UK Space Jobs

Foundational · London

Builds the data platform that ingests, processes and serves satellite laser ranging measurements, from station ingest pipelines to customer APIs. Involves designing time-series data models, cloud infrastructure with Docker and Kubernetes, and working with geodesy and orbit determination engineers. Based on-site in London at an early-stage spacetech company.

Foundational · London

Develops and improves automated precision orbit determination pipelines and flight dynamics tooling for the Origin platform, including force models, measurement corrections and spacecraft modelling. Builds orbit prediction and ephemeris products, validates data products and supports customers using orbit products. Works on-site in central London within a small team of engineers and scientists.

Honeywell · Basingstoke

Internship supporting a Materials team within Honeywell Aerospace's Avionics Technology business in Basingstoke, gaining exposure to supply chain operations. The role sits alongside a materials management function tied to navigation, guidance and communication products.

Foundational · London

You will act as the technical voice in sales conversations, running discovery calls and demos with satellite operators and scoping tracking tiers, data products and retroreflector solutions. The role also involves answering technical requirements in RFPs, supporting customers integrating retroreflectors onto spacecraft, and feeding customer needs back to product and engineering. It sits within a small London team of engineers and scientists working on satellite laser ranging.

Foundational · London

Lead geodetic processing and analysis of satellite laser ranging data, ensuring it meets international geodetic community standards and becomes trusted products. Contribute to reference frame and Earth orientation products, define data quality standards, and represent the company in the ILRS, IAG and wider geodetic community. Guide data scientists and software engineers on models and algorithms, with opportunities to publish and present at conferences.

Foundational · London

Coordinates international freight of high-value, sensitive station hardware from suppliers to London and onward to sites across four continents. Handles customs documentation, commodity codes, duty and import VAT, temporary-import processes such as ATA Carnets, and export compliance classifications and licences, while tracking inventory and assets and managing freight forwarders, customs brokers and host sites.

Foundational · London

Build and maintain both frontend and backend of a real-time space-domain SaaS platform, working across Python, React, FastAPI, MongoDB, AWS, Terraform and Airflow. The role also covers DevOps, CI/CD via GitLab and close collaboration with product, with genuine ownership as an early team member in a small spacetech startup.

Foundational · London

Owns the full lifecycle of Satellite Laser Ranging and Space Debris Laser Ranging systems, from radiometric link-budget modelling and optical bench assembly to time-of-flight data processing and orbital determination. Leads deployment and site acceptance testing of optical ground stations and acts as laser safety subject matter expert under UK/EU standards. Requires Python instrument control, Linux, high-precision timing hardware and LiDAR/SLR signal processing expertise.