UK Space Jobs

Spire · Glasgow

Develops and maintains embedded Linux daemons and communication interfaces for satellite systems, working with Yocto on Xilinx MPSoC hardware. Involves C/C++, Bash and Python, low-level protocols like CAN/UART/SPI/I2C, and close collaboration with electrical engineers on board bring-up and fault-tolerant design.

Spire · Glasgow

Builds and maintains the tooling and infrastructure behind satellite software development, including advanced test frameworks for virtual and bare-metal hardware, an automated in-orbit update pipeline, and a next-generation software framework. Works in a small, self-directed team within a 150+ person engineering org, spanning embedded systems, GitOps, and CI/CD.