 3D graphics to the gaming and multimedia markets. Their breakthrough invention of the GPU in 1999 not only sparked the growth of the PC gaming market but also ignited the modern era of artificial intelligence. From those early days of graphics chips, NVIDIA has evolved into the world leader in accelerated computing. The company pioneered the GPU as a specialized processor that handles complex mathematical calculations in parallel, enabling dramatic advancements in gaming, high-performance computing, and AI. Today, NVIDIA drives innovation across industries - from autonomous vehicles and robotics to healthcare and scientific research - tackling challenges no one else can solve by transforming massive amounts of data into actionable insights and real-time experiences.

Nexperia manufactures discrete semiconductors, logic devices, and MOSFETs at industrial scale - the unglamorous components that gate power, route signals, and switch loads in practically every automotive system, industrial controller, and consumer device on the market. The Netherlands-based company runs vertically integrated fabs across Europe, Asia, and the Americas, shipping high-volume production optimized for cost and repeatability rather than cutting-edge process nodes. Spun out from NXP in 2017, it inherited decades of Philips semiconductor lineage and now operates with over 15,000 employees focused on keeping automotive and industrial supply chains moving. The security surface is exactly what you'd expect from a semiconductor manufacturer with global operations: SAP and Workday handle ERP and HR, SailPoint manages identity governance, and CyberArk secures privileged access across production and corporate networks. The threat model spans OT environments in fab facilities, supply chain integrity for automotive Tier 1s, and IP protection for wide bandgap devices like GaN FETs and SiC MOSFETs - technology that's increasingly strategic as electrification accelerates. Nexperia's scale means the attack surface includes both legacy infrastructure from its NXP days and newer tooling deployed post-independence. If you're evaluating risk in hardware supply chains or locking down manufacturing IT/OT convergence, this is the environment: high-volume production where downtime costs spike fast, regulatory scrutiny from automotive customers running ISO 26262 and ASPICE, and geopolitical attention on semiconductor capacity. The work isn't flashy, but the dependencies are real - compromise here ripples through automotive braking systems, industrial motor drives, and mobile charging circuits at volume.

MBDA is a world-leading defence company that designs and manufactures missile systems to protect national security and sovereignty. With around 6,000 employees across the UK, MBDA delivers essential military capabilities for all branches of the Armed Forces. The company specialises in complex weapon systems that address the security challenges of today and tomorrow, working on cutting-edge projects including Meteor, ASRAAM, and CAMM missile systems. As the European champion in missile systems, MBDA operates as a trusted partner in the defence community, providing decisive military capability to protect national security and enable strategic independence. The company culture is built on values of passion, integrity, commitment, innovation, and team spirit. MBDA offers comprehensive benefits including enhanced parental leave, flexible working arrangements, and excellent pension contributions, while maintaining a commitment to diversity and inclusion through employee-led networks and military transition schemes.

In 1991, with just 15 employees and a vision to save lives, NAFFCO was founded in Dubai, UAE with a singular purpose: to become the world's leading provider of life safety solutions. What began as a modest operation has grown into a global powerhouse, driven by an unwavering 'passion to protect' that fuels every innovation and product they create. The founders recognized a critical gap in the market for comprehensive fire protection solutions and set out to build a company that could offer complete solutions under one roof. Today, NAFFCO stands as a testament to that original vision, employing over 15,000 talented people from around the world, including more than 2,000 passionate engineers. With over 10 million square feet of manufacturing facilities and exports reaching over 100 countries, NAFFCO has evolved from a local manufacturer into a global leader. Their products - ranging from fire trucks and ambulances to fire extinguishers, pumps, and sophisticated fire protection systems - are consistently certified by UL, FM, BSI, LPCB, and Global Mark, meeting the highest international quality standards. This journey from 15 employees to thousands represents more than growth; it represents a relentless commitment to protecting lives, property, and the environment worldwide.