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Senior Modelling & Simulation Engineer - Flight Control Systems

Vertical AerospaceBristol, South West England

Salary
£55k – £55k
Posted
8 July 2026
Work mode
Full-time
Sponsor match
high
Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)
Role overview

Vertical Aerospace is hiring a Senior Modelling & Simulation Engineer - Flight Control Systems in Bristol, a full-time engineering role. The advertised salary is £55k – £55k. Vertical Aerospace holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Our Mission At Vertical Aerospace, we are pioneering the way for electric aviation. The Valo, our eVTOL (electric, vertical, take-off and landing), 'zero emissions' aircraft will set a new safety standard for how we will navigate the sky. We won't realise our mission following the same legacy processes and traditions our predecessors followed, instead, we want to 'redefine' aerospace best practices. We are growing quickly from a prototype business to a scaling SME, and the next few years will b…
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  • Employer: Vertical Aerospace — confirmed licensed sponsor
  • Visa route: Skilled Worker
  • Advertised salary: £55k – £55k
  • How this salary compares: about 16% above the £47,000 median across 882 engineering roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
  • Location: Bristol, South West England · Full-time
  • Similar roles nearby: 26 other live engineering roles in Bristol browse them
  • Posted: 8 July 2026
  • How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.
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