UK Space Jobs

• Portsmouth
• Hybrid
• Entry level
• Internship

Placement supporting the Industrial Management Team at a Portsmouth spacecraft manufacturing site, driving Lean improvement projects and Operational Excellence. You'll help define a 12-month site improvement plan, build production dashboards and KPIs, and standardise Lean processes across Portsmouth and Stevenage. Involves 5S, VSM, flow analysis and multi-project coordination with teams in the UK, Germany and France.

• London
• On-site
• Senior · manages people
• Permanent

Hands-on product and quality assurance role supporting space missions across all programme phases, from design collaboration and risk assessment to AIV reviews. Maintains the Quality Management System, applies internal and international standards (ISO9001, EN9100, ECSS), runs audits and inspections, and represents PA/QA in project and customer meetings.

ISO 9001 · EN9100 · ECSS

• London
• On-site
• Senior
• Permanent

Supports the technical development of spacecraft data handling and avionics systems, covering architecture, interfaces and system-level integration across the full mission lifecycle from concept and requirements through design, AIT, launch and in-orbit commissioning. Works closely with subsystem, software and systems engineers, and acts as technical point of contact with project teams, customers and subcontractors.

CAN · SpaceWire · Ethernet +4

• Bordon
• On-site
• Permanent

Inspect composite and metallic materials, components and spacecraft hardware against engineering drawings and acceptance criteria, witnessing key inspection points across manufacture and assembly. Raise and control non-conformances, maintain traceability records and support product acceptance, audits and customer inspections alongside Manufacturing, AIT and QA teams.

Power Inspect · CMM Arms · Laser Trackers +2

• Fareham

Servicing, installing, repairing and maintaining Giraffe 1X multi-mission radar and other Saab radar systems, working with high-power AC/DC components, electronics, hydraulics and cooling systems. The role involves on-site customer support, training end users, trials and deployments worldwide, including short-notice travel to high-risk areas, plus system integration and configuration management.

Giraffe 1X

• Stevenage
• Hybrid
• Entry level
• Permanent

Entry-level role in the Functional Verification Team, executing the full testing cycle on simulated and hybrid hardware benches. You'll validate spacecraft functional chains such as GNC and DHS, write automated test procedures, analyse data and investigate anomalies, supporting missions like ExoMars and Solar Orbiter.

Hardware Test Benches · Numerical Simulation

• Forfar
• Hybrid
• Senior

Design, simulate and integrate 5G NTN RAN architecture, evaluating algorithms, scheduling, QoS and mobility to optimise network performance. Work with RAN vendors and subcontractors through co-engineering and integration, connecting the satellite access network and SMO with the 5G Core, transport, payload and mission operations.

5G Core · NG-RAN · O-RAN +6

• Issy-Les-Moulineaux, United Kingdom
• Hybrid
• Senior · manages people

Leads end-to-end system sizing and performance assessment for next-generation satellite communication networks, spanning user terminals, space, ground and network segments. Defines performance budgets, coordinates modelling and simulation, and drives cross-domain trade studies to meet capacity, latency, availability and scalability targets. Interfaces with suppliers and business stakeholders to justify design choices and ensure traceability.

Jira · DOORS · Polarion +3

• Guildford
• £55,000 – £60,000 pa
• Mid-level

Hands-on role covering 3rd line infrastructure and security support for a space technology organisation building spacecraft. You'll secure cloud and on-premise systems, handle hardening, patching and vulnerability remediation, manage IAM and access controls, monitor for incidents, and support firewalls and VPNs, while helping build security into new systems and infrastructure upgrades.

AWS · Azure · GCP +7

• Exeter
• £21,805 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

Develops a multi-mission InSAR framework combining Sentinel-1 C-band and NISAR L-band observations to measure three-dimensional ground deformation in Arctic permafrost. The work involves joint inversion methods, large Earth observation datasets, high-performance computing with COMET-LiCSAR and JASMIN, and collaboration with Montana State University.

Sentinel-1 · NISAR · COMET-LiCSAR +1

• London
• On-site
• Permanent

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.

NumPy · SciPy · Pandas +7

• Wolverhampton
• On-site
• Mid-level

Design, develop, commission and support advanced aerospace test rigs, building real-time control solutions and integrating hardware and software across the full lifecycle. Work with LabVIEW, NI platforms, PLCs, Beckhoff, TwinCAT and EtherCAT on hydraulic, electro-mechanical and actuation test equipment, diagnosing faults and improving legacy systems within a multidisciplinary engineering team.

LabVIEW · National Instruments · NI TestStand +5

• Oxfordshire
• Hybrid
• £40,000 – £85,000 pa
• Senior

Design, develop and validate flight dynamics software for defence and space missions, covering orbital mechanics, trajectory design and mission analysis. The role blends algorithm development in Python and MATLAB with requirements capture, verification and Agile Scrum delivery, acting as technical interface with suppliers and operations teams.

MATLAB · Python · Linux +2

• Glasgow
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• Senior

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.

FreeRTOS · GNU ARM Embedded Toolchain · GDB +6

• Glasgow
• Hybrid · 3 days in office

Owns the full lifecycle of spacecraft GNC hardware, from selecting and qualifying flight sensors and actuators to maintaining 6-DOF simulation models and avionics peripherals. Works hands-on in lab and manufacturing settings with cross-functional hardware, software and systems teams, in a design-to-launch cycle measured in weeks rather than years.

C · Python · C++ +2