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Practical engineering, in demanding places.
YAVA is a British systems engineering company that advises on, builds, deploys and supports technology in complex operating environments. The work is hands-on, the standards are high, and much of it happens where the asset is.
The work
What you would actually do.
Our people design and build software, integrate it with IT and equipment, deploy systems at the asset and support them once live. A large part of the field team has served in the armed forces and is used to working with limited power, connectivity and local support.
Teams work across office, remote and on-site environments, and deploy from five regional bases: London, Geneva, Nairobi, Kolkata and Dubai. The Kolkata Technology and Innovation Centre is home to much of the engineering and development team.
Ways to work with YAVA
Employment, contracting and associates are different things.
We are honest about which is which. The routes below explain how each works before you apply.
Employed roles
Salaried positions on the engineering, delivery, design and operations teams. Advertised on the current opportunities page when open.
Contract and project roles
Specialist engineers engaged for defined deployments or programmes, often on site, for a fixed scope.
YAVA Associates
An introduction-based relationship, distinct from employment. See the Associates page for how it works.
Who we recruit
Routes into YAVA.
Experienced professionals
Engineers and delivery specialists with a track record in complex technology work.
ReadEngineering careers
Software, backend and platform, infrastructure, systems, OT, cyber, design, programme and field engineering.
ReadVeterans and reservists
How experience from the British and Indian Armed Forces transfers to our work.
ReadGraduates and early careers
For people at the start of their career. We are honest about what does and does not yet exist.
ReadYAVA Associates
An introduction-based model, distinct from employment.
ReadCurrent opportunities
The live vacancies index, with an expression of interest for when nothing fits.
ViewRecruitment process
How hiring works here.
Apply or express interest
Respond to an advertised role, or submit a general expression of interest for future opportunities.
Review
We review against current and expected needs. Because YAVA is a focused company, this is done by people who know the work.
Conversation
A practical discussion about your experience and the kind of work involved, including on-site conditions where relevant.
Decision
We are clear about outcome and timing. We do not run a scheme we do not have.
We do not guarantee interviews, and we do not operate formal schemes, apprenticeships, internships or employee benefit programmes unless a specific advertised role says so.
Contact
Tell us what needs to work.
Whether you need advice on what to build, a system delivered and deployed, or an asset assessed and put right, a short conversation will tell you whether we fit the problem.