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Hire spacecraft mechanical engineers in the UK

What spacecraft mechanical engineers are paid, what to name in the advert, and who you are up against — from the adverts on UK Space Jobs, not a survey. Looking for the roles themselves? See Spacecraft Mechanical Engineer jobs.

What you will pay

£38k to £76k, most around £54k

The range employers advertised for spacecraft mechanical engineers on UK Space Jobs over the last 12 months, base salary only, across 9 priced adverts. Adverts that state a salary get more applications than those that hide it, and a figure at or above the midpoint is the single cheapest thing you can do for the response.

Remote or anchored

A fully remote role draws the whole country and can pay a little under the London figure; an anchored one competes locally and cannot.
Greenfield or inherited

Building from nothing is worth more to the right person than running what exists, and they will ask which it is.
Someone senior to learn from

A strong lead in the team is worth thousands on the offer; without one, expect to pay for that experience directly.

Who you are competing with

Hiring spacecraft mechanical engineers on UK Space Jobs right now

Three live adverts for the role, as candidates see them. How rivals pitch it is worth a look before you write yours.

Foundational

Opto-mechanical Engineer

London
On-site
Permanent

Designs mounts, benches and enclosures that keep telescope and bench optics aligned in unattended, remote stations. Owns alignment concepts, fixtures and procedures, runs thermal and structural FEA to set tolerances, and designs for manufacture, assembly and field servicing, working with the workshop and suppliers from drawing to finished part.

SolidWorks · Onshape

Last month

CesiumAstro

Principal Mechanical Engineer I

Cambridge
Lead

Owns mechanical design of satellite and aerospace electronics from concept through requirements, detailed design, simulation, manufacturing, testing, qualification and in-orbit support. Requires deep electronics packaging expertise across thermal, shock, vibration, EMI/EMC and FEA, plus mentoring junior engineers and presenting design reviews to customers and executives.

SolidWorks · Ansys · CAD +1

4 months ago

NewOrbit Space

Spacecraft Mechanical Engineer

Reading
Hybrid
Mid-level
Permanent

Structural analysis of flight hardware for VLEO satellites, covering static, modal, vibration, shock and quasi-static load cases. Builds and validates finite element models, performs hand calculations, and runs vibration and shock qualification test campaigns end-to-end, including instrumentation and model correlation. Works closely with mechanical, thermal, propulsion, systems and AIT teams across the full development lifecycle.

NASTRAN · ANSYS · Abaqus +3

Visa sponsorship 6 months ago