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Cambridge Aerospace
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Overview
Job details
Permanent contract
Per the ad.
Requirements
Work on-site in Cambridge
No relocation package mentioned.
Benefits
Cycle to work scheme
Commuter benefits named in the ad.
Skills
Requirements
What we're looking for
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Electrical Engineering or a related field
- Proven experience in building and maintaining hardware systems in test and operational settings
- Strong understanding of test discipline, safety procedures, and configuration control
- Excellent communication, documentation, and coordination skills, particularly in high-tempo environments
Nice to have
- Experience in fast-paced R&D or startup environments, with rapid prototype iteration times
- Defence or aerospace industry experience
Pay & benefits
What you'll get
- Competitive compensation and stock options
- Private Medical & Dental
- Cycle to work scheme
- Lunchtime catering on site
The role
We are seeking a hands-on and technically adept professional to serve as Flight Test Engineer at Cambridge Aerospace. The Flight Test Engineer is the tactical owner of trials execution. They make sure that when engineering wants to test something, it happens safely, predictably, and in a way that produces real learning.
What you'll do
- Ensure test articles (airframes, payloads, targets) are built, configured, updated, and ready to fly
- Own and maintain packing lists for aircraft, payloads, target drones, comms, telemetry, tools, and spares
- Gather test requirements from R&D teams and translate those requirements into concrete test plans with defined success criteria
- Review the plan with engineering teams before the trial
- Coordinate personnel on site, including engineers, pilots, observers, technicians and any other involved personnel
- Manage safety on site, including situational awareness, escalation of hazards, stop/go authority
About Cambridge Aerospace
- Industry
- Aerospace and Defence
- Website
- cambridgeaerospace.com
In their own words
About the company & team
The mission of Cambridge Aerospace is to eliminate the risk of existential war in Europe. That risk comes from the air – low-cost drones and cruise missiles now manufactured in colossal volumes by our adversaries, ballistic missiles capable of ending the world as we know it, and a new generation of hypersonic weapons that evade every existing defence.
We’re building low-cost interceptors that defeat these threats, and the surveillance systems to detect and target them – at a cost taxpayers can afford, at the pace the threat demands, and with sovereign supply chains that assure delivery.
We have immense backing from the world’s best venture funds. We’re one of the fastest growing defence technology companies in history. And we’re hiring the best engineers to prosecute the mission.
If you are in the top 1%, willing to work harder than you ever have, build technology better than anyone else, and contribute to the defining challenge of our time, now is the time to join us.
Additional information
We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply.
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