Spectris plc
55 open jobsGeneral information
Spectris plc supplies precision instruments and controls for measurement and instrumentation technology. It operates through two platforms, Malvern Panalytical and HBK, which the company describes as its core measurement and analysis businesses. These instruments are used to measure, test and analyze materials and processes. The company is based in London, United Kingdom.
Spectris was founded in 1915 as the Fairey Aviation Company by Richard Fairey, which first made seaplanes. After a management buyout in 1987, it listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1988. In 2011, it bought Omega Engineering for $475 million. In December 2025, KKR & Co. bought Spectris for £4.7 billion, taking it private. The company had 7,600 employees in 2025. A firm that began by building seaplanes now makes tools that measure and test other companies' products.1
Hiring activity
New jobs added per week2
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| Week beginning | New listings |
|---|---|
| September 7, 2026 | 2 |
| September 14, 2026 | 4 |
| September 21, 2026 | 8 |
| September 28, 2026 | 10 |
| October 5, 2026 | 9 |
| October 12, 2026 | 4 |
| October 19, 2026 | 5 |
| October 26, 2026 (in progress) | 3 |
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Notes & sources
- 1. Company description. Written by InterviewOS from Spectris plc's public materials and press coverage; facts are checked against the sources below.
- 2. Weekly counts. A count is the number of listings the pipeline saw for the first time in that week. Weeks begin Monday; the onboarding week is excluded from the scale and every average.
- 3. Live counts. Deduplicated live listings observed daily on Spectris plc's own hiring system; last check October 28, 2026. Stale and syndicated posts on aggregator sites are not counted.
Sources
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