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163 jobs for “aerospace engineer”

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RF Engineer

11 months ago

Filtronic Stockton-on-Tees

Design, develop and deliver high-performance RF and mmWave products, combining hands-on design and test with problem-solving. Works closely with cross-disciplinary teams to ensure project execution, maintain engineering standards and support the product roadmap.

Hybrid Permanent

Digital Engineering & Configuration Engineers

Last month

Rolls Royce Derby

Supports the management, control and utilisation of engineering information across the product lifecycle within the Defence business, working at the intersection of engineering, data and technology. Covers digital design, product data and configuration management, PLM, engineering data governance and digital transformation. Requires a security check clearance and UK national status.

Clearance Required

Test Development Engineer - Electronics

3 days ago

Rolls Royce Solihull

Design and develop software and hardware for electronics test platforms used on aerospace and military products, covering requirements definition, integration testing and validation. The role involves fault-finding at rig and component level, coordinating with project leads and suppliers, and controlling test system hardware design. Programming in C, C#, TestStand, LabVIEW and Python is central.

Hybrid

Software Development Engineer

3 days ago

Filtronic Stockton-on-Tees

Develops and maintains in-house manufacturing and reporting systems, building new applications, KPI dashboards, databases and API integrations. Works closely with manufacturing, engineering and quality teams across UK, USA and China sites, covering the full software development lifecycle from requirements through testing and support.

On-site Permanent Clearance Required

Systems Engineering Consultant

3 days ago

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.

Hybrid Clearance Required

System Engineer

Last week

ClearSpace London

As a key member of the Mission and Systems Team, you will define satellite bus architecture and support the platform lifecycle from concept through testing and validation. Day-to-day work includes deriving and managing mission and system requirements, performing system analyses and trade-offs, maintaining budgets, and contributing to FMEA/FMECA and V&V planning.

On-site Permanent

Lead Electronics Engineer

2 weeks ago

Platform Recruitment Oxford £90,000 – £100,000 pa

Lead the development of advanced electronics for FPGA and ASIC-based space systems, spanning the full hardware lifecycle from design to space qualification. Provide technical leadership across multidisciplinary teams and oversee integration, testing, and manufacturing with internal and external partners.

Hybrid Permanent Clearance Required

Lead Electronics Engineer

2 weeks ago

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.

Hybrid Permanent Clearance Required

Quality Inspector (Defence/ Aerospace)

Last month

Ernest Gordon Recruitment Poole £42,000 – £46,000 pa

Hands-on quality inspection role at a precision engineering subcontract manufacturer accredited to AS9100, supplying the defence and aerospace sectors. Responsibilities include inspecting parts and products to AS9100 standards and developing improvement strategies to ensure products meet client requirements. Based in Poole with a 39-hour week and early Friday finish.

On-site Permanent

Tooling Design Engineer

Last week

Expert Employment Aylesbury £34,000 – £52,000 pa

Design, analyse and optimise production tooling and fixturing for space propulsion systems, including chemical rocket engines and thrusters. Own solutions from concept through manufacture, validation, deployment and in-service support, working with Manufacturing and Process teams using CAD Creo, Lab Works and materials science. Requires aerospace manufacturing experience and a degree or HNC in Mechanical or Aerospace Design.

Senior Backend Software Engineer - Spacetime UK

Last week

Aalyria London

Build and maintain backend systems for a temporospatial software-defined networking platform used in satellite and airborne mesh networks. Work on orchestration and management of planetary mesh networks spanning land, sea, air and space, using technology originally acquired from Google.

Hybrid

Senior Propulsion Systems Engineer

Last week

Orion Electrotech Pewsey

Lead propulsion system development from concept through qualification and in-service support, integrating gas turbine, rocket, reciprocating, battery-electric and emerging technologies. Own requirements, architecture, interfaces and configuration control while leading testing programmes and mentoring engineers across multidisciplinary teams.

Contract Clearance Required

Advanced Project Engineer (Electronic Controllers)

2 weeks ago

Honeywell Yeovil

Coordinates electronics and software engineering projects within the Electronic Controllers team at an aerospace site. Suits an engineer with project coordination experience or a project manager with electronics/software background, bridging technical engineering work and project delivery.

Project Manager aerospace

3 weeks ago

Entech Technical Solutions Guildford £500 pd

Lead a multidisciplinary engineering team through the full product lifecycle, coordinating FPGA, embedded/software, PCB/PCA hardware and electrical engineers. Manage work packages, resources, deadlines, risks, budgets and forecasting, working with stakeholders and engineering leads to resolve issues and keep delivery on track. Requires eligibility for BPSS security clearance.

Contract Clearance Required

Embedded FPGA engineer

4 days ago

Cortech Talent Solutions Stirling £40,000 – £65,000 pa

Develop, test and debug embedded software for electronics, supporting integration of microprocessors, microcontrollers, FPGAs and SoC devices. Assist with FPGA development including RTL design, simulation and verification using Verilog and VHDL, plus system-level testing and hardware/software integration. Collaborate with hardware, FPGA and software engineers on flight-computer solutions for aerospace, satellites and spacecraft.

Hybrid

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