Latest satellite Jobs

Satellite Systems Engineer

Design and integrate terrestrial and satellite communication networks, covering 5G, 6G and satellite-enabled connectivity. The role involves embedding telecoms components into hardware platforms, contributing to technical proposals, and collaborating with external businesses, universities and research organisations.

Expert Employment Aylesbury £60,000 – £65,000 pa

Satellite Ground Station Systems Engineer

Design and develop satellite ground station systems for spacecraft communications, covering antenna hardware, signal processing and cloud-integrated ground-station-as-a-service networks. The role spans technical delivery, consultancy to businesses, and collaboration with universities and research centres on externally funded projects. Requires deep expertise in TT&C, payload downlink processing and parabolic antenna systems.

Expert Employment Didcot £38,000 – £68,000 pa

STAGE - Assistant Ingénieur Opérations Satellite (H/F)

Support the in-flight satellite operations team by learning how next-generation telecom satellite subsystems work and building generic monitoring and control screens for them. Using existing data, you will develop a dedicated set of control displays for a Space Inspire geostationary satellite, designed to give operators a clear, ergonomic overview and support future operator training.

Thales Alenia Space Cannes, France

On-site Internship

Management des offres de navigation par satellites

Structures and pilots satellite-navigation bids, from contract amendments to complex competitive offers, defining win strategy, target price and industrial set-up. Coordinates a dedicated bid team, runs internal reviews and gates, quantifies risk provisions, and supports client negotiation alongside programme and sales teams.

Thales Alenia Space Toulouse, France

Security Infrastructure Systems Engineer

Hands-on security infrastructure role maintaining and hardening core IT systems, with a focus on embedding security into design rather than treating it separately. Day-to-day work spans 3rd line support, vulnerability remediation, access control, SIEM/EDR tooling, cloud platforms, IaC automation and CSIRT incident response. Distinct for its blend of infrastructure engineering, compliance and active incident readiness.

Surrey Satellite Technology Guildford

Optical Systems Engineer

Lead the development and delivery of next-generation spacecraft optical payloads, from concept through manufacture, integration and verification. Hands-on work includes interferometry, MTF bench setups, wavefront measurement, precision alignment and environmental test campaigns, while owning requirements, V&V plans, risk registers and customer-facing technical documentation within a multidisciplinary team.

Surrey Satellite Technology Guildford

Electric Propulsion Test Engineer

Runs the propulsion test programme that turns AURA RF gridded ion thruster designs into verified, flight-ready hardware, using NewOrbit's own vacuum facilities. Builds test rigs, operates vacuum systems, RF generators, high-voltage supplies and thrust balances, runs plasma diagnostics and feeds findings back to the design team. Works closely with propulsion, mechanical, electrical and control engineers on NEO-1 and customer thruster deliveries.

NewOrbit Space Reading

Hybrid Permanent

AIT & Mechanical Technician

Hands-on precision assembly, integration and test of satellite structures, mechanisms and RF ion thrusters, including torque application, cleanroom operations, MLI installation and building test fixtures and GSE. Also supports AIT campaigns, structural testing and goods-in inspection within a lean team, owning hardware quality, traceability and cleanliness.

NewOrbit Space Reading

Hybrid Permanent

Communications Test Engineer I

Owns integration and verification of space-communication systems spanning digital and analogue hardware, building and maintaining test setups and software for modem and link validation at baseband and RF level. Involves calibration and metrology analysis, Python-based modular test tooling, and troubleshooting link performance alongside DSP, hardware and software teams.

CesiumAstro Milton Keynes

On-site Permanent Clearance Required

Intern - Embedded Software Engineer

Support and develop embedded software solutions for satellite connectivity within Honeywell Aerospace's Satellite Communication team, based at the Tewkesbury site. The internship centres on cutting-edge software work for satellite communication systems.

Honeywell Tewkesbury

On-site Internship

Principal Hardware Engineer I

Owns end-to-end design of complex electronics modules for satellites and aerospace systems, covering architecture, schematic, PCB layout in Altium, analysis, bring-up and production release. Also leads teams of hardware engineers, mentors staff and presents design reviews to customers and executives.

CesiumAstro Cambridge

Clearance Required

Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Design, implement, test and maintain embedded firmware for satellite systems, working across engineering groups on architecture and system design. Debug on-orbit and on-ground issues, optimise serial protocols and build interface tooling, using Embedded C, FreeRTOS, Python, Bash and Git on Linux. Fast design-to-launch cycles measured in weeks.

Spire Glasgow

Hybrid Clearance Required

Software Engineer - Yocto/Linux

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

Hybrid Clearance Required

Systems Engineer

Design, integrate and test advanced sensor and communication payloads for satellite systems, owning requirements capture, system architecture and budgets such as power, mass and link. You plan and oversee integration and test campaigns, analyse performance data and support reliability, FDIR and FMECA work alongside customers, subcontractors and multidisciplinary teams.

Platform Recruitment Oxford £65,000 – £75,000 pa

On-site Permanent

Orbital Analyst

Operationally responsive member of the Astrodynamics team, monitoring orbit determination and prediction pipelines, identifying failure cases and improving accuracy. Produces white papers and conference papers demonstrating SLR-derived accuracy, supports customers and ground station teams, and builds Python tooling for analysis. Sits between engineering, business development and external customers in a small London spacetech team.

Foundational London

On-site Permanent