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Structures, thermal and mechanisms in Europe

Space Jobs for Mechanical Engineers in Europe

89 roles for mechanical engineers are open in Europe at 23 space companies. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.

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Space companies hiring mechanical engineers in Europe

EmployerOpen roles hereMedian posted pay
ICEYE15not stated
Thales Alenia Space10not stated
Isar Aerospace8not stated
OHB8not stated
The Exploration Company8not stated
HyImpulse5not stated
Airbus Defence and Space4not stated
ArianeGroup4not stated
ClearSpace3not stated
Exotrail3not stated
Redwire Space Europe3not stated
AST SpaceMobile2not stated
CesiumAstro2not stated
Exolaunch2not stated
ispace2not stated
NewOrbit Space2not stated
Open Cosmos2not stated
CNES (French space agency)1not stated
Eutelsat1not stated
Foundational1not stated
Hemeria1not stated
MaiaSpace1not stated
Reflex Aerospace1not stated

Where in Europe the roles are

  • Germany31
  • France22
  • Finland9
  • United Kingdom8
  • Spain5
  • Italy4
  • Luxembourg3
  • Belgium2
  • Greece2
  • Poland2
  • Netherlands1

Kinds of work

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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 20:02 UTC

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Which space companies hire mechanical engineers in Europe?

Today, ICEYE (15 roles), Thales Alenia Space (10 roles), Isar Aerospace (8 roles), OHB (8 roles), The Exploration Company (8 roles), HyImpulse (5 roles), and 17 more. The table above lists every employer with a role open in Europe.

What kinds of space work are open in Europe for mechanical engineers?

Most of the roles are in mechanical, structures & thermal (74), systems, integration & test (9), supply chain & facilities (3), by the kind of work each employer's posting names.

How much do space roles for mechanical engineers in Europe pay?

Too few of the roles here state their pay to give a figure for Europe: each posting says what its employer offers.

How is this list made?

We read each employer's own job board every hour. A role is listed here when its posting is open in one country of Europe (the countries its page counts) and its title names the profession by the same rule as the page for mechanical engineers; the page for Europe lists every role open to people there.