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Software Engineer

The Software Engineer will work on the complete development lifecycle of flight safety and navigation systems, from concept and algorithm design to system integration and testing. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-performance solutions, maintain high-quality code, and produce comprehensive documentation.

Flarebright Bicester £39,000 – £49,000 pa

On-site Permanent Clearance Required

Test Engineer Engine, Propulsion or Thrust

Conduct hot fire testing of rocket propulsion systems using propellant and pressurant feed systems, including design and execution of test setups. Work with ground support and electrical ground support equipment in a space engineering context. Ideal for engineers with hands-on experience in mechanical, aerospace, or physics-based roles focused on rocketry and fluidic control systems.

Expert Employment Aylesbury £28,000 – £43,500 pa

Test Engineer Engine, Propulsion or Thrust

Design and build test equipment and setups for thrust systems and space engineering, including specification, fabrication and execution of hot fire tests using propellant and pressurant feed systems, GSE and EGSE. Suits a hands-on engineering graduate with an interest in chemical rocket propulsion, fluidic control systems and practical mechanical fitting.

Expert Employment Aylesbury £28,000 – £43,500 pa

Test & Applications Engineer

Develops and executes test plans for high-power RF products, performing performance evaluations, fault finding and failure analysis using spectrum and network analysers. Provides customer-facing application support and works with design, manufacturing and quality teams from prototype to production. Suits a hands-on production test engineer in a small multi-disciplined RF Power team.

Teledyne e2v Chelmsford

Flight Test Engineer

Manage flight test planning, ground preparation and field execution for unmanned aerial vehicles, acting as a UAV pilot to gather telemetry and performance data. Analyse flight data against design metrics and produce detailed test reports for engineering teams, ensuring safety and regulatory compliance throughout the testing lifecycle.

Saab Oakley

Clearance Required

Design & Test Engineer - Space Systems

Hands-on role spanning design, development, integration and physical testing of complex engineering hardware for the space sector. You'll build test rigs, fixtures and instrumentation, run functional and performance tests, analyse data and investigate failures, feeding findings back into future designs. Works closely with mechanical, electrical, controls and systems engineers across the full engineering lifecycle.

Alexander Associates United Kingdom

Communications Test Engineer I

Owns integration and verification of space-communication systems spanning digital and analogue hardware, building and maintaining test setups and software for modem and link validation at baseband and RF level. Involves calibration and metrology analysis, Python-based modular test tooling, and troubleshooting link performance alongside DSP, hardware and software teams.

CesiumAstro Milton Keynes

On-site Permanent Clearance Required

Engineer - Verification and Test

Hands-on role spanning clean-room and office work, owning verification and test across Space and Science imaging detector projects. You define test flows, commission OGSE/EGSE/MGSE equipment with scripting and coding, run functional, electrical, mechanical and environmental tests, and train operations staff, working closely with project teams and manufacturing to ECSS standards.

Teledyne e2v Chelmsford

Electric Propulsion Test Engineer

Runs the propulsion test programme that turns AURA RF gridded ion thruster designs into verified, flight-ready hardware, using NewOrbit's own vacuum facilities. Builds test rigs, operates vacuum systems, RF generators, high-voltage supplies and thrust balances, runs plasma diagnostics and feeds findings back to the design team. Works closely with propulsion, mechanical, electrical and control engineers on NEO-1 and customer thruster deliveries.

NewOrbit Space Reading

Hybrid Permanent

Principal Hardware Engineer I

Owns end-to-end design of complex electronics modules for satellites and aerospace systems, covering architecture, schematic, PCB layout in Altium, analysis, bring-up and production release. Also leads teams of hardware engineers, mentors staff and presents design reviews to customers and executives.

CesiumAstro Cambridge

Clearance Required

Factory Assemblers

Producing looms, cable assemblies and test equipment from drawings and kits to IPC 620/military/aerospace standards, including crimping, soldering, lacing and splicing, plus wiring cabinets and fixtures. Prototype and very small production runs (typically no more than three of the same product), liaising with in-house engineers on technical queries and build solutions, with occasional on-site customer support.

South West Recruitment Blandford Forum

On-site Clearance Required

Senior Software IV/QA Engineer_Test Automation

Define and implement test automation strategies across digital applications, APIs, distributed systems, cloud-native platforms and edge environments. Build reusable automation frameworks, integrate verification into CI/CD pipelines, perform root-cause analysis and act as technical reference for testability, including automated security verification.

Thales Alenia Space Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg

Systems Engineer

Acts as the technical link between customers and multidisciplinary engineering teams, translating operational needs into requirements, architectures and practical solutions. Spans the full lifecycle from requirements capture and concept development through design, integration, verification, commissioning and customer acceptance. Works on bespoke engineering and test solutions for aerospace, defence and other regulated industries.

Holt Executive Bournemouth

Clearance Required

Mechanical Design Engineer

Design precision mechanical components and assemblies for high-frequency RF modules, including lightweight enclosures, heatsinks, liquid cooling and waveguide architectures. The role spans SolidWorks CAD, thermal CFD and structural FEA, plus manufacturability support through CNC, die-casting and additive processes, working closely with RF and electronics engineers on space, defence and telecom products.

Filtronic High Peak

Hybrid Permanent

Mechanical Design Engineer

Design precision mechanical components and assemblies for high-frequency RF modules, including lightweight enclosures, heatsinks, liquid cooling and waveguide architectures. Use SolidWorks, CFD and FEA to validate thermal and structural performance, working closely with RF and electronics engineers from concept through volume production.

Filtronic Stockton-on-Tees

Hybrid Permanent

Fluid Systems Engineer

Hands-on role spanning the full engineering lifecycle of pressurised fluid systems for spacecraft hardware, from architecture, requirements and pressure/flow calculations through component selection, manufacture, integration and testing. Works closely with mechanical, systems and test engineers, and welcomes applicants from aerospace, propulsion, automotive or energy backgrounds rather than requiring space-sector experience.

Alexander Associates Cambridgeshire

On-site