UK Space Jobs

• Chippenham
• Hybrid
• £60,000 – £80,000 pa
• Lead · manages people

Lead major consulting projects delivering systems engineering expertise to defence, energy and health clients, covering requirements, architecture, MBSE and V&V. Combines team leadership, technical oversight, mentoring and business development including bids and client relationships, with a strong defence background required.

INCOSE · Digital Twins · C4I Systems +3

• Stevenage
• Hybrid
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Joins a small, start-up-style team within a large defence and space organisation, shaping early-phase satellite missions from concept through initial design. Defines mission architectures, runs feasibility studies and trade-offs, and supports bids and customer engagement with universities, agencies and small companies. Combines systems engineering with modelling and simulation across varied, short-term projects.

• Cambridge
• Lead · manages people

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.

Altium Designer · Ansys SIwave · ADS SIPro +1

• Cambridge
• Senior · manages people

Owns end-to-end design of complex electronics modules for satellites and aerospace systems, from architecture and schematic through 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.

Altium Designer · Ansys SIwave · ADS SIPro +1

• Portsmouth
• Hybrid
• Entry level
• Internship

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.

Google Suite · Canva · BrightSign

• Milton Keynes
• Lead · manages people

Owns end-to-end design of complex electronics modules for satellites and aerospace systems, from architecture and schematic through PCB layout in Altium, analysis, bring-up and production release. Leads teams of hardware engineers, mentors staff and presents design reviews to customers and executives in a high-reliability startup environment.

Altium Designer · Ansys SIwave · ADS SIPro +1

• Portsmouth
• Hybrid
• Mid-level · manages people
• Permanent

Oversees PMO activities across the full contract lifecycle, from bidding through to closing, ensuring projects are delivered on schedule, within budget and to quality standards. Coordinates governance, reporting and tools such as Primavera P6 and MS Project, managing KPIs, earned value, risk and resource demand while leading a PMO team and engaging stakeholders across engineering, finance and supply.

Primavera P6 · MS Project · Active Risk Manager +1

• Stevenage
• Hybrid
• Mid-level · manages people
• Permanent

Oversees PMO activities across the full contract lifecycle, from bidding through to closing, ensuring projects are delivered on schedule, within budget and to quality standards. Coordinates governance, reporting on KPIs, earned value and risk, and manages a PMO team supporting Project and Work Package Managers. Requires strong Primavera P6, MS Project and risk analysis tooling experience.

Primavera P6 · MS Project · Active Risk Manager +1

• Portsmouth
• Hybrid · 4 days in office
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Manage product assurance for the Onesat software-defined satellite programme within a small, collaborative assurance team. Oversee non-conformance and review board activity, coordinate customer engagement on major non-conformances, and support the full product lifecycle from kick-off to delivery review. Maintain the Product Assurance Plan, APQP deliverables and quality plans, and analyse performance data with a focus on optimisation and automated reporting.

• Stevenage
• Hybrid
• Mid-level
• Permanent

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.

Microsoft Exchange · Cisco ESA · FortiMail +3

• Stevenage
• Hybrid
• Permanent

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.

EDR · Tenable · Email Sandboxing +1

• Portsmouth
• Hybrid
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Bridge the gap between customers and hardware, software, signal processing and applications engineers, defining requirements and maintaining system architecture for SDR-based platforms. Integrate and validate RF front-ends, FPGAs and real-time software stacks, run performance and trade studies, and lead system-level troubleshooting within a start-up-feel R&D group.

GNU Radio · REDHAWK · FPGA +1