UK Space Jobs

Airbus Defence and Space · Stevenage

Support space programmes such as OneSat and Eurostar NEO by applying standard PMO processes, methods and tools. Analyse and integrate time, cost, resource and quality data for reporting and decisions, help build plans, schedules and work breakdown structures, and contribute to risk, opportunity and milestone tracking. A 12-month undergraduate placement with hybrid and flexible working options.

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.

University of Southampton · Southampton · £36,636 – £44,746 pa

Lead a research area within the five-year STFC TRANSCEND collaboration, using Vera Rubin/LSST transient data and the 4MOST TiDES survey to study supernovae, host galaxies, black hole growth and Dark Energy. The role involves scientific programming in Python, collaboration visits across QUB, Lancaster, Oxford and Southampton, and contributing to TiDES infrastructure work.

Filtronic · Stockton-on-Tees

Hands-on RF test development role focused on building and maintaining automated test solutions using LabVIEW and TestStand. You'll work across the full test lifecycle, from requirements and instrumentation selection to validation, while diagnosing technical issues and analysing test data for internal teams and customers. Based in Sedgefield, collaborating closely with Engineering and Production on high-frequency microwave and millimetre wave products.

Filtronic · Stockton-on-Tees

Develops and maintains in-house manufacturing and reporting systems, building new applications, KPI dashboards, databases and API integrations. Works closely with manufacturing, engineering and quality teams across UK, USA and China sites, covering the full software development lifecycle from requirements through testing and support.

Gregory Martin International · Portsmouth · £60,000 – £80,000 pa

Lead major systems engineering consulting projects for defence clients, delivering technical excellence across requirements, architecture, MBSE and integration. The role combines team leadership, client delivery, subject-matter expertise and business development, including bids and stakeholder engagement with UK MOD and defence primes.

Surrey Satellite Technology · Guildford

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.

Saab · Oakley

Lead the electronics design and prototyping department for a UAV business, guiding a team of 10+ electronic engineers across multiple programmes. Own hardware design lifecycles from requirements capture to production release, covering digital, mixed-signal, FPGA and high-reliability systems, with review of schematics, PCB layouts and design documentation. Work cross-functionally with systems, software, mechanical and test teams, and support bids and cost estimation.

Surrey Satellite Technology · Guildford

Owns cybersecurity and information assurance across satellite product and service delivery, covering ISO 27001, CE+ and DCC certification, Secure by Design reviews, ITHCs, penetration testing and vulnerability remediation. Acts as incident response team member, manages supplier compliance, Security Aspects Letters and space licensing security, and reports to executive and board level.

Open Cosmos Ltd · Didcot

Lead the development of advanced space mission concepts from initial customer discussions to fully formed proposals, translating requirements into technically sound and commercially viable solutions. Work across Earth observation, telecommunications, and technology demonstration domains, defining end-to-end mission architectures and mentoring team members. Collaborate with engineering, commercial, and project teams to shape missions and drive innovation in mission design tools and methodologies.

ClearSpace · London

Acts as technical authority for a pioneering space mission, leading end-to-end development across space, ground and launch segments. Coordinates multidisciplinary domain experts, manages technical baselines, budgets and risk, and supports in-orbit operations including LEOP and IOT. Based in London or Luxembourg, working with institutional and commercial partners.

ClearSpace · London

Supports the full technical development of satellite missions, from early concept and requirements through launch and in-orbit commissioning. Coordinates system-level activities, manages interfaces and maintains the system baseline and engineering documentation across subsystems. Works on current missions and future projects within the Systems Engineering Team.

Astroscale · Didcot

Develops and maintains flight dynamics software for defence-focused space control missions, specifying algorithms and integrating with an in-house flight dynamics suite. Works in an Agile team with the commercial defence team and Chief Engineer, also supporting bids, customer training and ground segment verification and validation.

Astroscale · Didcot

Design, develop, verify and deploy computer vision algorithms for spacecraft and ground systems, covering space object detection and tracking, 6DoF pose estimation, and subsystem architecture. The role spans hardware-in-the-loop test campaigns, flight software integration, sensor procurement and mentoring junior engineers within a global algorithms and software group.

Gregory Martin International · Portsmouth · £60,000 – £80,000 pa

Lead major consulting projects across defence, energy and health, delivering technical excellence and client satisfaction. Provide strategic systems engineering advice, develop architectures and integration strategies, and drive business development through bids and client relationships. Act as subject matter expert in MBSE, capability development and technical assurance while mentoring junior and mid-level consultants.