Jobs in Reading

Quality Engineer

This role involves ensuring the quality and reliability of advanced printed circuit boards (PCBs) used in highly regulated sectors such as aerospace and defence. The Quality Engineer will conduct inspections, perform reliability testing, and carry out internal audits on incoming and outgoing products. With full training provided, the role supports career development in a high-growth, technically advanced manufacturing environment.

Ernest Gordon Recruitment Telford, TF3 4HB, United Kingdom £30,000 – £35,000 pa

On-site Permanent Clearance Required

Aerospace Manual Machine Setter/Operator

This role involves setting and operating specialist thread rolling machinery to manufacture high-quality aerospace components. Responsibilities include machine set-ups, tooling changes, precision inspections, and maintaining quality standards. The position offers training in a specialist process and is suitable for those with manual machine-setting and engineering inspection experience.

THOMAS Professional Warmley, Gloucestershire, BS15 4PP, United Kingdom £36,000 – £40,000 pa

Quality Lead / Senior Quality Engineer

This role involves leading the quality function, maintaining and improving the AS9100 quality system, conducting audits, managing non-conformances, and performing dimensional inspections. You'll work closely with production, customers, and suppliers to ensure high standards and drive continuous improvement.

Elix Sourcing Solutions Poole, United Kingdom £40,000 – £45,000 pa

CNC Engineer

This role involves operating and setting CNC machines and secondary operation equipment to produce precision-engineered components for the aerospace sector. The CNC Engineer will work with materials like aluminium, stainless steel, and Inconel, ensuring parts meet tight tolerances through accurate measurement and inspection. A key focus is on continuous improvement of manufacturing efficiency, quality control, and safety, with an expectation to learn centreless grinding as part of the role.

Gregory Martin International Ss41Ne, United Kingdom £33,000 – £37,000 pa

Avionics RTE&IVVQ Engineer

A Joint Venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), Thales Alenia Space is a global space manufacturer delivering, for more than 40 years, high-tech solutions for telecommunications, navigation, Earth Observation, environmental management, exploration, science and orbital infrastructures. Thanks to our...

Thales Alenia Space Italy

Applications Engineer

This role involves designing and prototyping tooling for precision mechanical builds, working with CAD software, machining equipment, and 3D printing. You will also support customers with technical assistance and conduct material trials, contributing to the development of high-quality, manufacturable solutions.

Jonathan Lee Recruitment Gl208Hb, United Kingdom

Payload Product Assurance Engineer

The role involves leading product assurance activities for space payload hardware, ensuring compliance with stringent standards like ECSS, ESA, and NASA. The engineer will work across the product lifecycle, supporting quality across design, manufacturing, and testing, with a strong focus on reliability, non-conformance management, and supplier quality in high-integrity space and defence applications.

Baltic Recruitment Sedgefield, County Durham, United Kingdom £55,000 – £60,000 pa

Lead Manufacturing Engineer - Aerospace

This role involves leading and developing the manufacturing engineering and tooling teams, balancing operational priorities with engineering standards. Responsibilities include managing new product introductions, writing methods and process documentation, and driving problem-solving. The position offers hands-on technical work while leading a team.

The Collective Network Quedgeley, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom £65,000 – £75,000 pa

On-site Permanent

Product Assurance Engineer

The role involves leading product assurance activities for space payload systems, ensuring compliance with stringent standards like ECSS, ESA, and NASA. Responsibilities include managing quality across the product lifecycle, leading root cause analyses, supporting design and manufacturing reviews, and overseeing component qualification. The position requires close collaboration with engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain teams in a high-reliability sector.

Octagon Group Sedgefield, County Durham, 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

Project Manager

Lead the end-to-end delivery of technically complex RF and mmWave hardware projects from concept to customer handover. Coordinate cross-functional engineering, manufacturing, and commercial teams while managing project risks, schedules, and compliance. Focus on high-reliability applications in regulated sectors such as aerospace, defence, and space.

Filtronic Cambridge, United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent

Security Infrastructure Systems Engineer

The role involves maintaining, securing, and improving core IT infrastructure with a focus on resilience, compliance, and proactive threat mitigation. Responsibilities include system hardening, vulnerability management, security monitoring, incident response, and supporting secure cloud environments. The engineer will work closely with infrastructure and security teams to embed security into system design and operations.

Surrey Satellite Technology Guildford, GU2 7YE, United Kingdom

Electronics Trainer

As an Electronics Trainer, you will deliver high-impact technical training to defence personnel, covering areas like electronics, radar, telecommunications, and avionics systems. You will prepare and deliver engaging training modules, collaborate with internal and external teams, and continuously improve the quality of training.

First Military Recruitment Lyneham, Wiltshire, SN15 4PS, United Kingdom £44,000 – £46,000 pa

On-site Permanent Clearance Required

Senior Mission Operations Preparation Engineer

This role involves preparing spacecraft missions for operational success by developing procedures, tools, and strategies across the mission lifecycle. The engineer will work closely with systems, software, and flight operations teams to ensure spacecraft designs are operable and validated through testing and simulation. It's a collaborative position focused on mission readiness, operational problem-solving, and supporting live operations in a cutting-edge space technology environment.

Holt Executive Oxfordshire, United Kingdom £60,000 – £94,000 pa

Hybrid Permanent

IT Process Analyst

The role involves analysing, documenting, and improving IT and business systems processes to ensure compliance with ISO standards and support operational excellence within a defence-grade environment. The analyst will work closely with cross-functional teams to maintain governance, support audits, and drive continuous improvement. Key focus areas include ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 compliance, process documentation, and stakeholder engagement across IT, cybersecurity, and engineering.

Saab United Kingdom