Step 1: Define Role Clusters & Your Keyword Map

Space titles vary by company. Build clusters so your searches catch synonyms and adjacent roles.

Spacecraft Systems & Mission Engineering

• Titles: Spacecraft Systems Engineer, Mission/System Architect, Requirements Engineer.

• Keywords: CONOPS, requirement flowdown, DOORS/Jama, ECSS-M-ST-10, V-model, verification/validation, budgets (mass/power/data/Δv), FMECA/RAMS.

AOCS/GNC & Flight Dynamics

• Titles: AOCS/ADCS Engineer, GNC Engineer, Flight Dynamics Engineer.

• Keywords: attitude control, EKF/UKF, reaction wheels, magnetorquers, star trackers, autonomy, pointing budgets, orbit determination, station-keeping, STK/GMAT/FreeFlyer/Orekit, quaternions, Monte Carlo.

RF, TT&C & Antennas

• Titles: RF/Microwave Engineer, Comms Payload Engineer, TT&C Engineer.

• Keywords: link budget, modem/waveforms, CCSDS, SDR, Ka/Ku/S/L-band, phased arrays, beam steering, RF chains, LNA/PA, filters, EMC/EMI, tools (CST, HFSS, ADS, MATLAB).

Payloads (Optical, SAR, GNSS, Science)

• Titles: Payload Engineer, Instrument Scientist, EO Payload Systems.

• Keywords: radiometry, calibration, SAR, hyperspectral, optics, detectors, stray light, jitter, data compression, geolocation.

Avionics & Flight Software (FSW)

• Titles: Avionics Engineer, OBC/Software Engineer, Space Software Engineer.

• Keywords: embedded C/C++/Rust, RTEMS/FreeRTOS, SpaceWire/SpaceFibre, CAN/1553, CCSDS Space Packets, PUS, device drivers, FDIR, timing/synchronisation.

Power, Thermal, Structures & Propulsion

• Titles: EPS Engineer, Thermal Engineer, Stress/Structures Engineer, Propulsion Engineer.

• Keywords: PCDU, solar array sizing, battery life, ESATAN-TMS/Thermal Desktop/SINDA, NASTRAN/ANSYS, harness, TVAC correlation, Hall thrusters/EP, bipropellant/monopropellant, feed systems.

AIT/AIV & Test

• Titles: AIT Engineer, Test Conductor, EGSE/SCOE Engineer.

• Keywords: procedure authoring, cleanroom (ISO 14644), contamination control, MGSE/OGSE, EGSE/SCOE, TVAC, sine/random vibe, shock, thermal balance, functional tests, test readiness reviews.

Ground Segment & Mission Operations

• Titles: Ground Segment Engineer, Spacecraft Operations Engineer, FDS/MCS Engineer.

• Keywords: MCS/SCOS-2000/EGS-CC, LEOP, routine ops, automation, pass planning, trending/telemetry analysis, commanding, station scheduling, network interfaces, ops procedures.

Earth Observation & Space Data

• Titles: Remote Sensing Scientist, Space Data Engineer, EO Applications.

• Keywords: Sentinel/Copernicus, SAR processing, GDAL/rasterio/xarray, QGIS/ArcGIS, Python, cloud pipelines, calibration/validation, accuracy metrics.

Mission Assurance, QA & EEE Parts

• Titles: Product Assurance Engineer, EEE Parts Engineer, Materials & Processes, Reliability.

• Keywords: ECSS-Q-ST-20/30/40/70, parts derating, TID/SEE radiation, outgassing, cleanliness, non-conformance/CAPA, audits, configuration control.

Regulatory/Policy (optional)

• Titles: Space Policy/Regulation, Spectrum/Ofcom, Licensing (Launch/Payload).

• Keywords: UK Space Agency licensing, export control, spectrum coordination.

UK locations & clusters

• Harwell (Oxfordshire): RAL Space, ESA ECSAT, Astroscale & many SMEs.

• Guildford: SSTL & suppliers.

• Stevenage/Portsmouth/Farnborough: Airbus DS, comms payloads, RF.

• Glasgow/Edinburgh: smallsats, design & ops (AAC Clyde Space, Spire).

• Leicester: Space Park Leicester (EO/data).

• Cardiff: Space Forge (in-orbit manufacturing).

• Oxford/Cambridge/Bristol/Thames Valley: avionics, software, propulsion.

• Modes: On-site/hybrid for labs & test; Remote UK more common for software/data/ops.

• Modifiers: security clearance (BPSS/SC/DV), visa sponsorship, graduate, internship.

Save this keyword map—you’ll reuse it across alerts, feeds and prompts.

Step 2: Build Precise Boolean Searches (Copy & Paste)

Use these in Google & on job boards. Start broad, then refine with site: filters where signal lives.

General UK Space Search

(space OR satellite OR "spacecraft" OR "earth observation" OR "mission operations")
(systems OR AOCS OR GNC OR "flight dynamics" OR RF OR TT&C OR payload OR avionics OR "flight software" OR AIT OR "ground segment")
(UK OR "United Kingdom" OR London OR Oxford OR Cambridge OR Harwell OR Guildford OR Stevenage OR Portsmouth OR Glasgow OR Edinburgh OR Leicester OR Cardiff OR Bristol)
("Permanent" OR "Full-time") -site:indeed.co.uk -site:glassdoor.co.uk

Systems & Mission

("Spacecraft Systems Engineer" OR "Mission Systems")
(CONOPS OR DOORS OR requirements OR ECSS OR verification OR validation OR budgets)
(UK OR "Remote UK")

AOCS/GNC & Flight Dynamics

(AOCS OR ADCS OR GNC OR "flight dynamics")
(EKF OR quaternion OR "orbit determination" OR "attitude control" OR STK OR GMAT OR FreeFlyer OR Orekit)
(UK OR "Remote UK")

RF/TT&C

(RF OR microwave OR "TT&C" OR "satellite communications")
("link budget" OR Ka OR Ku OR L OR S OR "phased array" OR "SDR" OR CCSDS OR "HFSS" OR CST OR ADS)
(UK OR "Remote UK")

Payloads (EO/SAR/Optical)

("Payload Engineer" OR "Instrument Engineer" OR "EO Scientist")
(radiometry OR calibration OR SAR OR hyperspectral OR optical OR imager OR "stray light")
(UK OR "Remote UK")

Avionics & FSW

(Avionics OR "Flight Software" OR "OBC" OR "Embedded Software")
(SpaceWire OR SpaceFibre OR CAN OR "1553" OR CCSDS OR PUS OR RTEMS OR FreeRTOS OR "FDIR")
(UK OR "Remote UK")

Power/Thermal/Structures/Propulsion

(EPS OR "Power" OR Thermal OR "Stress" OR "Propulsion")
(PCDU OR "solar array" OR battery OR ESATAN OR NASTRAN OR "Thermal Desktop" OR "Hall thruster" OR bipropellant)
(UK OR "Remote UK")

AIT/AIV & Test

(AIT OR AIV OR "Test Conductor" OR EGSE OR SCOE)
(TVAC OR vibration OR shock OR "cleanroom" OR "test procedure" OR MGSE OR OGSE)
(UK OR "Remote UK")

Ground Segment & Ops

("Spacecraft Operations" OR "Mission Operations" OR "Ground Segment")
(SCOS-2000 OR "EGS-CC" OR LEOP OR "pass planning" OR "telemetry" OR commanding)
(UK OR "Remote UK")

EO/Space Data

("Remote Sensing" OR "EO Data" OR "Space Data Engineer")
(Sentinel OR Copernicus OR SAR OR GDAL OR rasterio OR xarray OR QGIS OR "cloud pipeline")
(UK OR "Remote UK")

Mission Assurance/EEE Parts

("Product Assurance" OR "EEE Parts" OR "Reliability")
(ECSS OR "non-conformance" OR "derating" OR "radiation" OR TID OR SEE)
(UK OR "Remote UK")

Graduate & Early Career

("Graduate" OR "Junior" OR "Internship") (space OR satellite OR AOCS OR RF OR AIT OR "remote sensing") (UK OR "Remote UK")

ATS & Employer Career Sites (cuts aggregator noise)

(space OR satellite OR "mission operations" OR "earth observation")
(site:boards.greenhouse.io OR site:lever.co OR site:workable.com OR site:ashbyhq.com OR site:smartrecruiters.com OR site:icims.com OR site:successfactors.com)
(UK OR "Remote UK")

Public Sector & Labs (UK)

(space OR satellite OR "space operations")
(site:civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk OR site:stfc.ukri.org OR site:ralspace.stfc.ac.uk OR site:esa.int)
(UK)

Academic & Research

(space OR satellite OR "space systems" OR "remote sensing")
(site:jobs.ac.uk OR site:ox.ac.uk OR site:cam.ac.uk OR site:ed.ac.uk OR site:le.ac.uk)
(UK)

Step 3: Turn Searches Into Google Alerts & RSS

Let new roles come to you.

Setup (quick)

1. Open Google Alerts.

2. Paste one Boolean string.

3. Show options → choose At most once a day (or As-it-happens if you’re sprinting).

4. Deliver to: pick RSS feed (paste into Feedly/Inoreader) or email.

5. Create separate alerts per cluster: Systems, AOCS/GNC/FD, RF/TT&C, Payloads, Avionics/FSW, Power/Thermal/Structures/Propulsion, AIT/AIV, Ground/Ops, EO/Data, PA/EEE, Graduate.

Good alert examples (copy-paste):

(AOCS OR ADCS OR GNC OR "flight dynamics") (EKF OR quaternion OR STK OR GMAT OR Orekit) (UK OR "Remote UK")

(RF OR TT&C OR "satellite communications") ("link budget" OR Ka OR Ku OR SDR OR CCSDS OR HFSS OR CST) (UK OR "Remote UK")

(AIT OR AIV OR EGSE OR SCOE) (TVAC OR vibration OR "test procedure" OR cleanroom) (UK OR "Remote UK")

("Spacecraft Operations" OR "Mission Operations") (SCOS-2000 OR "EGS-CC" OR LEOP OR telemetry) (UK OR "Remote UK")

Pro tips

• Keep one alert per intent—cleaner results, less noise.

• Pair locations sensibly: Harwell/Oxford/Cambridge/Stevenage/Guildford/Glasgow + “Remote UK” cover most roles.

• Mute noisy domains with -site: to keep feeds focused.

Prefer RSS? Tag/star items & export starred roles as CSV—perfect for a weekly planning pass with ChatGPT.

Step 4: Use ChatGPT as Your “Space Job Scout”

Alerts & RSS supply raw listings; ChatGPT converts them into a ranked shortlist with actions so you apply faster & better.

Reusable system prompt (edit to your targets):

System role: You are my Space Job Scout for UK roles. Parse pasted job listings (title, company, location, link, snippet), remove duplicates by company+title+location, and produce a ranked shortlist that matches my criteria. Then provide tailored actions for each role.

My criteria:
• Target clusters: Systems, AOCS/GNC/Flight Dynamics, RF/TT&C, Payloads, Avionics/FSW, Power/Thermal/Structures/Propulsion, AIT/AIV, Ground Segment & Ops, EO/Space Data, Mission Assurance/EEE.
• Must-haves by cluster:
  - Systems: CONOPS, requirement flowdown, DOORS/Jama, ECSS-M, budgets, V&V.
  - AOCS/GNC/FD: EKF/UKF, attitude/orbit control, wheels/torquers, sensors/actuators, STK/GMAT/FreeFlyer/Orekit.
  - RF/TT&C: link budgets, CCSDS, SDR/modems, antenna design/simulation (HFSS/CST/ADS), EMC.
  - Payloads: radiometry/calibration, optics/SAR, jitter/stray light, data compression.
  - Avionics/FSW: embedded C/C++/Rust, RTOS, SpaceWire/SpaceFibre, CAN/1553, CCSDS/PUS, FDIR.
  - Power/Thermal/Structures/Propulsion: PCDU, SA/battery sizing, ESATAN/NASTRAN, TVAC correlation, EP/chemical propulsion.
  - AIT/AIV: procedures, EGSE/SCOE, TVAC/vibe/shock, cleanroom, NCR handling.
  - Ground/Ops: SCOS-2000/EGS-CC, LEOP, pass planning, telemetry trending, automation.
  - EO/Data: Sentinel/SAR processing, GDAL/QGIS, Python pipelines, accuracy metrics.
  - Mission Assurance/EEE: ECSS-Q, parts derating, radiation, audits/CAPA/config control.
• Location: Remote UK or Harwell/Oxford/Cambridge/Stevenage/Guildford/Portsmouth/Glasgow/Leicester/Cardiff hybrid.
• Exclude: pure sales-only roles, contract <3 months, agency spam.

Output:
1) Summary: counts & duplicates removed; scoring logic (2 lines).
2) Ranked Shortlist (max 10): Title — Company — Location — Link — Score (0–100) — 1–2 line fit rationale.
3) Per-role actions:
   - 3 tailored CV bullets (impact-led, tools/standards & outcomes).
   - 6–10 keywords to mirror (standards, buses, tools, metrics).
   - A 3-sentence message to the hiring contact referencing one concrete requirement.
4) Today plan: order to apply with time estimates.

Daily run (paste your feed)

Here are today’s roles (Title — Company — Location — Link — Snippet):
1) ...
2) ...
Apply the Space Job Scout system prompt.

Deep-dive on a single role (for the perfect match)

Analyse this spec for must-haves, repeated terms & implied priorities. Then:
• Write 3 CV bullets that mirror the spec (cluster-appropriate), each ending with a measurable outcome.
• Draft a 120-word cover note referencing one tool/standard or bus (e.g., CCSDS/PUS or SpaceWire) & a 30-day quick win.
• List 10 keywords/phrases to include naturally (standards, buses, tools, metrics).
• Provide 6 likely interview questions with concise model answers using my background.

Job spec: [paste]
My background: [4–8 bullets with tools/standards/metrics & outcomes]

Fast CV tailoring prompts (cluster-specific)

Systems

Create 5 “Recent Impact” bullets showing CONOPS→requirements flowdown (DOORS/Jama), ECSS compliance & V&V—each with risk/defect or schedule metrics. UK spelling.
Spec: [paste]

AOCS/GNC/FD

Produce 5 bullets on EKF tuning, pointing budgets, momentum management & orbit manoeuvres—each with accuracy/latency or stability metrics.
Spec: [paste]

RF/TT&C

Write 5 bullets covering link budget closure, antenna/RF chain design (HFSS/CST/ADS) & CCSDS/SDR integration—each with EIRP/G/T/SNR margins.
Spec: [paste]

Payloads

Draft 5 bullets on optical/SAR calibration, jitter/stray-light control & data processing—each with radiometric accuracy or resolution metrics.
Spec: [paste]

Avionics/FSW

Output 5 bullets on RTOS drivers, SpaceWire/SpaceFibre, CCSDS/PUS services & FDIR—each with reliability/throughput or CPU load metrics.
Spec: [paste]

Power/Thermal/Structures/Propulsion

Provide 5 bullets on PCDU/battery sizing, ESATAN correlation, NASTRAN stress & EP/chemical performance—each with temperature, mass or life metrics.
Spec: [paste]

AIT/AIV

Create 5 bullets on EGSE/SCOE bring-up, TVAC/vibe/shock campaigns & NCR closure—each with test coverage or schedule metrics.
Spec: [paste]

Ground/Ops

Write 5 bullets on SCOS-2000/EGS-CC automation, LEOP procedures, pass planning & anomaly response—each with availability or timeline metrics.
Spec: [paste]

EO/Space Data

Produce 5 bullets on SAR/EO pipelines, GDAL/QGIS analytics & cloud processing—each with accuracy/latency or cost metrics.
Spec: [paste]

Mission Assurance/EEE

Draft 5 bullets referencing ECSS-Q, parts derating, radiation analysis & audits—each with NCR/escape or risk metrics.
Spec: [paste]

Step 5: Optional No-Code Automation (Email, Slack, Notion)

• Email filters: Route alert emails into a “Space-Jobs” label. Each morning, paste the best into ChatGPT and run your Job Scout prompt.

• RSS rules: Tag feeds by cluster (Systems, AOCS/GNC/FD, RF/TT&C, Payloads, Avionics/FSW, Power/Thermal/Structures/Propulsion, AIT/AIV, Ground/Ops, EO/Data, PA/EEE). Star the best & export weekly as CSV for prioritisation.

• Notion/Sheets: Keep one tracker; paste it into ChatGPT for daily action order & follow-ups.

• Slack/Discord: Pipe starred roles via webhook to a private channel for quick triage.

Step 6: A Simple Pipeline Tracker That Wins Interviews

Suggested columns

• Date found

• Role

• Company

• Location

• Link

• Cluster (Systems/AOCS/RF/Payload/FSW/EPS-Thermal-Struct-Prop/AIT/Ground-Ops/EO-Data/PA-EEE)

• Match score (0–100)

• Status (To apply / Applied / Interview / Offer / On hold / Rejected)

• Deadline / due date

• Contact (name, LinkedIn/email)

• Notes (tools/standards/buses/metrics)

• Next action (what & when)

Follow-up rhythm

• T+3 days: polite nudge if no acknowledgement.

• T+10 days: request an update; include a small proof point (e.g., a redacted link budget table or test matrix—no confidential data).

• Post-interview: thank-you within 24 hours referencing one spec requirement & a 30-day quick win.

Shareable Prompt Library (Space-Specific)

1) Role Decoder

Explain this space role in plain English: first 90-day deliverables, 3 hardest problems & the exact skills they truly need (standards, buses, tools, metrics). Then list the top 12 CV keywords they’ll search for. [paste spec]

2) Company Fit Snapshot

From the spec & site notes, infer domain (smallsats/comms/EO/ops/launch), key standards (ECSS, CCSDS/PUS), buses (SpaceWire/SpaceFibre/CAN/1553), and maturity (EM/Breadboard → EQM → FM). Output a 6-bullet “Why me, why now” pitch.
[spec + brief company notes]

3) CV Bullet Rewriter (Impact-led)

Rewrite these bullets with action+tool/standard+metric, mirroring the spec vocabulary (e.g., CCSDS/PUS, ECSS-Q, SpaceWire, STK/GMAT, ESATAN/NASTRAN). One line each, UK spelling.
[bullets + spec]

4) Outreach Message (120 words)

Draft a concise message for the hiring contact referencing one tool/standard from the spec (e.g., SCOS-2000 automation or HFSS antenna work) & proposing a 30-day quick win. Mirror 3 spec keywords; confident tone, no fluff.
[spec + company notes]

5) Interview Pack Generator

Produce 8 technical questions + short model answers tailored to this spec (Systems/AOCS/RF/Payload/FSW/EPS-Thermal-Struct-Prop/AIT/Ground/EO/PA), plus 5 behavioural questions with STAR hints using my background.
[spec + background]

6) LEOP Readiness Checklist

Draft a LEOP checklist with pass plans, contingency actions, telemetry trending, command templates & rollback criteria for [mission context]. Keep it one page.

7) Offer & Salary Prep (UK)

Given the role & years of experience, suggest a negotiation range in GBP, non-salary levers (training, conferences, tool access, relocation, flexible working), & 3 crisp value statements I can use.
[spec + experience]

Keyword & Query Bank (Use Across Alerts, Feeds & Boards)

Titles
Spacecraft Systems Engineer, AOCS/ADCS Engineer, GNC/Flight Dynamics Engineer, RF/Microwave/TT&C Engineer, Payload/Instrument Engineer, Avionics/Flight Software Engineer, EPS/Power Engineer, Thermal Engineer, Stress/Structures Engineer, Propulsion Engineer, AIT/AIV Engineer, EGSE/SCOE Engineer, Ground Segment/Operations Engineer, Remote Sensing/Space Data Engineer, Product Assurance/EEE Parts Engineer.

Standards, Buses & Protocols
ECSS-M/Q/E series, CCSDS Space Packets, PUS services, SpaceWire/SpaceFibre, CAN, MIL-STD-1553, DOORS/Jama, ISO 14644 (cleanroom).

Tools & Platforms
MATLAB/Simulink, STK, GMAT, FreeFlyer, Orekit, ESATAN-TMS, Thermal Desktop/SINDA, NASTRAN/ANSYS, CATIA/NX/SolidWorks, HFSS/CST/ADS, Python (NumPy/Pandas), GDAL/QGIS/ArcGIS, SCOS-2000/EGS-CC, Git/Jenkins.

Metrics
Pointing accuracy, jitter, SNR/Eb/N0 margins, EIRP, G/T, thermal balance delta, mass/power margins, availability, MTBF, NCR rate, schedule adherence.

Modifiers
Remote UK, Hybrid, On-site, Permanent, Contract, Graduate, Internship, Visa sponsorship, Security clearance (BPSS/SC/DV).

Sample Daily Workflow (7–12 Minutes)

1. Open your alert folder/RSS. Skim headlines; bin obvious mismatches.

2. Paste 10–30 items into ChatGPT with your Space Job Scout prompt.

3. Review the shortlist. Open the top 3–5 high-score roles.

4. Run the deep-dive prompt on your favourite; generate tailored CV bullets & a 120-word cover note.

5. Update your tracker & set deadlines.

6. Apply in one sitting—mirror 6–10 keywords naturally (standards, buses, tools, metrics).

7. Schedule follow-ups immediately.

Consistency beats weekend blitzes.

Troubleshooting & Tuning

“Still getting noise.”
Anchor searches to high-signal tokens (ECSS, CCSDS, SpaceWire, SCOS-2000, STK/GMAT, HFSS/CST, ESATAN/NASTRAN) and exclude agency spam via -site: or -"recruitment agency".

“Everything is Senior/Principal.”
Include (Junior OR Associate OR "1–3 years") and exclude (Senior OR Principal OR Lead).

“Remote actually means global.”
Use ("Remote UK" OR "UK-based remote" OR "right to work in the UK") and exclude "anywhere".

“I only want operations.”
Bias to SCOS-2000/EGS-CC, LEOP, pass planning, telemetry trending. Exclude heavy hardware terms.

“I only want RF/payloads.”
Bias to link budget, HFSS/CST/ADS, Ka/Ku, radiometry/SAR, and exclude AIT/ops tokens.

“I need clearance-friendly employers.”
Add BPSS/SC/DV to queries and include locations like Farnborough, Bristol, Harwell, Stevenage, Guildford.

Lightweight Tracker Template (Copy Text)

Date Found | Role | Company | Location | Link | Cluster | Match (0–100) | Status | Deadline | Contact | Notes (tools/standards/buses/metrics) | Next Action

Status: To apply / Applied / Interview / Offer / On hold / Rejected

Daily command for ChatGPT:
“From my tracker (below), propose today’s top 5 applications, fill missing ‘Next Action’, and draft follow-ups where Status=Applied & T+3 days.”

Copy-Paste Pack (Everything In One Place)

1) Google Alerts seeds

(AOCS OR ADCS OR GNC OR "flight dynamics") (EKF OR quaternion OR STK OR GMAT OR Orekit) (UK OR "Remote UK")
(RF OR TT&C OR "satellite communications") ("link budget" OR Ka OR Ku OR SDR OR CCSDS OR HFSS OR CST) (UK OR "Remote UK")
("Payload Engineer" OR "Instrument Engineer" OR "EO Scientist") (radiometry OR calibration OR SAR OR hyperspectral OR optical) (UK OR "Remote UK")
(Avionics OR "Flight Software" OR "OBC") (SpaceWire OR SpaceFibre OR CAN OR 1553 OR CCSDS OR PUS OR RTEMS OR FDIR) (UK OR "Remote UK")
(EPS OR Thermal OR Stress OR Propulsion) (PCDU OR "solar array" OR battery OR ESATAN OR NASTRAN OR "Hall thruster") (UK OR "Remote UK")
(AIT OR AIV OR EGSE OR SCOE) (TVAC OR vibration OR "test procedure" OR cleanroom) (UK OR "Remote UK")
("Spacecraft Operations" OR "Mission Operations") (SCOS-2000 OR "EGS-CC" OR LEOP OR telemetry) (UK OR "Remote UK")
("Remote Sensing" OR "EO Data") (Sentinel OR Copernicus OR GDAL OR QGIS OR "cloud pipeline") (UK OR "Remote UK")
("Product Assurance" OR "EEE Parts") (ECSS OR "derating" OR radiation OR TID OR SEE OR NCR) (UK OR "Remote UK")
("Graduate" OR "Junior" OR Internship) (space OR satellite OR AOCS OR RF OR AIT OR "remote sensing") (UK OR "Remote UK")

2) ATS-focused Google search

(space OR satellite OR "mission operations" OR "earth observation")
(site:boards.greenhouse.io OR site:lever.co OR site:workable.com OR site:ashbyhq.com OR site:smartrecruiters.com OR site:icims.com OR site:successfactors.com)
(UK OR "Remote UK")

3) Academic/Public search

(space OR satellite OR "space systems" OR "remote sensing")
(site:jobs.ac.uk OR site:civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk OR site:stfc.ukri.org OR site:ralspace.stfc.ac.uk)
(UK)

4) Space Job Scout (short version)

You are my UK Space Job Scout. From pasted listings, remove duplicates, rank by fit to my criteria, and output:
• Summary (counts + scoring)
• Top 10 roles (Title — Company — Location — Link — Score — 1-line why)
• Per-role actions (3 CV bullets, 6–10 keywords, 3-sentence outreach)
Criteria: [paste your clusters & must-haves]

5) Deep-dive tailoring

Analyse this spec. Return: 3 tailored CV bullets (action+tool/standard+impact), 10 keywords, a 120-word cover note referencing one tool/standard & a 30-day quick win, and 6 interview Qs with model answers.
Spec: [paste]  |  Background: [paste]

6) Follow-up message

Please draft a concise follow-up for my application submitted on [date], referencing [one tool/standard/bus/metric] from the spec and reaffirming my fit in 2 sentences.

Final Thoughts

Space hiring spans everything from AOCS algorithms and RF link budgets to cleanroom testing and SCOS-2000 operations. The advantage isn’t heroic scrolling—it’s a repeatable, lightweight pipeline. Put discovery on autopilot with alerts & RSS, let ChatGPT act as your Space Job Scout, and ship one excellent application per day. Mirror the standards, buses, tools and metrics the spec cares about; quantify impact (pointing accuracy, SNR margin, thermal balance delta, NCR rate, availability); and keep tight feedback loops. Do this for two weeks and you’ll feel the shift—from hunting posts to booking interviews across the UK’s most exciting space organisations.