UK Space Jobs

Filtronic · Stockton-on-Tees

Responsible for creating, maintaining and coordinating production plans that support customer delivery and efficient use of manufacturing resources across multiple RF, microwave and millimetre-wave product lines. Works closely with Production, Engineering, Supply Chain and Project teams to balance demand, material availability and capacity, keeping ERP/MRP data accurate and supporting daily and weekly planning reviews.

Orion Electrotech · Marlborough · £40,000 – £45,000 pa

Design-focused role developing advanced mechanical and engine-related systems for aerospace and defence programmes, taking concepts from initial design through testing, validation and implementation. Involves structural, thermal and fluid dynamic analysis using CAD and simulation tools, plus collaboration with systems and avionics teams. Hybrid working near Marlborough.

ClearSpace · London

Hands-on procurement role supporting sourcing, supplier management and contracting for a space sustainability company, working with the Director of Procurement and Supply Chain. Involves negotiating supplier contracts, MSAs and SOWs, running day-to-day procurement operations, monitoring supplier performance and ensuring import/export compliance within a function being built from the ground up.

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.

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.

Ernest Gordon Recruitment · Basildon · £21 – £24 ph

Programming, setting and operating CNC Turner machines using Fanuc and Mazak controls, interpreting technical drawings to produce high-precision, low-volume aerospace components. Works closely with engineers and quality departments to resolve manufacturing challenges and meet tight tolerances, with weekly overtime available.

NewOrbit Space · Reading

Structural analysis of flight hardware for VLEO satellites, covering static, modal, vibration, shock and quasi-static load cases. Builds and validates finite element models, performs hand calculations, and runs vibration and shock qualification test campaigns end-to-end, including instrumentation and model correlation. Works closely with mechanical, thermal, propulsion, systems and AIT teams across the full development lifecycle.

Ernest Gordon Recruitment · Newry · £45,000 – £50,000 pa

Day-to-day, you'll work in the quality department of an aerospace manufacturer, overseeing inspection activity, liaising with customers and production lines, supporting auditing teams and driving continuous improvement to ensure products meet high standards before distribution. The role is days-based, Monday to Friday, with mentoring and in-house training aimed at progression into senior positions.

CesiumAstro · Cambridge

Owns mechanical design of satellite and aerospace electronics from concept through requirements, detailed design, simulation, manufacturing, testing, qualification and in-orbit support. Requires deep electronics packaging expertise across thermal, shock, vibration, EMI/EMC and FEA, plus mentoring junior engineers and presenting design reviews to customers and executives.

CesiumAstro · Cambridge

Owns RF circuits, modules and systems end to end, from concept and architecture through schematic capture, PCB layout, simulation, manufacturing, test and in-orbit support. Focuses on phased array communication hardware such as RF front ends, frequency converters, synthesizers, filters and beamformers, while mentoring engineers and presenting design reviews to customers and executives.

Teledyne e2v · UK - Lincoln

Ensures products, processes and systems comply with regulatory, customer and industry standards across the full lifecycle, with a focus on risk management, root cause analysis and continuous improvement. Leads gage R&R and MSA studies, 8D/A3 corrective actions, MRB and non-conformance management, layered process audits and FMEA, working closely with engineering, manufacturing and regulatory stakeholders on precision energetic devices.

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.

Filtronic · High Peak

Designs, simulates and validates RF and mmWave circuits, components and subsystems, running measurements and characterisation on prototypes and production hardware. Works with electronics, mechanical, software and systems engineers to move designs from concept into volume manufacturing, supporting RFQs and customer engagements.

CesiumAstro · Cambridge

Owns end-to-end design of complex electronics modules for satellites and aerospace systems, covering architecture, schematic, PCB layout in Altium, analysis, bring-up and production release. Also leads teams of hardware engineers, mentors staff and presents design reviews to customers and executives.

CesiumAstro · Milton Keynes

Owns end-to-end design of complex electronics modules for satellites and aerospace systems, from architecture and schematic through PCB layout in Altium, analysis, bring-up and production release. Leads teams of hardware engineers, mentors staff and presents design reviews to customers and executives in a high-reliability startup environment.