Life at Reaction Engines

Our people are our most valuable asset, they are skilled problem solvers that believe challenges can be opportunities. We take pride in attracting the industry's brightest minds and it is their diverse set of skills, personalities and experiences that will help us achieve our ambitious goal.

If you would like to join our growing team, please check our vacancy page.

We’re working together to build the world’s most powerful engines, which will power the world’s fastest aircraft. With disciplines and expertise across a broad spectrum of engineering and business activities, there couldn’t be a better time to join us on the journey. 

Our team of highly skilled engineers are designing, building and testing a suite of technologies for the world's most powerful aerospace propulsion system. We're collaborating with governments and industry across the globe to integrate rocket, gas turbine and ramjet hardware with our unique heat exchanger technology.

Reusable launch vehicles have been the dream of every space engineer since the launch of the first orbital rocket in 1957. Our team is dedicated to realising this vision through innovation and teamwork. It's at the heart of everything we do - every component we design and every milestone we hit brings us a step closer to operational spaceplanes and hypersonic vehicles. If you're talented and creative in your approach, we want you on board.

The world’s most innovative engine needs the world's most innovative people. Our highly skilled and talented team collaborate to deliver with unbeatable quality and performance, we’re a growing company, and if you've got what it takes you'll be recognised and rewarded. With 30 days leave plus bank holidays, not forgetting the company pension scheme, we'll help you maintain a great work-life balance.

We all work hard but that doesn't mean we don't know how to have fun too. We have regular company events and if you like to keep in shape the sports centre offers tennis and softball tournaments, a running club and more.

We're based in the middle of the Oxfordshire green belt, ideally located between Oxford, Abingdon and Didcot. We're 20 minutes from the Harwell Space Gateway and half an hour from Oxford City centre. In fact, the site has transport links to the whole of the UK on its doorstep. We also operate a cycle to work scheme for bike enthusiasts. The company has been here since 2001, starting off with a lab in the Culham Innovation Centre before moving to a dedicated premises in 2014.

Culham Science Centre is owned and managed by the UK Atomic Energy Authority, it is also home to some other incredible companies developing robotic handling equipment, advanced materials and manufacturing techniques, as well as next-generation technology. The site is well catered for, including coffee shop, convenience store and restaurant plus a gym, sports facilities and a nature reserve.