Avionics Engineering Lead - UK
E-Space
Loughborough, UK
Posted on Aug 1, 2025
Ready to make connectivity from space universally accessible, secure and actionable? Then you’ve come to the right place!
E-Space is bridging Earth and space to enable hyper-scaled deployments of space-powered Internet of Things (IoT) solutions and services. We are fundamentally changing the design, economics, manufacturing, coverage limitations and service delivery associated with traditional satellite and terrestrial IoT systems.
By building a highly-advanced low Earth orbit (LEO) space system—with a unique antenna design, highly sustainable spacecraft system and low-cost, small portable end-user devices—we can extend global satellite coverage, capacity and connectivity beyond legacy space services to provide a new kind of IoT platform that lets users sense, track, connect and act on information gathered, anywhere.
We’re intentional, we’re unapologetically curious and we’re 100% committed to saving space, protecting our planet and turning connectivity into actionable intelligence.
The Avionics Engineering Lead will oversee the development, test, and delivery of electronic hardware and FPGA firmware for E-Space satellites. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of Electrical Engineering management experience and 10+ years of Electrical Engineering development and test experience in aerospace.
This position will report to the Director of Electrical Engineering and will manage several of the Electrical engineers on the Avionics team located in the UK and France. The successful candidate will be based in our Loughborough, UK office.
What you will do:
- Lead the day-to-day execution of engineering work by 5+ Electrical engineers to shepherd the team through development, test, documentation, and delivery of their products.
- Become the linkage between multi-disciplined teams as well as external suppliers across various geographical locations.
- Plan and track engineering tasks from requirements definition through test and delivery, communicate up status of team products.
- Ensure that the Avionics department standards and best practices are employed by the team to quickly deliver high quality products that meet their requirements. Help refine standards and practices based on lessons learned.
- Provide tools and resources needed by the team to perform their work.
- Participate in supporting technical tasks including design reviews, troubleshooting, and surge engineering effort when needed.
- Help teammates develop their skills and careers in alignment with their interests and the company’s.
- Perform performance evaluations for reporting teammates as well as regular one-on-ones.
What you bring to this role:
- 5+ years of experience in Electrical Engineering management experience of teams of 5 or more.
- 10+ years of experience in new electronics product development, test, and flight in aerospace or high reliability applications.
- Expertise and passion for full product ownership and delivery to customers with diligence.
- Expertise in power, digital, and analog circuit design, simulation, and analysis, and testing.
- Expertise in high reliability electronics development and test practices.
Extra bonus points for the following:
- Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent.
- Experience designing and testing for space environments.
- Experience designing RF circuits.
- Experienced at FPGA development.
- Expertise in cross-functional areas such as EMC, environmental testing, and export control.
- Familiarity with Altium Designer.
This is a full time based out of our Loughborough, UK office. The total compensation packaged will be determined by various factors such as your relevant job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
We are redefining how satellites are designed, manufactured and used—so we’re looking for candidates with passion, deep knowledge and direct experience on LEO satellite component development, design and in-orbit activities. If that’s your experience – then we’ll be immediately wow-ed.
E-Space is not currently able to provide employment sponsorship for candidates who do not hold work authorization for the location of this role. The Company is not currently able to provide employment sponsorship for candidates who do not hold work authorization for the location of this role.
Why E-Space is right for you:
We want you to make the most of your journey at E-Space. That’s why we support and invest in the physical, emotional and financial well-being of our team members and their families. Some of what you can expect when working at E-Space:
• An opportunity to really make a difference
• Sustainability at our core
• Fair and honest workplace
• Innovative thinking is encouraged
• Competitive salaries
• Continuous learning and development
• Health and wellness care options
• Financial solutions for the future
