UK Space Jobs in Bristol

• Bristol
• On-site

Inspect aerospace engine components and modules using precision measurement tools, ensuring compliance with aerospace standards. Collaborate with production, development and overhaul teams to maintain quality and safety, and identify process improvements. Requires a time-served apprenticeship, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent, and experience in aerospace strip and build procedures.

CMM

• Derby
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• Mid-level

Design and deliver electrical infrastructure for aerospace engine and rig test facilities, from requirements capture and calculations through detailed design, manufacture oversight and acceptance testing. Work under the Technical Authority with product definition teams, chairing design reviews and ensuring legislative compliance across civil and defence test programmes.

BS7671 · BS6739 · IEC 61508 +7

• Bristol
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• £40,000 – £75,000 pa
• Lead
• Permanent

Hands-on structural analysis role covering static strength analysis of metallic and composite aerospace structures across Defence, Security and Space. You will build and post-process FEA models in Nastran, ANSYS and Altair, analyse components and full-airframe load cases, produce stress reports and support structural testing, working with design, manufacturing, test teams, customers and suppliers.

Nastran · ANSYS · Altair +5

• Bristol
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• Mid-level

Develops, validates and implements repair solutions for mission-critical aerospace components, supporting Defence customers and MRO facilities. Defines repair instructions, sets acceptance standards for service-run parts, and works with Materials Repair Technology teams on new repair and inspection technologies. Covers a wide range of engines including Adour, EJ200, RB199 and Trent-derived types.

Adour · EJ200 · RB199 +7

• Bristol

Design and define complex aerospace mechanical components, from CAD product definition to systems integration and technical assurance, across Defence programmes. Work spans turbomachinery, transmission systems, control units and structures, translating engineering requirements into manufacturable, certifiable solutions within multidisciplinary teams.

CAD

• Bristol

Provides analytical expertise underpinning safe, reliable aerospace products across design, development and certification. Work spans structural and stress analysis, whole engine modelling, rotordynamics, vibration, lifing, durability and fatigue assessment for Defence programmes. Requires a mechanical or aerospace engineering background and operates in regulated engineering environments.

• Bristol

Develops control, monitoring and software solutions for aerospace products across the full engineering lifecycle, from requirements and architecture through development, verification and deployment. Work spans embedded software, control systems design, modelling and simulation, systems integration and safety-critical software development within the Defence business.

• Derby

Engineers work across the full lifecycle of control, monitoring and embedded software for aerospace products, from requirements and architecture through development, verification and deployment. Activities span control systems design, model-based design, systems integration and safety-critical software development within the Defence business. Roles sit in multidisciplinary Software Systems teams supporting current and future programmes.

• Derby

Design, integrate and develop advanced electrical systems for aerospace and defence products, covering areas such as electrical machines, power electronics, power distribution and control systems. Engineers work within multidisciplinary teams on next-generation power systems in complex engineering environments, with security clearance supported by the employer.

• Bristol

Supports the management, control and utilisation of engineering information across the product lifecycle, working at the intersection of engineering, data and technology. Covers digital design and industrialisation, product data management, configuration management, PLM and engineering data governance for complex aerospace products in the Defence business.

PLM

• 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.

PLM

• Bristol

Design, integration and development of advanced electrical systems for aerospace and defence products, spanning electrical machines, power electronics, power distribution and protection, and electrical architecture. Engineers work within complex engineering environments on current and next-generation power systems, with Security Check clearance supported by the employer.

• Bristol
• Hybrid

Apply safety and reliability engineering methods including hazard analysis, fault tree analysis, FMECA and quantitative risk assessment to defence programmes. Work alongside life cycle and design engineering specialists, using statistical methods to assess system reliability and influence design decisions. Requires knowledge of gas turbine engines and comfort with uncertainty analysis.

• Bristol
• Hybrid
• Mid-level

Develops and deploys digital manufacturing systems and Industry 4.0 solutions across the commodity and production lifecycle, working with IT to build process roadmaps and architecture. Collaborates cross-functionally with internal and external teams on continuous improvement of digital capability, IIOT and data analytics in a regulated aerospace defence environment.

• Bristol
• Hybrid
• Mid-level

Provide in-service technical support for Defence products, acting as the customer engineering interface with operators, partners, airframers and regulators. Work spans safety and reliability analysis, lifecycle cost, health monitoring, maintenance strategy and supportability, influencing new product design with in-service experience. Based in Bristol within the Lifecycle Engineering capability.

Health Monitoring System