48 jobs
Flarebright Bicester £39,000 – £49,000 pa
Contributes across the full development lifecycle, from concept and algorithm design to system integration, testing and troubleshooting of safety-critical navigation and autonomy software in C++. Works with a multidisciplinary team on real-time embedded systems, hardware/software-in-the-loop testing and flight test activities, producing design documentation and test reports.
Rolls Royce Derby
Lead quantum computing research at Rolls-Royce, developing error-corrected algorithms and hybrid quantum-classical workflows for aerospace design. Work spans quantum chemistry, linear equation solvers, tensor networks and HPC emulation, collaborating with quantum companies, universities and government labs.
Spire Glasgow
Design, implement, test and maintain embedded firmware for satellite systems, working across engineering groups on architecture and system design. Debug on-orbit and on-ground issues, optimise serial protocols and build interface tooling, using Embedded C, FreeRTOS, Python, Bash and Git on Linux. Fast design-to-launch cycles measured in weeks.
Spire Glasgow
Lead the transformation of satellite constellation operations from manual, operator-driven processes to fully autonomous, self-healing systems. Set technical vision and architecture for reliability, data platforms and automation while staying hands-on with code and design reviews. Build and mentor a team of 6-10 reliability and platform engineers, driving SRE principles, SLOs and AI-driven anomaly detection.
Filtronic Stockton-on-Tees
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 Cambridge
Design and develop analogue, digital and mixed-signal electronic systems across the full product lifecycle, from concept to volume manufacture. Work in a multidisciplinary team with RF, software, firmware and mechanical engineers on telecoms, space, defence and high-altitude platform products, owning system-level architecture, integration, verification and EMC/safety compliance.
Copello Bristol £80,000 – £900,000 pa
Take technical ownership of FPGA and programmable logic design for advanced gimbal payload systems, covering video capture and processing, sensor and high-speed serial interfaces, and real-time pointing and stabilisation control. Lead RTL design, verification, timing closure and hardware bring-up, taking in-house boards from prototype to qualified production while mentoring engineers.
Gregory Martin International Chippenham £60,000 – £80,000 pa
Lead major consulting projects across defence, energy and health, delivering requirements engineering, architecture development, MBSE and systems analysis. The role combines technical leadership, client delivery, business development and mentoring within a growing consultancy, with hybrid working from Chippenham.
Astroscale Didcot
Lead or support the delivery of space sustainability missions, balancing quality, cost, schedule and risk across matrixed project and engineering teams. The role involves planning project review gates, producing deliverables, and interfacing with customers, suppliers and partners, with reporting to senior management.
CBSbutler Holdings Limited trading as CBSbutler Reading £70 – £78 ph
Acts as the key technical interface between engineering teams and Delivery Management on Software Factory projects in a sensitive Defence and aerospace environment. Coordinates technical activities, manages risks, dependencies and milestones, and provides first-line technical leadership and escalation. Requires a background in aerospace software or Defence platform engineering with DevOps and CI/CD knowledge.
Matchtech Gloucestershire £450 – £550 pd
Lead supplier management and technical integration for LTPEM fuel cell stack programmes in the aerospace sector, acting as subject matter expert during design reviews and supporting balance-of-plant fluid systems. Analyse test data to assess stack health, degradation and failure indicators, and apply systems engineering to hydrogen-electric propulsion development.
Gregory Martin International Portsmouth £60,000 – £80,000 pa
Lead major systems engineering consulting projects for defence clients, delivering technical excellence across requirements, architecture, MBSE and integration. The role combines team leadership, client delivery, subject-matter expertise and business development, including bids and stakeholder engagement with UK MOD and defence primes.
ClearSpace London
Defines and evolves the flight software architecture and technical roadmap, supporting projects with architecture baselines, design decisions and standards. Acts as Software Subsystem Lead on selected missions, owning software design, system specification and delivery of scope, cost, schedule and quality, while mentoring the FSW team and coordinating external suppliers.
Astroscale Didcot
Develops and maintains flight dynamics software for defence-focused space control missions, specifying algorithms and integrating with an in-house flight dynamics suite. Works in an Agile team with the commercial defence team and Chief Engineer, also supporting bids, customer training and ground segment verification and validation.
CBSbutler Holdings Limited trading as CBSbutler Basingstoke £55 – £500 ph
Supports the delivery of sensitive MOD and aerospace programmes on-site with Edgewing, maintaining project plans, schedules and RAID logs while coordinating meetings and stakeholder updates. Monitors budgets, resources and governance compliance across Agile, Waterfall and hybrid methodologies, escalating risks to senior project managers.
Platform Recruitment Manchester £90,000 – £110,000 pa
This role involves leading the end-to-end development of high-reliability electronics for space and defence applications, with a focus on FPGA and ASIC-based systems. The Lead Electronics Engineer will design high-speed digital circuits, oversee complex HDI PCB development, and guide multidisciplinary teams through integration and space qualification. It is a senior technical leadership position requiring deep expertise in safety-critical hardware design and advanced manufacturing processes.
