UK Space Jobs

Foundational · London

Builds image processing pipelines for optical satellite tracking, covering detection, streak extraction and astrometry, plus camera and timing calibration for traceable measurements. Also develops real-time processing for closed-loop tracking and validates results against catalogue orbits and laser ranging data, working closely with optics and software teams.

Foundational · London

Builds the platform that ingests, processes and serves satellite laser ranging tracking data, from ground stations through to customer APIs. Involves designing time-series data models, ingest pipelines, message queues and secure, observable delivery in standard formats, working closely with front-end, geodesy and orbit determination engineers.

Airbus Defence and Space · Portsmouth

Lead two R&D engineering teams (~30 people) covering Maritime terminals and Software Defined Radio, driving product development, refinement and sustainment for highly classified defence products. Manage resources, recruiting, finance controlling and competence/tooling, working with project teams to meet roadmaps, schedules and cost/risk estimates in an Agile, V-Model environment.

Airbus Defence and Space · Portsmouth

Owns the commodity strategy for Ground Segment equipment—antennas, services and IT infrastructure/software—acting as the main entry point for commodity management within the Ground Segment Procurement team. Runs global market analysis, CFT/RFP sourcing, contract negotiation and supplier relationship management, while leading value-creation and risk-management projects across the supply chain.

Rolls Royce · Inchinnan

Mechanical Integrity & Analysis Engineers provide analytical expertise underpinning safe, reliable aerospace products across design, development and certification. Work spans structural and stress analysis, whole engine modelling, rotordynamics, vibration, lifing, durability and fatigue assessment within the Defence business. Roles sit in regulated engineering environments supporting product integrity and certification.

Rolls Royce · Bristol

Develops control, monitoring and software solutions for aerospace products across the full engineering lifecycle, from requirements and architecture through development, verification and deployment. Work spans embedded software, control systems design, modelling and simulation, systems integration and safety-critical software development within the Defence business.

Airbus Defence and Space · Newport

Hands-on role managing the full lifecycle of security incidents within an international CSIRT, investigating SOC alerts and performing host forensic analysis and reverse-engineering. You will industrialise SIEM and EDR tooling, build detection use cases, and design incident response processes for SOC Level 1 and 2, with automation a key focus. Includes on-call crisis team duties and international alignment.

Airbus Defence and Space · Portsmouth

Lead and develop a production team delivering high-reliability products, optimising resource planning and interfacing directly with the shop floor to meet time, quality, cost and safety targets. Define global production plans across multiple parallel projects using P6 scheduling and manufacturing systems such as SAP MES, while driving continuous improvement and work package management.

Airbus Defence and Space · Portsmouth

Placement supporting the Industrial Management Team at a spacecraft manufacturing site, driving Lean improvement projects and Operational Excellence System implementation. Involves developing production dashboards and KPIs, reducing the MAIT cost base, and standardising processes across Portsmouth and Stevenage. Collaborates with teams across the UK, Germany and France.

Airbus Defence and Space · Stevenage

Placement supporting the Industrial Management Team on operational excellence and Lean improvement projects across spacecraft manufacturing. Involves developing production dashboards and KPIs, running Kaizen and problem-solving activities, standardising Lean processes, and coordinating multi-project resource and facility use across Stevenage and Portsmouth.

Airbus Defence and Space · Portsmouth

A 12-month undergraduate placement within the Export Control team, supporting an end-to-end export control process across a satellite programme life-cycle. You'll classify items for export, advise project managers from bid stage through licence applications and manufacturing, and help develop compliance policies, procedures and training materials.

Airbus Defence and Space · Stevenage

A three-year Level 2 Engineering Operative apprenticeship in a satellite manufacturing environment, rotating through production areas such as composite panel production, pipe bending, precision cleaning, surface treatments and CNC machining. Apprentices work in small teams or one-to-one with expert mentors, following cleanroom, 5S and health and safety processes while studying at North Herts College.

Airbus Defence and Space · Stevenage

Hands-on assembly, integration and testing of satellite systems, covering complex harness routing, soldering, crimping, bonding, torqueing, drilling and shimming, plus basic electrical testing such as continuity, bonding and insulation. Also involves first-level quality inspections, working from technical documentation, and supporting off-site testing and launch site activities, including working at heights.

Airbus Defence and Space · Stevenage

A three-year Level 2 Engineering Operative apprenticeship in satellite Assembly, Integration and Test, developing both mechanical and electrical skills. You'll work in small teams on satellite structures, harness routing, soldering, crimping and basic electrical testing, following drawings and tight tolerances, with year three fully on-site.

Airbus Defence and Space · Stevenage

A three-year Level 2 Engineering Operative apprenticeship building satellite structures at Airbus Defence and Space in Stevenage. Apprentices develop mechanical skills such as bonding, riveting, drilling and torque loading alongside electrical techniques including crimping, splicing, harness installation and fault finding, working in small teams on spacecraft manufacture.