UK Space Jobs

Airbus Defence and Space · Chippenham

Provide end-to-end cyber security support for Spacecraft Control Centre Systems and Satellite Communications infrastructures, analysing functional needs, setting criticality levels and designing security protection concepts. Coordinate defence strategies across disciplines, manage risks and ensure alignment with the overall security architecture, working with Solaris, Linux, Windows and Cisco environments under JSP440.

Airbus Defence and Space · Portsmouth

Manage risk and opportunity processes across complex technical projects and bids, working with PMO and stakeholders through the full lifecycle. Run risk identification workshops, assess impacts, track treatment actions and provide assurance on risk reporting. Uses tools such as Active Risk Manager, Primavera P6 and MS Project.

Rolls Royce · Bristol

Supports the management, control and utilisation of engineering information across the product lifecycle, working at the intersection of engineering, data and technology. Covers digital design and industrialisation, product data management, configuration management, PLM and engineering data governance for complex aerospace products in the Defence business.

Rolls Royce · Derby

Supports the management, control and utilisation of engineering information across the product lifecycle within the Defence business, working at the intersection of engineering, data and technology. Covers digital design, product data and configuration management, PLM, engineering data governance and digital transformation. Requires a security check clearance and UK national status.

Airbus Defence and Space · Portsmouth

Systems engineering role on Ground Control systems for Military Satellite Communications, covering requirements analysis, traceability and verification, Bill of Materials management, and IVV&T support. Involves ground system architectural design and trade-offs, plus technical proposal inputs for bidding teams, working with customers and partners on satellite control.

Airbus Defence and Space · Stevenage

Maintains and manages security products including EDR, multi-antivirus and email sandboxing, while supporting SecDevOps and secure development automation. Defines and implements a company-wide threat modeling framework and leads the end-to-end vulnerability management lifecycle using Tenable, plus security incident and request management such as firewall rules and access controls.

Airbus Defence and Space · Stevenage

Design, provision and maintain Linux systems and engineering hardware underpinning a defence and space development environment, with a focus on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The role provides technical leadership across projects, using Ansible and scripting (Python, BASH, PERL or PowerShell) to automate and improve infrastructure, while working with security teams on compliance.

Airbus Defence and Space · Guildford

Translate high-level requirements into robust architectures for secure geospatial software on government and MOD ISR projects. Use MBSE modelling to establish end-to-end traceability and modernise historic architecture, with a focus on security, scalability and reuse. Work in a collaborative Agile scrum team of testers, developers, lead engineers and project managers.

Airbus Defence and Space · Newcastle upon Tyne

Translate high-level requirements into robust architectures for secure geospatial software on government and MOD ISR projects. Use MBSE modelling to establish end-to-end traceability and modernise historic architecture, with a focus on security, scalability and reuse. Work in a multi-functional agile scrum team alongside testers, developers and product owners.

Airbus Defence and Space · Portsmouth

Test and validate spacecraft control systems and ground segment software for critical space missions, developing integration and test plans, procedures and cases. Work hands-on with System Reference Model facilities, hardware-in-the-loop systems, Red Hat and Windows, plus configuration and defect tools such as Windchill, SVN, Git and JIRA. Support launch and in-orbit operations alongside software, systems and mission operations teams.

Airbus Defence and Space · Stevenage

Tests and validates spacecraft control systems and ground segment software for critical space missions, developing integration and test plans, procedures and cases. Administers System Reference Model test facilities and runs functional, performance, integration and regression testing including hardware-in-the-loop. Works with developers, system engineers and mission operations teams, supporting launch and in-orbit phases.

Airbus Defence and Space · Chippenham

Design and deliver a spacecraft operations centre for a fleet of satellites, covering ground station and network design, mission planning, telemetry analysis and anomaly investigation. The role also involves bid work, risk assessment across spacecraft design and test, and supporting ground and spacecraft operations once the constellation is live.

Airbus Defence and Space · Stevenage

Placement within the Operations and Failure Detection, Isolation and Recovery team, ensuring spacecraft operate in nominal and contingency situations from launch to end of life. Work spans defining operational and FDIR concepts, tuning FDIR monitors, and writing and testing Flight Operations Procedures, collaborating with software, verification and database teams across telecoms, Earth observation and exploration missions.

Airbus Defence and Space · Stevenage

A 13-month undergraduate placement within Airbus's Project Management Office, supporting Project Managers with tools, processes, plans, risk and opportunity registers, and monthly stakeholder reporting. The role spans cost control, integrated planning, resource and data management, working with clients such as the UK MoD and ESA, and is aimed at those pursuing a career in project management.

Airbus Defence and Space · Portsmouth

A 12-month undergraduate placement within Airbus Defence and Space's Procurement and Supply Chain team, supporting the Connected Intelligence business. The role focuses on strategic oversight rather than daily transactions: consolidating supplier quality KPIs, supporting improvement programmes to mitigate supply chain risk, and standardising quality assurance processes across UK and European sites. It offers exposure to international supply chain governance, data analytics and procurement operations on defence and space programmes.