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Payload Product Assurance Manager - IRIS² - F/H

Oversee quality assurance for satellite payload systems within the IRIS² programme, ensuring compliance with contractual and internal standards. Act as the primary quality interface with the client, coordinate cross-functional quality activities, manage risk and non-conformances, and validate product conformance across design, manufacturing, and testing phases. Work within a high-tech aerospace environment focused on European sovereignty and innovation.

Thales Alenia Space France

GALILEO Engineering Work Package Manager : Mise en Opérations H/F

Manage the migration and operational deployment of critical updates to the Galileo Mission Segment and Security Facility systems across operational sites in Europe. Lead technical teams, coordinate change requests, testing, and stakeholder communication, ensuring compliance with schedules, security standards, and contractual milestones. Work closely with institutional clients and suppliers in a highly regulated, multi-site environment.

Thales Alenia Space France

Ground Segment Systems Team Lead

Leads the design, integration, and operation of satellite ground segment systems, ensuring technical robustness and alignment across subsystems and mission operations. Manages a small team of engineers, overseeing technical development, system validation, and lifecycle support from concept to deployment. Acts as a key interface between engineering, software, and operations teams while driving architectural consistency and mission readiness.

Holt Executive Oxfordshire, United Kingdom £65,000 – £98,000 pa

Technical Sales Engineer – Aerospace

This role involves driving technical sales growth for a global aerospace fastening solutions provider by developing new business and supporting key customers across the UK. The engineer will deliver product demonstrations, technical support, and training for high-performance products like HELICOIL, working directly with major manufacturers such as Rolls Royce. It combines deep technical engagement with commercial development in a field-based, customer-facing position.

Emmerson Kitney Sales & Marketing Kingston upon Hull, East Riding Of Yorkshire, United Kingdom £50,000 pa

Senior Satellite Systems Engineer

This role involves leading the technical delivery of satellite and terrestrial communication projects, focusing on end-to-end system design and integration. The engineer will develop practical solutions using 5G, 6G, satellite, and IoT technologies, working closely with external partners and research organisations. Responsibilities include hands-on system integration, hardware setup, coding, and solving complex engineering challenges in emerging telecoms domains.

Expert Employment Westcott, Buckinghamshire, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom £65,000 – £70,000 pa

Systems Engineering Team Lead

Leads a team of systems engineers while actively contributing to the design and development of complex spacecraft systems across the full lifecycle, from mission concept to integration and verification. Focuses on technical trade-offs, requirements management, and cross-disciplinary coordination within a high-tech space organisation. Offers leadership responsibility alongside hands-on engineering in a collaborative, international environment.

Holt Executive Oxfordshire, United Kingdom £65,000 – £98,000 pa

Sr Quality Engineering Manager

This role involves overseeing aerospace inspection compliance across multiple sites, including technical leadership, audit support, workforce certification, and equipment oversight. The position requires extensive travel and knowledge of regulatory standards and procedures.

Honeywell Yeovil, United Kingdom

Senior Quality Engineer

This role involves leading quality assurance for aerospace manufacturing, ensuring compliance with AS9100 and customer standards. The Senior Quality Engineer will manage non-conformance investigations, lead quality inspectors, and drive continuous improvement using methodologies like 8D and 5 Why. Key responsibilities include audit support, supplier and customer quality liaison, and ensuring right-first-time production across machining and assembly processes.

Premier Technical Recruitment Birmingham, United Kingdom £45,000 – £47,000 pa

Mechanical Design Engineer

This role involves developing concept and detailed mechanical designs for aerospace products, producing engineering drawings, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure designs are suitable for manufacture. The position offers the chance to work on cutting-edge aerospace projects within a collaborative engineering environment.

Manpower Yeovil, Somerset, United Kingdom £46 ph

Reader in Aerospace

This role involves leading a high-impact research agenda in Future of Flight, with a focus on integrated, sustainable, or frontier aerospace systems. The appointee will drive innovation in aerospace engineering research, secure external funding, and shape both research and teaching within the department. They will also mentor early-career researchers and contribute to curriculum development aligned with emerging aerospace technologies.

Aston University Birmingham, Midlands Of England, United Kingdom £58 – £67 pa

Permanent

Professor in Aerospace and Future Flight

This role involves leading high-impact research and shaping the academic direction of aerospace and future flight technologies at a UK university. The professor will drive innovation in one or more of three key areas: integrated aerospace systems, sustainable propulsion and manufacturing, or intelligent and hypersonic flight systems. Responsibilities include securing research funding, developing industry partnerships, mentoring researchers, and contributing to undergraduate and postgraduate aerospace engineering programmes with a research-informed curriculum.

Aston University Birmingham, Midlands Of England, United Kingdom £67 – £104 pa

Permanent

Freight Forwarder (Aerospace / AOG)

This role involves managing end-to-end air freight logistics, with a focus on time-sensitive aerospace and AOG (Aircraft on Ground) shipments. The candidate will handle import/export bookings, customs documentation, carrier coordination, and customer service for high-priority industrial clients. Work is conducted remotely with one day per week on-site in either Heathrow or the Midlands.

Green & Wolvin Recruitment Heathrow, London, United Kingdom £40,000 – £50,000 pa

Controls Engineer (Manufacturing)

This role involves delivering engineering projects from concept to commissioning, with a focus on programming Allen Bradley PLCs using Studio 5000 and RS500. The engineer will provide technical support for PLC, HMI, and SCADA systems across manufacturing operations, serving as a key technical resource in a modern, large-scale production environment. The position offers autonomy and variety within a leading specialty metals and alloys manufacturer serving the aerospace sector.

Ernest Gordon Recruitment Rotherham, United Kingdom £55,000 – £60,000 pa

Senior Quality Engineer

This role involves acting as the main point of contact for customers on quality-related issues, maintaining a 'Quality Walk the Floor' routine, and ensuring compliance with AS9100 and NADCAP standards. The Senior Quality Engineer will lead root cause analysis and support New Product Introduction (NPI) to embed quality standards from the start.

Owen Daniels De217Rx, United Kingdom

Senior Systems Engineer

This role involves leading the detailed design, development, and testing of a flight vehicle using Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE). Responsibilities include translating concepts into system requirements, defining the vehicle architecture, leading trade studies, and managing technical interfaces with suppliers and stakeholders.

Matchtech London, United Kingdom £75,000 – £85,000 pa