Space Jobs in Portsmouth

• Portsmouth
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Carry out radiation and nuclear hardening engineering for advanced satellite payloads and equipment, covering component selection and testing, shielding analysis, supplier analysis review, and radiation testing. Interface with customers, Airbus teams and subcontractors, and attend design reviews while producing environment and hardness assurance specifications.

• Portsmouth
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Own the architecture, specification and delivery of a radar payload's digital backend, defining high-speed data architectures with ultra-fast ADCs/DACs and high-throughput FPGAs/ASICs. Set DSP, commanding and operations requirements, define interfaces between instrument backend, platform and front-end, and create development, modelling and verification strategies for spaceborne electronics.

• Portsmouth
• Hybrid
• £60,000 – £80,000 pa
• Senior · manages people

Lead major systems engineering consulting projects for defence clients, delivering technical excellence across requirements, architecture, MBSE and integration. The role combines team leadership, client delivery, subject-matter expertise and business development, including bids and stakeholder engagement with UK MOD and defence primes.

INCOSE · C4I Systems · Satellite Communications

• Portsmouth
• Hybrid
• £60,000 – £80,000 pa
• Lead · manages people

Lead major consulting projects across defence, energy and health, delivering technical excellence and client satisfaction. Provide strategic systems engineering advice, develop architectures and integration strategies, and drive business development through bids and client relationships. Act as subject matter expert in MBSE, capability development and technical assurance while mentoring junior and mid-level consultants.

INCOSE · C4I · Satellite Communications

• Portsmouth
• Hybrid
• Lead
• Permanent

Lead the system architecture definition for Military Satellite Communications programmes, covering space, control and ground segments for UK MOD tenders. The role involves requirements capture, traceability and verification, and defining segment and sub-system architectures through integrated working groups. It sits within a team of Lead Systems Engineers and Architects, reporting to the Head of Systems Engineering, with a strong focus on Model Based Systems Engineering.

MBSE

• Portsmouth
• Hybrid
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Owns test strategy across the full systems test lifecycle, from bids and proposals to project close, on end-to-end SATCOM programmes covering ground segments, ground stations, modems and user terminals for government and MOD customers. Works in varied project teams from R&D to acceptance, including some customer-site acceptance testing, and trains other engineers in rigorous testing practice.

SATCOM · Ground Segments · Ground Stations +2