Jobs in Reading

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

Electrical Tester (Rolling Stock)

Job title: Electrical Test TechnicianJob location: Derby, DerbyshireHourly pay rate: Mornings £18.29 Paye or £23.19 UmbrellaAfternoons £19.64 Paye or £24.95 UmbrellaShifts: Mornings and AftersHours per week: 37 hours a weekDuration: 12 Months+ (predicted)Start date: ASAPIndustries considered: RAF, Rail, Rolling Stock,...

Shorterm Group Derby, Derbyshire, DE1 3AE, United Kingdom £18 – £20 ph

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

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

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

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

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

Mission Manager

This role involves managing key phases of satellite missions from development through to operations, coordinating cross-functional engineering and operations teams, and ensuring delivery against schedule, cost, and technical requirements. The Mission Manager acts as a central point of contact, driving programme coordination across internal teams, suppliers, and customers. It’s a pivotal role in delivering end-to-end space missions within a fast-growing, mission-driven space technology company.

Open Cosmos Ltd Didcot, OX11 0RL, United Kingdom

On-site Permanent

Applied AI Engineer: Space & EO (Data)

This role involves developing AI applications using satellite and Earth Observation (EO) data to solve real-world problems. The engineer will build computer vision models for image analysis, design LLM-driven workflows with RAG and tool-calling, and integrate AI capabilities into the scalable DataCosmos platform. Collaboration with commercial teams and rapid iteration on customer-driven pilots are key aspects of the role.

Open Cosmos Ltd Didcot, OX11 0RL, United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent

Payload Product Assurance Engineer

The role involves ensuring quality, reliability, and regulatory compliance of space payload hardware throughout the product lifecycle. You'll lead product assurance activities, conduct root cause analyses, and ensure adherence to standards like ECSS, ESA, and NASA across design, manufacturing, and delivery. Collaboration with engineering, test, and supply chain teams is essential to maintain high integrity in demanding space applications.

Filtronic Sedgefield, United Kingdom

On-site Permanent

Product Quality Manager

This role involves leading the Quality Engineering team to improve product quality throughout the entire lifecycle, from suppliers and NPI to delivery and customer experience. Responsibilities include preventing defects, analysing quality issues, and working with cross-functional teams to implement sustainable improvements.

Kingdom People Fareham, United Kingdom £58,000 – £63,000 pa

Launch Services Contracts Manager

This role involves end-to-end ownership of Spire’s launch services procurement, including sourcing, contracting, and managing relationships with satellite launch providers. The candidate will develop commercial frameworks, negotiate long-term agreements, and ensure reliable, cost-effective access to launch capacity across dedicated and rideshare options. They will work closely with technical and programme teams to align contracts with mission requirements, while driving supplier performance and compliance in a highly regulated environment.

Spire Glasgow, Alba / Scotland, G2 1AL, United Kingdom