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Electric Propulsion Engineer

NewOrbit Space is hiring for Electric Propulsion Engineer in Reading, UK. Mid level. First seen October 1, 2026, posted 3 times; open as of November 12, 2026. Jobs taken straight from company career pages — no aggregator in between.

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Company
NewOrbit Space
Where
Reading, UK
Level
Mid
First seen
October 1, 2026
Postings
3
Listed via
Ashby

What the posting says

RESPONSIBILITIES Design - Own the design of our RF gridded ion thruster and its performance calculations, from concept to flight configuration. - Iterate rapidly to support NEO-1 and our customer thruster deliveries. - Work with mechanical, electrical and control engineers on each new iteration of the ion propulsion system. Build and test - Design and build the test rigs and equipment for propulsion testing. - Assemble and operate test hardware, electronics and vacuum facilities. - Run electric propulsion tests on your own designs and analyse the results. - Plan and run the test campaigns…

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