UK Space Jobs

• Salford
• On-site
• £20 – £23 ph
• Permanent · Shift work

Setting and operating 3, 4 and 5 axis vertical milling machines on a busy shopfloor, working double day shifts Monday to Friday with an alternating late shift. Joins a long-established precision engineering business serving major global manufacturers, with overtime and shift allowance available.

3 Axis Milling Machines · 4 Axis Milling Machines · 5 Axis Milling Machines

• Stockport
• £40,000 – £50,000 pa
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Oversee precision engineering projects from concept to completion, ensuring adherence to budget, timeline and quality constraints while coordinating internal and external teams. Involves occasional site visits across the UK, Europe, the US and China, with in-house training and a path towards Project Management. Based in Stockport, 39.5 hours a week.

PLM

• Stevenage
• Hybrid
• Entry level
• Internship

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.

Google Workspace · Microsoft Office

• Stevenage
• Hybrid
• Entry level
• Internship

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.

OneSat Payload · Vigil · ExoMars Rover

• Didcot
• Hybrid
• Senior
• Permanent

Develops and operates in-house flight dynamics software for orbital manoeuvres, rendezvous, docking and collision avoidance across multiple mission phases. Interfaces with GNC, ground segment and contractor teams, supports 24/7 shift operations, and works with MATLAB, C++ and Python in a hybrid Harwell-based team.

MATLAB · C++ · Python +1

• Didcot
• Hybrid
• Senior
• Permanent

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.

MATLAB · Python · Windows +2

• Basildon
• On-site
• £21 – £24 ph
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Programming, setting and operating CNC Turner machines using Fanuc and Mazak controls, interpreting technical drawings to produce high-precision, low-volume aerospace components. Works closely with engineers and quality departments to resolve manufacturing challenges and meet tight tolerances, with weekly overtime available.

Fanuc · Mazak · Mazatrol

• Kilkeel
• On-site
• £45,000 – £50,000 pa
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Day-to-day, you'll work in the quality department of an aerospace manufacturer, overseeing inspection activity, liaising with customers and production lines, supporting auditing teams and driving continuous improvement to ensure products meet high standards before distribution. The role is days-based, Monday to Friday, with mentoring and in-house training aimed at progression into senior positions.

• Stevenage
• Hybrid
• Entry level
• Internship

Support the Project Management team for Assembly Integration and Test and Production on Space products including structures, panels, propulsion modules and mechanisms for the Stevenage Mechanical Platform. Duties include maintaining schedules, driving on-time delivery, managing risks and cost reporting, while working within the MAIT organisation on the OneSat industrialisation ramp-up.

• Didcot
• Hybrid
• Senior
• Permanent

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.

OpenCV · TensorFlow · PyTorch +4

• Didcot
• Hybrid
• Permanent

Designs and verifies the Guidance, Navigation and Control subsystem for on-orbit servicing missions, integrating GNC and computer vision algorithms with bespoke hardware for Rendezvous and Proximity Operations. The role spans requirements, FDIR, V&V strategy, trade-off analysis and flight software architecture, working alongside other engineering disciplines and external customers and suppliers.

MATLAB · Simulink · C/C++

• Portsmouth
• On-site
• Entry level
• Internship

A four-year Level 4 higher technical apprenticeship combining study towards an HNC/HND in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering with hands-on work in one of the UK's largest space cleanrooms. Apprentices rotate across disciplines, building and testing satellite payloads, running vibration, shock, thermal and EMC tests, and supporting design and assembly of electronic hardware, with study time at Havant and Southdowns College.

• Stevenage
• On-site
• Entry level
• Internship

A three-year Level 2 craft apprenticeship in a satellite manufacturing environment, developing mechanical skills on large, complex spacecraft panels. You'll work in small teams on panel assembly, mirror bonding and surface treatments, using adhesives, hand measuring tools and laser technology to tight tolerances, with rotations across production areas and an outward-bound team building week.

3DX · Laser Technology · MLI

• Stevenage
• On-site
• Entry level
• Internship

A three-year Level 2 Engineering Operative apprenticeship in a satellite manufacturing environment, rotating through production areas such as composite panel production, pipe bending, precision cleaning, surface treatments and CNC machining. Apprentices work in small teams or one-to-one with expert mentors, following cleanroom, 5S and health and safety processes while studying at North Herts College.

CNC Machines

• Stevenage
• On-site
• Entry level
• Internship

A three-year Level 2 Engineering Operative apprenticeship in satellite Assembly, Integration and Test, developing both mechanical and electrical skills. You'll work in small teams on satellite structures, harness routing, soldering, crimping and basic electrical testing, following drawings and tight tolerances, with year three fully on-site.

3DX