Why Just Use CAD… When You Can Design the Engines That Launch into Orbit?
Based at a historic UK site where rocket propulsion was born and still boldly pushing forward
Are you a CAD Design Engineer with a head full of blueprints and a heart that beats for propulsion? Are you craving work that’s more meaningful than just tightening tolerances on a widget that never leaves the ground?

Because this isn’t just any CAD job.
This is your chance to work at a site with a rich aerospace legacy where the UK’s first rocket engines came to life and where today’s propulsion technologies are being developed for tomorrow’s space missions. You won’t be tweaking PowerPoint presentations or hypothetical models. You’ll be designing the real components that will be tested, fired, and launched.
Here, heritage meets innovation. One minute you’re reviewing engine schematics over coffee, the next you’re in the test area watching hardware you’ve helped design prepare for hot fire trials. This is the kind of place where your work has weight both figuratively and literally.
About the Company
Our client is a global leader in the defence and aerospace industry, driving innovation, precision, and sustainability in everything they do. At this UK site, the focus is rocket propulsion, building high-performance, environmentally conscious space systems that support everything from low Earth orbit missions to deep space exploration.
You’ll be joining a small, agile engineering team within a much larger organisation, so you get the best of both worlds: tight collaboration and big-picture impact.
The Role: CAD Design Engineer
As a key member of the team, you’ll be using PTC Creo to create detailed designs for engine components, sub-systems, and complete rocket propulsion units. You’ll be involved from concept through to production, collaborating with manufacturing teams, suppliers, and test engineers to make sure what you draw is what gets built.
You’ll get your hands on real hardware. You’ll solve real engineering challenges. And you’ll see your designs through to the final test and beyond.
Why This Site?

Because it is

• A UK centre of excellence for space propulsion with an active role in the future of aerospace
• Home to on-site test facilities, meaning your designs get validated right where you work
• Focused on green propulsion and sustainable engineering practices
• Small enough for your voice to matter but backed by a global powerhouse in aerospace
• The kind of place where your CAD drawings become part of real propulsion systems heading to space

You’ll Thrive If You Have:

• A degree in Engineering or a related field
• Proficiency with CAD tools, especially PTC Creo
• Experience designing tight, complex mechanical systems
• An understanding of aerospace manufacturing and machining
• Confidence in your drawings and creativity in your problem-solving
• High attention to detail and the ability to work to tight tolerances
• A passion for turning sketches into systems that actually launch