UK Space Jobs

• London
• On-site
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Develops, integrates and validates GNC software within spacecraft flight software, spanning requirements, design, implementation and verification. Builds simulation environments, software development infrastructure and automated verification frameworks, and runs closed-loop GNC tests on FlatSat and representative test benches. Acts as the interface between the Flight Software and GNC teams across current and future missions.

FlatSat

• London
• On-site
• Senior
• Permanent

Own optical design across laser ranging stations, tracking systems and retroreflector products, from requirements and tolerancing through to verified hardware. Hands-on senior role involving trade studies with suppliers, lab alignment and metrology, and mentoring junior engineers, with technical writing for ESA and customer programmes.

Zemax OpticStudio · CODE V · Lidar +2

• 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.

• 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

• West Yorkshire
• £32,000 – £48,000 pa

Designs, develops, integrates and tests complex opto-electronic and mechatronic systems for mission-critical space, defence and advanced technology applications. Works within multidisciplinary teams on optical, electronic, mechanical and software integration, plus measurement, control and test systems, verification and performance analysis. Suits engineers with high-reliability, precision instrumentation or space-qualified hardware experience.

Automated Test Equipment

• 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

• Yeovil
• Entry level

Builds steady state and dynamic models of Environmental Control Systems and Life Support Systems, running and analysing system performance simulations. Provides analytical input to the design process and interprets test results, with support provided to develop these skills in an aerospace engineering setting.

• Edinburgh
• Mid-level

Hands-on validation of complex integrated circuits, spanning pre-silicon FPGA prototype bring-up through post-silicon system-level validation. Defines test plans, lab infrastructure and automation, covering hardware, software and RF aspects, and works closely with System Definition, IC Design and Software teams in a small Edinburgh silicon group.

FPGA · Spectrum Analyzers · Oscilloscopes +2

• Cambridge
• Lead

Owns RF circuits, modules and systems end to end, from concept and architecture through schematic capture, PCB layout, simulation, manufacturing, test and in-orbit support. Focuses on phased array communication hardware such as RF front ends, frequency converters, synthesizers, filters and beamformers, while mentoring engineers and presenting design reviews to customers and executives.

CST · ADS · Altium +4

• Cambridge
• On-site
• Senior
• Permanent

Owns board-level RF hardware for satellite and aerospace phased array systems, covering schematic design, PCB layout, simulation and lab validation. Works across the full lifecycle from concept and part selection through manufacturing, qualification and in-orbit support, presenting design reviews and contributing to proposals.

CST · ADS · Altium +5

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

Lead a growing engineering team across hardware, optics and software, taking satellite laser ranging stations from prototype to repeatable production. Own delivery planning, design reviews and systems engineering processes while working with the CTO on architecture and supporting ESA and customer programmes.

ESA Programmes

• Cambridge
• Hybrid
• Senior
• Permanent

Design and develop analogue, digital and mixed-signal electronic systems across the full product lifecycle, from concept to volume manufacture. Work in a multidisciplinary team with RF, software, firmware and mechanical engineers on telecoms, space, defence and high-altitude platform products, owning system-level architecture, integration, verification and EMC/safety compliance.

PCIe · USB · Ethernet +6

• 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

• Edinburgh
• £36 ph
• Senior
• Contract

Design, develop, integrate and qualify advanced RF hardware from UHF to Ka Band for aerospace and space communication systems. The role covers active RF circuit design (LNAs, SSPAs, mixers, PLLs), link budget and line-up analysis, simulation with AWR/ADS/CST/HFSS, and hands-on testing with VNAs and spectrum analysers, including EMI/EMC and thermal vacuum qualification.

AWR Microwave Office · Keysight ADS · CST Studio Suite +7

• 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