Cambridge Aerospace

Defense Manufacturing · Missiles
45open roles
$300Mraised in 5 rounds
59 daysmedian time a role stays open
A-ratedvisa sponsor licence, United Kingdom

Overview

Cambridge Aerospace is a British defence technology company building low-cost interceptors and surveillance systems against drones, cruise missiles and other airborne threats. It hires electronics hardware, structural analysis and software engineers in Cambridge, Munich, London and Norfolk, Virginia. The company is headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Key facts

As of Nov 13, 2026, Alion lists 45 open roles at Cambridge Aerospace. Cambridge Aerospace is headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It was founded in 2024. The latest round is Series C of $300M, announced in 2026.

Headquarters
Cambridge, United KingdomAlion company profile, updated Nov 13, 2026
Founded
2024Alion company profile, updated Nov 13, 2026
Employees
200+Alion company profile, an estimated range
Total raised
$300MSum of 1 equity round Alion knows
Latest round
Series C · $300M · Aug 10, 2026Press report · technews180.com
Visa sponsorship, United Kingdom
A-ratedUK Home Office · checked Nov 13, 2026
Technologies in its job postings
64Named in its job postings
Official records

How Cambridge Aerospace hires

Truth index
B 78/100
Median time to fill
59 days
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
90%
Reposted roles
0%

Cambridge Aerospace scores B on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 10 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 90% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 59 days. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed

Jobs

Equity · In office · Cambridge
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Equity · In office · Cambridge
AS9100
GD&T
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In office · Munich
Digital Twin
MedTech
Verification & Validation
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Equity · In office · Cambridge
Platform Engineering
Cybersecurity
Microsoft Entra ID
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Equity · In office · 8+ years exp · Cambridge
AS9100
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Equity · In office · Cambridge
Python
Rust
C++
MATLAB
Simulink
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Equity · Hybrid · London
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≈ $61k – $125k per year (Estimated) · Equity · In office · Cambridge
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≈ $68k – $166k per year (Estimated) · Equity · In office · Cambridge
Rust
Dart
Flutter
DevOps
gRPC
CI/CD
Linux
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≈ $81k – $155k per year (Estimated) · Equity · In office · 5+ years exp · Munich
KiCad
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≈ $82k – $153k per year (Estimated) · Equity · In office · Master's Degree · Munich
STANAG
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≈ $45k – $84k per year (Estimated) · Equity · In office · Cambridge
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Visa sponsorship

A-rated
Sponsor licence
Skilled Worker
Visa route
36
Open roles in United Kingdom
In the register as Cambridge Aerospace Limited, London
Other sponsors in the same field
UK Home Office · checked Nov 13, 2026 · Visa details by country

Growth

Hiring Momentum
47/100
Stable
Open positions
45
11 opened / 6 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
46 days
faster than 30% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~6 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics 0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Industrial Engineering
26%
Operations
13% ▲
Analytics
9% ▲
Field & Service
9% ▼
Backend
6% ▲
DevOps
6% ▼
Actively hiring for Industrial Engineering (+5 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
+7 jobs in a week Nov 2026
Added GD&T to stack Nov 2026
Added Verification & Validation to stack Nov 2026
Added Digital Twin to stack Nov 2026
Added AS9100 to stack Nov 2026
Added Outlook to stack Oct 2026
Added gRPC to stack Oct 2026
Added Flutter to stack Oct 2026
Added Dart to stack Oct 2026
Added KiCad to stack Oct 2026
Added STANAG to stack Oct 2026
Added Microsoft Office to stack Oct 2026

Financials

Total raised
$300M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
5
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount Valuation
Venture - Series Unknown 2026 — — Details
Series C 2026 $300M $3.4B Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2026 — — Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2025 — — Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2025 — — Details

Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at Cambridge Aerospace over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
64
Postings analysed
36
Stack modernity
68/100
Languages
Python56%
MATLAB28%
C++25%
Rust14%
Frameworks & libraries
Tkinter6%
Flutter3%
Next.js3%
React.js3%
Databases
PostgreSQL14%
DynamoDB8%
Cloud & platforms
AWS14%
Linux14%
Power BI11%
Tableau11%
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Connections

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Shared investors4
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RedalpineVia a fund
89 portfolio companies: Zenjob, Albatross, calliora and 86 more
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AccelVia a fund
733 portfolio companies
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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
5
Hiring now
5
Countries
4
Busiest office
Cambridge
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Cambridge United Kingdom
HQ
33 open roles 34 posted in 90 days 18% engineering 200-500 est. staff
hires for Industrial Engineering, Operations, Field & Service
seen since Feb 2026 job postings
Munich Germany
Regional office
7 open roles 6 posted in 90 days 29% engineering 10-50 est. staff
hires for Industrial Engineering, Hardware, Aerospace
seen since Feb 2026 job postings
London United Kingdom
Corporate office
3 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Legal, Finance
seen since Apr 2026 job postings
Brisbane Australia
1 open roles 100% engineering 1-10 est. staff
hires for Backend
seen since Aug 2026 job postings
Norfolk United States
1 open roles 1-10 est. staff
hires for Industrial Engineering
seen since Jul 2026 job postings

How to cite this page

Alion, "Cambridge Aerospace: key facts", as of Nov 13, 2026. https://alion.io/company/cambridgeaerospace

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