Structures, thermal and mechanisms in the UK
Space Jobs for Mechanical Engineers in the UK
10 roles for mechanical engineers are open in the UK at 6 space companies. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.
Space companies hiring mechanical engineers in the UK
| Employer | Open roles here | Median posted pay |
|---|---|---|
| NewOrbit Space | 4 | not stated |
| ClearSpace | 2 | not stated |
| CesiumAstro | 1 | not stated |
| Foundational | 1 | not stated |
| HyImpulse | 1 | not stated |
| Open Cosmos | 1 | not stated |
Kinds of work
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Open space roles for mechanical engineers in the UK, newest first
Updated 5 Nov 2026, 05:02 UTC
Thermal Engineer (opens the job details)
NewOrbit Space · Mechanical · Reading, UK· todayDetails
Graduate Mechanical Design Engineer (opens the job details)
NewOrbit Space · Mechanical · Reading, UK· 2d agoDetails
Spacecraft Mechanical Architect (opens the job details)
ClearSpace · Mechanical · London, London, City of· 4w agoDetails
Opto-mechanical Engineer (opens the job details)
Foundational · Mechanical · London· 1mo agoDetails
Spacecraft Thermal Architect (opens the job details)
ClearSpace · Mechanical · London, London, City of· 1mo agoDetails
Satellite Mechanical Design Engineer (opens the job details)
NewOrbit Space · Mechanical · Reading, UK· 2mo agoDetails
Principal Mechanical Engineer I (opens the job details)
CesiumAstro · Mechanical · Cambridge, United Kingdom· 3mo agoDetails
Spacecraft Structural Engineer (opens the job details)
NewOrbit Space · Mechanical · Reading, UK· 5mo agoDetails
Thermal Systems Engineer (opens the job details)
Open Cosmos · Mechanical · Didcot, United Kingdom· 6mo agoDetails
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What our research measures about space jobs in the UK
Read from the open postings on 4 Nov 2026 by our space industry research, rebuilt every day. Every figure opens the row of the report it comes from.
- Where the jobs are276 open roles (1.5% of the space roles we read) at 30 employers.
- Where the jobs are1.1% of these roles are remote; the rest are on-site or hybrid.
What people ask about mechanical engineers' work in the UK
Which space companies hire mechanical engineers in the UK?
Today, NewOrbit Space (4 roles), ClearSpace (2 roles), CesiumAstro (1 role), Foundational (1 role), HyImpulse (1 role), Open Cosmos (1 role). The table above lists every employer with a role open in the UK.
What kinds of space work are open in the UK for mechanical engineers?
Most of the roles are in mechanical, structures & thermal (10), by the kind of work each employer's posting names.
How much do space roles for mechanical engineers in the UK pay?
Too few of the roles here state their pay to give a figure for the UK: 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 the UK alone and its title names the profession by the same rule as the page for mechanical engineers; the page for United Kingdom lists every role open to people there.