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Software Engineer

3 weeks ago

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

Contributes across the full development lifecycle, from concept and algorithm design to system integration, testing and troubleshooting of safety-critical navigation and autonomy software in C++. Works with a multidisciplinary team on real-time embedded systems, hardware/software-in-the-loop testing and flight test activities, producing design documentation and test reports.

On-site Permanent Clearance Required

Additive Manufacturing Engineer

3 days ago

Rolls Royce Bristol

Develops and matures additive manufacturing processes for aero components in a pre-production facility, covering build preparation, machine operation and post-processing. Owns the technical package including product verification, change control and operational support, working across design, operations and suppliers to hit cost and quality targets. Focuses on new part introduction and continuous improvement toward TRL 8.

On-site Clearance Required
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Director of Software Engineering

4 days ago

Spire Glasgow

Lead the transformation of satellite constellation operations from manual, operator-driven processes to fully autonomous, self-healing systems. Set technical vision and architecture for reliability, data platforms and automation while staying hands-on with code and design reviews. Build and mentor a team of 6-10 reliability and platform engineers, driving SRE principles, SLOs and AI-driven anomaly detection.

Hybrid Clearance Required
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Product Assurance Engineer

4 days ago

Spire Glasgow

Support the implementation of Product Assurance processes across space systems projects, covering requirements flow-down, compliance verification, non-conformity management, supplier quality oversight, and reliability, safety and dependability analysis. Work closely with senior PA staff, engineering teams and project managers across the full project lifecycle in a high-reliability, standards-driven environment.

Hybrid Clearance Required
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Senior Embedded Software Engineer

4 days ago

Spire Glasgow

Design, implement, test and maintain embedded firmware for satellite systems, working across engineering groups on architecture and system design. Debug on-orbit and on-ground issues, optimise serial protocols and build interface tooling, using Embedded C, FreeRTOS, Python, Bash and Git on Linux. Fast design-to-launch cycles measured in weeks.

Hybrid Clearance Required

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