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Software Engineer

The Software Engineer will work on the complete development lifecycle of flight safety and navigation systems, from concept and algorithm design to system integration and testing. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-performance solutions, maintain high-quality code, and produce comprehensive documentation.

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Flarebright

Bicester

Hybrid Clearance Required

Mathematical Software Engineer

Develops and deploys scheduling software for a nanosatellite constellation and ground station network, covering orbital manoeuvre planning and ground contact strategies. Builds observability dashboards, supports live operations, and iterates on features with stakeholders, working primarily in Rust with combinatorial optimisation and orbital mechanics.

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Spire

Glasgow

£36,636 – £44,746 pa On-site Contract

Research Fellow in Transient Astrophysics

Lead a research area within the five-year STFC TRANSCEND collaboration, using Vera Rubin/LSST transient data and the 4MOST TiDES survey to study supernovae, host galaxies, black hole growth and Dark Energy. The role involves scientific programming in Python, collaboration visits across QUB, Lancaster, Oxford and Southampton, and contributing to TiDES infrastructure work.

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University of Southampton

Southampton

Hybrid Permanent Clearance Required

Export Control and Security Lead

Acts as the company's Security Controller, owning Facility Security Clearance and Industry Personnel Security Assurance approvals while leading the export control and security compliance framework. Ensures controlled, military and dual-use goods, software and technology are correctly identified, licensed and exported, working with the MoD, ISAC and other regulators. Partners across engineering, commercial and supply chain to embed compliance and prepare for regulatory audits.

Filtronic

Stockton-on-Tees

£37,694 – £42,254 pa Hybrid Contract

Research Associate (Socially Responsible Earth Observation)

Lead the development of guidance for socially responsible Earth Observation-based agricultural mapping in smallholder farming systems across Sub-Saharan Africa. Catalogue existing ethical frameworks and conduct document-based and qualitative interview research on risks to farmers, then devise strategies with project partners including the World Bank and Gates Foundation.

The University of Manchester

Manchester

£55,000 – £65,000 pa Permanent

Design Engineer (Aerospace)

Design and develop machine tool systems for a specialist grinding machinery manufacturer supplying aerospace and defence clients, including NASA and SpaceX. Day-to-day work centres on 3D modelling in Siemens NX, creating high-precision components, compiling and issuing BOMs, and running design and risk reviews for new projects while supporting shop-floor engineers.

Ernest Gordon Recruitment

Bradford

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