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£40,000 – £60,000 pa On-site Contract

Structural Design Engineer – CATIA V5 – Aerospace Wings

This role involves designing and developing moveable wing components for the Airbus A320 family, focusing on leading edge and trailing edge systems. You will work closely with stress, systems, and manufacturing teams to ensure high-quality structural solutions and meet aerospace standards and deadlines.

PWHytek Ltd

Belgium

£55,000 – £65,000 pa On-site Permanent Clearance Required

Principal Engineer

This role involves leading and managing technical development projects, providing strategic direction, and ensuring compliance with safety standards. The Principal Engineer will work closely with internal and external teams, drive project milestones, and contribute to the growth of engineering capabilities within a highly regulated industry.

Platform Recruitment

Slough, Berkshire, United Kingdom

£43,500 pa On-site Permanent Shift-work Clearance Required

Rumbling / Vibratory Machine Operator

This role involves operating rumbling and vibratory finishing equipment, preparing and inspecting metallic surfaces, and ensuring quality and safety standards in a high-spec aerospace manufacturing plant. The work is hands-on and critical, directly contributing to the production of safety-critical components.

Syntech Recruitment

Uxbridge, London, UB8 1SB, United Kingdom

£35,000 – £50,000 pa Hybrid Permanent Flexible

Avionics Engineer

The Avionics Engineer will lead the avionics engineering lifecycle, manage a high-performance team, and ensure the delivery of multiple products in a fast-paced environment. Responsibilities include project management, technical direction, and compliance with regulatory standards, with a focus on continuous improvement and risk mitigation.

Jackie Kerr Recruitment

Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 1LZ, United Kingdom

£28,000 – £29,000 pa On-site Permanent

Quality Inspector - Aerospace Precision Components

The Quality Inspector will work in a busy aerospace manufacturing environment, inspecting precision components and ensuring compliance with industry standards. Responsibilities include detailed inspection, developing quality plans, managing non-conformances, and supporting audits and continuous improvement initiatives.

Seismic Recruitment

Crofts End, Bristol (county), United Kingdom

£35,000 – £50,000 pa Hybrid Permanent Flexible Clearance Required

Electronics Engineer

The Electronics Engineer will lead end-to-end PCB design activities, from requirements capture to in-service support, ensuring robust and manufacturable designs. Responsibilities include developing multi-layer PCB architectures, performing signal and power integrity analysis, and defining verification and validation activities. The role involves working in small cross-functional teams and supporting regulatory compliance and production test solutions.

Jackie Kerr Recruitment

Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 1LZ, United Kingdom

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Advance your Space career with expert advice, practical job search tips, and insightful industry guides.

Apr 9, 2026

Products

Where to Advertise Space Jobs in the UK (2026 Guide)

Advertising space jobs in the UK requires a different approach to most technical hiring. The candidate pool spans satellite engineers, propulsion specialists, mission analysts, ground segment software developers, space systems architects and commercial space professionals — a highly specific multidisciplinary community that general job boards are poorly equipped to reach. The strongest space candidates are often embedded in ESA programmes, academic research groups, UK Space Agency-funded projects or established primes, and move between roles through sector-specific networks, industry bodies and conference communities rather than mainstream platforms. This guide, published by UKSpaceJobs.co.uk, covers where to advertise space industry roles in the UK in 2026, how the main platforms compare, what employers should expect to pay, and what the data says about hiring across different role types.

Mar 24, 2026

Jobs

New Space Employers to Watch in 2026: UK and Global Organisations Driving the Future of Space Careers

The space industry is entering a new era of growth, innovation, and commercial opportunity. Satellites, space exploration, Earth observation, space data analytics, launch systems and space infrastructure are all areas seeing rapid expansion, bringing demand for engineers, scientists, operations specialists and software developers. For professionals exploring opportunities on www.UKSpaceJobs.co.uk , identifying employers that are scaling, securing major contracts, attracting investment, or establishing UK operations is vital. This article highlights the most exciting space employers to watch in 2026, including UK space start‑ups, established aerospace organisations with UK teams, and global firms investing in British space talent.

Feb 12, 2026

Careers

How Many Space Industry Tools Do You Need to Know to Get a UK Space Job?

If you’re pursuing a career in the space industry — whether that’s spacecraft engineering, mission operations, space software, satellite systems, ground segment integration or space data analytics — it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the sheer number of tools, platforms and technologies mentioned in job adverts. One role wants experience with CAD and FEA software. Another asks for experience with GNSS simulation. A third mentions mission scheduling tools, RF link analysis suites, Python, C++, continuous integration — and it seems there’s always another acronym to learn. With so much listed, many candidates fall into the trap of thinking they must master every tool under the sun before they’ll be taken seriously. Here’s the honest truth most UK space hiring managers won’t say out loud: 👉 They don’t hire you because you’ve heard of every tool — they hire you because you can apply the right tools to solve real space problems, explain your reasoning clearly, and deliver results. Tools matter, but they always serve a purpose: achieving mission goals, improving reliability, reducing risk, delivering data, or enabling collaboration. Tools are enablers — not trophies. So how many tools do you actually need to know to get a space job? The answer is much fewer and far more strategic than you might think. This article breaks down: what tools employers really expect which ones are core across most space roles which ones are role-specific how to present your tool proficiency on your CV and in interviews

Feb 3, 2026

Jobs

What Hiring Managers Look for First in Space Sector Job Applications (UK Guide)

The space industry is one of the most exciting and multidisciplinary sectors in technology and engineering today. Whether you’re applying for roles in spacecraft design, aerospace systems, robotics, satellite communications, mission operations, payload engineering, space software, ground systems, or scientific research, your application must quickly show hiring managers that you are relevant, technically credible and ready to deliver. In the UK space jobs market — spanning organisations from startups to defence primes, agencies, research labs and commercial constellations — hiring managers do not read every word of your CV. They scan applications rapidly, often making a judgement about whether to read further within the first 10–20 seconds. This guide breaks down exactly what hiring managers look for first in space sector applications, how they assess CVs and portfolios, why specific signals matter, and how you can position your experience to stand out on www.ukspacejobs.co.uk .

Jan 24, 2026

Education

The Skills Gap in UK Space Jobs: What Universities Aren’t Teaching

The UK space sector is one of the most exciting and fastest-growing high-tech industries in the world. From Earth observation and satellite communications to space robotics, launch systems and deep-space exploration, the breadth of opportunity is enormous. The UK Government’s ambition to capture a significant share of the global space economy has driven investment, policy support and a wave of innovative companies — both established and start-up. Yet despite strong academic programmes and a pipeline of graduates with relevant degrees, employers in the UK space sector consistently report a persistent problem: Many graduates are not prepared for real-world space industry jobs. This is not a matter of intelligence or motivation. Rather, it reflects a growing skills gap between what universities are teaching and what employers actually need from space professionals. In this article, we’ll explore why that gap exists, what universities are doing well, where they fall short, what employers want, and how jobseekers can bridge the divide to build thriving careers in the UK space sector.

Jan 18, 2026

Jobs Careers

UK Space Jobs for Career Switchers in Their 30s, 40s & 50s (UK Reality Check)

The UK space sector is no longer a niche reserved for astronauts and rocket scientists. It is a broad, fast-growing industry covering satellites, Earth observation, navigation, telecoms, space data, launch services, space sustainability and defence-related capability. That breadth creates genuine career opportunities for professionals switching careers in their 30s, 40s or 50s — especially in roles where delivery, quality, operations, safety, regulation and customer outcomes matter as much as pure engineering. This article gives you a UK reality check: what space jobs actually look like, which roles are realistic for career switchers, what skills UK employers value, how long retraining tends to take and whether age is a barrier (usually far less than people fear).

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