UK Space Jobs

Foundational · London

You'll be the technical voice in sales conversations, running discovery calls and demos with satellite operators and scoping tracking tiers, data products and retroreflectors. The role also covers RFP responses, supporting retroreflector integration onto spacecraft, feeding customer needs back to product and engineering, and building technical sales material. It sits within a small London team of engineers and scientists working on satellite laser ranging.

Airbus Defence and Space · Stevenage

Supports a PMO team across projects and bids throughout their lifecycle, running risk identification workshops, assessing impacts and benefits, and clarifying accountabilities for risk owners and response actions. Provides assurance to management on financial reporting reliability and risk monitoring, using tools such as Active Risk Manager, Primavera Risk Analysis, @Risk, Primavera P6 and MS Project.

Airbus Defence and Space · Stevenage

Responsible for the reliability, availability and security of National Messaging services for around 5,000 users, running ITIL-based incident, problem, change, configuration and event management. Steers service providers against agreements, analyses KPIs and user feedback to drive improvements, manages the operating budget and contributes to new product and service definitions. Requires strong Microsoft Exchange, email security gateway and Active Directory expertise within a large, multicultural enterprise.

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 ground station deployment. Acts as laser safety subject matter expert and works across optical design, hardware integration and Python-based instrument control in a small startup team.

Rolls Royce · Derby

Engineers work across the full lifecycle of control, monitoring and embedded software for aerospace products, from requirements and architecture through development, verification and deployment. Activities span control systems design, model-based design, systems integration and safety-critical software development within the Defence business. Roles sit in multidisciplinary Software Systems teams supporting current and future programmes.

Rolls Royce · Derby

Design, integrate and develop advanced electrical systems for aerospace and defence products, covering areas such as electrical machines, power electronics, power distribution and control systems. Engineers work within multidisciplinary teams on next-generation power systems in complex engineering environments, with security clearance supported by the employer.

Airbus Defence and Space · Stevenage

Twelve-month undergraduate placement within Airbus Defence and Space's UK Innovation Management team, coaching internal innovation projects through incubation, business case development, value proposition definition, IP protection and pitch preparation. Also involves mapping the startup ecosystem, running the Launchpad hub at Stevenage, and organising workshops, hackathons and networking events.

Airbus Defence and Space · Portsmouth

A 12-month industrial management placement on the OneSat satellite programme, working within the Payload Major Module team alongside Assembly, Integration and Test activities. The role involves tracking equipment deliveries against production schedules, coordinating supply chain, logistics and production areas across sites, supporting risk management and reporting, and helping implement KPIs and management tools.

Airbus Defence and Space · Portsmouth

A 12-month undergraduate placement supporting a Site Operations Manager on operational projects spanning site tasks, employee initiatives, community engagement, transformation, health and safety, VIP events and space management. Work is Agile-style and varied, using Google Suite, Canva, AI applications and internal communications platforms, with hybrid and flexible working options.

Airbus Defence and Space · Stevenage

A 12-month undergraduate placement within the PMO team, supporting project governance, integrated planning, risk and opportunity management, reviews and reporting across the project lifecycle. Based in the Earth Observation, Science and Exploration area, you would work on space missions, attend customer meetings and prepare management review material on a monthly reporting cycle.

Airbus Defence and Space · Portsmouth

A 12-month undergraduate placement within Airbus Defence and Space's Procurement team, supporting the Space Digital business line as a Project Supply Manager. The role is project and bid facing, sourcing external goods and services to ensure on-quality, on-time and on-cost delivery, while working with the wider procurement function and multiple national and international stakeholders.

Airbus Defence and Space · Stevenage

A three-year Level 2 craft apprenticeship in a satellite manufacturing environment, developing mechanical skills on large, complex spacecraft panels. You'll work in small teams on panel assembly, mirror bonding and surface treatments, using adhesives, hand measuring tools and laser technology to tight tolerances, with rotations across production areas and an outward-bound team building week.

Airbus Defence and Space · Stevenage

A three-year Level 2 craft apprenticeship building spacecraft propulsion systems, covering mechanical assembly, orbital welding of titanium and stainless-steel pipework, and electrical harness work such as crimping, splicing and soldering. Apprentices rotate through the Propulsion Production area, work to tight tolerances from 3DX drawings, and spend a week on Outward Bound team-building activities in year two.

Airbus Defence and Space · Stevenage

Support the Project Management team for Assembly Integration and Test and Production on Space products including structures, panels, propulsion modules and mechanisms for the Stevenage Mechanical Platform. Duties include maintaining schedules, driving on-time delivery, managing risks and cost reporting, while working within the MAIT organisation on the OneSat industrialisation ramp-up.

Airbus Defence and Space · Portsmouth

Systems Engineer role focused on TEMPEST and EMC engineering for MOD, Government and SATCOM projects, working on stable long-term programmes with end-to-end products manufactured onsite in clean rooms. Responsibilities include eliciting and validating TEMPEST/EMC requirements, developing systems models and simulations, defining architectures with IS/IT specialists, and discussing requirements with suppliers of hardware, software and firmware.