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£40,000 – £45,000 pa On-site Permanent Part-time

CNC Miller - Aerospace

This role involves operating and setting up CNC milling machines to produce high-precision parts for aerospace applications. You will work in an R&D-focused environment, ensuring parts meet tight tolerances and engineering specifications. The position offers a 4-day work week, providing a 3-day weekend every week.

The Collective Network

Bourne End, Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, MK43 0AX, United Kingdom

£40,000 – £45,000 pa On-site Permanent

CNC Turner - Aerospace

This role involves operating CNC lathes to produce high-precision parts in a dynamic R&D environment. You will set up tooling, adjust machine settings, and inspect parts to ensure they meet tight tolerances. The 4-day work week offers a unique work-life balance.

The Collective Network

Bourne End, Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, MK43 0AX, United Kingdom

£65,000 – £90,000 pa Hybrid Permanent

Electrical AIT Team Lead

This role involves leading electrical assembly, integration, and test activities for advanced spacecraft systems. Responsibilities include managing test requirements, overseeing hardware assembly, collaborating with design and project teams, and mentoring a team of engineers. The position offers hands-on technical leadership in a fast-paced, cutting-edge space technology environment.

Holt Executive

Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

£29 ph On-site Temporary

Aerospace Forgings Inspector

The role involves daily line-side inspection of aerospace forgings, ensuring conformity to customer specifications. Responsibilities include visual and dimensional measurements using manual equipment, acting as a quality gate for major OEMs like Boeing, Airbus, and Rolls-Royce. The position requires hands-on experience with GD&T and familiarity with quality processes.

Verify Europe

Redditch, Worcestershire, United Kingdom

£45,000 – £50,000 pa On-site Permanent

Project Engineer

The Project Engineer will manage the delivery of high-performance aerospace systems, working across multidisciplinary teams. Responsibilities include design work using FEA, 2D/3D CAD, project reviews, and supervising prototype manufacturing. The role emphasizes precision, innovation, and technical problem-solving from concept to completion.

Melbreck Technical Recruitment

Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom

£45 – £55 ph On-site Contract Clearance Required

Principal Test Solutions Engineer

This role involves leading the design, development, and certification of ATP test solutions for the Payload (BriteCloud) project. Responsibilities include conducting technical reviews, developing automated test software in LabVIEW/TestStand, managing configuration, and ensuring all test solutions are fully documented and production-ready.

GI Group

Luton, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

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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.

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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.

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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

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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 .

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.

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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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