Aerospace hardware and electronics engineer jobs in the United Kingdom
Aerospace hardware and electronics engineer: 199 open roles at 44 companies in the United Kingdom. 97 of them are open to candidates of any nationality; the rest ask for citizenship, export-control eligibility or a government security clearance. 19 mention relocation support.
lockheedmartin.com · HQ: Bethesda, United States · Military Satellites · Aerospace Manufacturing · Missiles · Combat Aircraft · Defense Manufacturing · 5000+ employees · Est. 1995 · NYSE: LMT · Trust A · Hiring 4063, 208 new
HQ: Bethesda, United States · Military Satellites · Aerospace Manufacturing · Missiles · Combat Aircraft · Defense Manufacturing · 5000+ employees · Est. 1995 · NYSE: LMT · Trust A · Hiring 4063, 208 new
Lockheed Martin is the largest defence contractor in the world, formed in 1995 by merging Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta and headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. Its single most important programme is the F-35 Lightning II, the most expensive weapons system ever built, alongside the F-16, the C-130 transport and classified work at the Skunk Works advanced development unit. The company also dominates missile defence with THAAD and PAC-3 interceptors, supplies HIMARS and Javelin systems, owns the helicopter maker Sikorsky, and builds the Orion crew capsule and military satellites through its space division.
airbus.com · HQ: Blagnac, France · Defense Manufacturing · Satellite Manufacturing · Aerospace Manufacturing · Aircraft Manufacturing · 5000+ employees · Est. 1970 · Trust B · Hiring 3081, 242 new
HQ: Blagnac, France · Defense Manufacturing · Satellite Manufacturing · Aerospace Manufacturing · Aircraft Manufacturing · 5000+ employees · Est. 1970 · Trust B · Hiring 3081, 242 new
Airbus is a European aerospace group formed in 1970 as a consortium of French, German, British and Spanish manufacturers to build a competitor to the American aircraft industry, and now the largest commercial aircraft maker in the world. Its passenger jets run from the A220 through the best-selling A320 family to the A350 widebody, built in an unusual pan-European industrial system where major sections are made in different countries and flown to final assembly lines. Beyond airliners it is the largest civil helicopter maker, builds telecommunications and observation satellites, and supplies military aircraft including the A400M transport.
leonardo.com · HQ: Rome, Italy · C4ISR · Aircraft Manufacturing · Defense Manufacturing · 5000+ employees · Est. 1948 · Trust B · Hiring 677, 52 new
HQ: Rome, Italy · C4ISR · Aircraft Manufacturing · Defense Manufacturing · 5000+ employees · Est. 1948 · Trust B · Hiring 677, 52 new
Leonardo is an Italian aerospace, defence and security group headquartered in Rome that builds helicopters, aircraft, aerostructures, defence electronics, space systems and cyber security solutions. Founded in 1948 as Finmeccanica and renamed in 2017, it is listed in Milan with the Italian state as its largest shareholder, employs more than 50,000 people and has major industrial operations in Italy, the UK, Poland and the US. Its openings span cyber security engineers, systems, software and quality engineers, ground station and test engineers, project managers and customer service officers at sites such as Rome, Edinburgh, Luton, Southampton and Turin.
thalesgroup.com · HQ: Paris, France · Electronic Warfare · Satellite Manufacturing · Identity Management · Avionics & Flight Control · C4ISR · 5000+ employees · Est. 1893 · Trust B · Hiring 2515, 215 new
HQ: Paris, France · Electronic Warfare · Satellite Manufacturing · Identity Management · Avionics & Flight Control · C4ISR · 5000+ employees · Est. 1893 · Trust B · Hiring 2515, 215 new
Thales is a French technology group whose lineage runs back to 1893, and it is one of Europe's largest defence and aerospace electronics companies. It builds radar, electronic warfare, sonar and command systems for armed forces, avionics and in-flight entertainment for aircraft, signalling for railways, and satellites through the Thales Alenia Space joint venture with Leonardo. A large cybersecurity and digital identity division, assembled through the Gemalto and Imperva acquisitions, supplies hardware security modules, encryption and the SIM and biometric documents used by banks and governments worldwide.
honeywellaerospace.com · HQ: Phoenix, United States · Defense Manufacturing · Aerospace Manufacturing · Avionics & Flight Control · 5000+ employees · Est. 1936 · Trust A · Hiring 630, 127 new
HQ: Phoenix, United States · Defense Manufacturing · Aerospace Manufacturing · Avionics & Flight Control · 5000+ employees · Est. 1936 · Trust A · Hiring 630, 127 new
Founded in 1936, Honeywell Aerospace Technologies is a major global aerospace and defense tier-1 supplier operating as a primary business division of Honeywell International Inc. Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, United States, the enterprise serves commercial airlines, business aircraft operators, defense forces, and space agencies worldwide. Through its portfolio - encompassing aircraft propulsion engines, auxiliary power units (APUs), advanced avionics, satellite navigation systems, and connected flight software - it delivers integrated hardware and digital solutions designed to enhance flight safety, optimize fuel efficiency, and elevate operational readiness across military and civil aviation.
97 of the 199 roles here state no citizenship, export-control or security-clearance demand. A role that does says so in its advert, and the card marks it.
Which aerospace companies hire most?
Leonardo (70), MBDA UK (21), Lockheed Martin (20), CesiumAstro (8), General Dynamics (6).
Which roles count as aerospace jobs?
Every propulsion, GNC, avionics, aerodynamics, structures, spacecraft, satcom, launch, flight test and aircraft maintenance role at any employer, and the engineering, science, technician, data and IT roles of the aviation and space companies - aircraft makers and airlines' engineering, launch, satellites, Earth observation, eVTOL. Their sales, finance and office roles are left out, and so is weapons and missile work.
How fresh is this?
Every role is re-checked on the employer's own careers board at least every 48 hours, and the page is rebuilt every night.
Leonardo
MBDA UK
Lockheed Martin
CesiumAstro
General Dynamics
Thales Group
RTX
Helsing
Evolito
AST SpaceMobile
Curtiss-Wright
Honeywell Aerospace Technologies
Seeing Systems
Stirling Dynamics
