UK Space Jobs

Rolls Royce · Derby

Analytical engineering role supporting Defence aerospace programmes across design, development and certification. Work covers structural and stress analysis, whole engine modelling, rotordynamics, vibration, critical parts lifing, durability and fatigue assessment, ensuring components perform safely in demanding environments. Requires a mechanical or aerospace engineering background and experience in regulated engineering settings.

ClearSpace · London

Participate in mission design, mission-level verification and operations for current and future in-orbit servicing and debris removal missions. Model orbits, mission phases and parameters for low- and high-thrust trajectories, define CONOPs and operations plans, and run thermal, radiation, illumination and debris mitigation analyses while interfacing with customers and partners.

ClearSpace · London

Coordinate and execute Assembly, Integration, and Validation activities for current and upcoming space missions, authoring AIV plans, estimating resources, and overseeing daily test operations. Design and maintain test environments including hardware models, harnesses, and IT infrastructure, while driving process improvement and providing technical leadership to the AIV team.

Surrey Satellite Technology · Guildford

Lead a team of engineers through the final design, manufacture, test, verification and qualification phases of a high-resolution optical payload imager electronics programme. The role is hands-on and embedded within the project team on site in Guildford, covering scheduling, risk management, work package definition and project finances. Satellite systems experience and delivering electrical systems such as FPGA, software, PCA hardware and EGSE are advantageous.

Surrey Satellite Technology · Guildford

Hands-on security infrastructure role maintaining and hardening core IT systems, with a focus on embedding security into design rather than treating it separately. Day-to-day work spans 3rd line support, vulnerability remediation, access control, SIEM/EDR tooling, cloud platforms, IaC automation and CSIRT incident response. Distinct for its blend of infrastructure engineering, compliance and active incident readiness.

Foundational · London

Own the fit-out and day-to-day running of a new London facility with workshop, labs and cleanroom, covering health, safety and environmental compliance, maintenance, security, budgets and suppliers. Works closely with landlords, contractors and engineers at an early-stage spacetech company.

Foundational · London

Runs grant and contract bids for space agencies and innovation bodies, tracking funding calls and managing submissions end to end. Writes non-technical sections on management, finance, impact and commercialisation, builds bid budgets and coordinates consortium partners. Also handles post-award reporting and compliance, freeing engineers to focus on technical content.

Saab · Fareham · £28,000 pa

A structured two-year graduate programme rotating through four six-month placements across core engineering disciplines, focused on cutting-edge 3D radar technology within the Sensor Systems Radar business. Graduates work hands-on with real systems at the Fareham campus, supported by managers and mentors, with a final placement and possible conversion to a permanent role.

Saab · Fareham

A structured two-year graduate programme rotating through four six-month placements across core engineering disciplines, working hands-on with sub-sea robotics technology at the Saab Seaeye underwater robotics business. Graduates rotate as a cohort, build technical and soft skills, and may convert to a permanent role based on performance and business needs.

Expert Employment · Aylesbury · £40,000 – £45,000 pa

Design and improve production tooling and fixtures for a specialist aerospace and engineering environment. Use CAD (Creo) to create detailed engineering drawings, develop prototypes, test and validate new tooling, and troubleshoot issues. Work closely with manufacturing and process engineers to improve production quality, efficiency and costs while ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards.

University of Oxford · Oxford · £40,178 – £48,700 pa

Lead analysis of Vera Rubin/LSST transient data and the 4MOST TiDES survey, working on SNe Ia cosmology groundwork or follow-up and modelling of rare transients. Based in the Denys Wilkinson Building as part of the five-year STFC-funded TRANSCEND collaboration with Lancaster, Southampton and Queen's Belfast, with an opportunity to teach.

Holt Executive · Oxfordshire · £40,000 – £70,000 pa

Contribute across the GNC development lifecycle for complex satellite missions, from requirements, architectures and FDIR to V&V strategies. Involves integrating GNC algorithms, computer vision and hardware, plus flight software architecture, trade-offs and on-orbit operations support. Distinct for its focus on rendezvous, proximity operations and spacecraft capture systems.

Holt Executive · Chelmsford

Lead strategic R&D and customer-funded projects in an advanced engineering and manufacturing environment, delivering imaging sensors and subsystems for space science, Earth observation and high-energy physics. Manage cross-functional teams of over ten engineers, owning schedules, budgets, phase-gate reviews and customer relationships, with a strong emphasis on production delivery and financial performance.

NewOrbit Space · Reading

Designs satellite mechanical hardware including secondary structures, thermal-control hardware, cable routing and mechanisms, while managing a large shared 3D CAD assembly using top-down design and skeleton models. Maintains PLM data, BOMs and change control, runs clash checks and produces GD&T manufacturing drawings, supporting PDR/CDR reviews, prototyping and environmental testing in a small multidisciplinary team.

Matchtech · Wimborne

Lead multidisciplinary aerospace engineering projects across the full delivery lifecycle, from customer kick-off through design, manufacture, integration, acceptance and commissioning. Act as primary customer interface, managing scope, cost, schedule, risk and change control while coordinating engineering, production, procurement and quality teams. Distinct for its focus on complex test systems including automated test equipment and avionics test systems.