UK Space Jobs

• London
• On-site
• Senior
• Permanent

Owns the overall spacecraft thermo-mechanical architecture, from concept through launch and operations, as a key member of the Mechanical, Thermal and Propulsion team. Leads mechanical design, interfaces, trade-offs and verification, acting as primary technical focal point for customers, partners and suppliers, with scope to coordinate the MTP domains on a mission.

ECSS · ESA

• London
• On-site
• Senior
• Permanent

Act as technical authority for spacecraft propulsion design within the Mechanical, Thermal and Propulsion team, owning the propulsion architecture across the mission lifecycle. Lead concept definition, system-level trade-offs, budgets, requirements and verification, with potential to coordinate the MTP domains on a mission. Involves mentoring engineers and engaging customers, suppliers and institutional stakeholders.

Cold Gas Propulsion · Monopropellant Propulsion · Bipropellant Propulsion +1

• Portsmouth
• Hybrid
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Test and validate spacecraft control systems and ground segment software for critical space missions, developing integration and test plans, procedures and cases. Work hands-on with System Reference Model facilities, hardware-in-the-loop systems, Red Hat and Windows, plus configuration and defect tools such as Windchill, SVN, Git and JIRA. Support launch and in-orbit operations alongside software, systems and mission operations teams.

Red Hat · Windows · Windchill +3

• Stevenage
• Hybrid
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Tests and validates spacecraft control systems and ground segment software for critical space missions, developing integration and test plans, procedures and cases. Administers System Reference Model test facilities and runs functional, performance, integration and regression testing including hardware-in-the-loop. Works with developers, system engineers and mission operations teams, supporting launch and in-orbit phases.

Red Hat · Windows · Windchill +3

• 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

• Didcot

Own the end-to-end development of optical payloads for Earth observation missions, from requirements and concept definition through design, testing, launch and in-orbit commissioning. Act as technical authority for payload work packages, performing mission analysis, system design and image quality budgeting (MTF, SNR, resolution, detectors) while coordinating across engineering teams, partners and suppliers.

• 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

• 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++

• Reading
• £70 – £75 ph

Principal Data Analyst (SC Cleared - Aerospace/Defence)📍 Location: Reading (Hybrid - 2-3 days onsite, flexibility available)🔐 Clearance: SC Cleared (Active)💼 Contract Type: Inside IR35💰 Rate: £70 - £75 per hourOverviewAre you an experienced SC Cleared Data Analyst with a strong…

• Didcot
• Mid-level

Adapts ground-based image processing algorithms to run on Nvidia Jetson computers aboard satellites, optimising for tight power, memory and heat limits. Involves GPU acceleration, profiling on ARM/GPU hardware, building data pipelines with quality checks and metadata standards, and collaborating with ground data, flight software and payload teams.

Nvidia Jetson · ARM · CUDA +5

• Aylesbury

Hands-on role in a Test Group designing, building and maintaining propellant and pressurant feed systems, Ground Support Equipment and Electrical Ground Support Equipment for chemical rocket engines and thrusters. Involves interpreting test plans, running HAZOPs and risk assessments, supporting propulsion testing, analysing data and presenting results to Engineering and customers. Work spans offices, cleanrooms and test facilities, with occasional late shifts, nights and weekends.

• Norwich
• On-site
• £20,409 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

Develops heat-transfer science for passive phase-change thermal control of perovskite solar cells in space. Builds and validates transient models of PSC-PCM stacks, formulates high-conductivity PCM composites with industry partners, and applies machine-learning surrogate optimisation. Prototypes are tested in vacuum and climatic chambers under simulated solar load.

Phase Change Materials · Perovskite Solar Cells · Multi-Layer Insulation +4

• Oxfordshire
• Hybrid
• £40,000 – £70,000 pa

Design, develop and test GNC algorithms for spacecraft missions, covering navigation filters, guidance strategies and attitude/orbit control. Build and validate high-fidelity simulation environments modelling spacecraft hardware, orbital and attitude dynamics, and support flight software integration, verification and FDIR/FMECA activities alongside Systems, Flight Dynamics and Computer Vision teams.

MATLAB · Simulink · Python +2

• Reading
• Hybrid
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Structural analysis of flight hardware for VLEO satellites, covering static, modal, vibration, shock and quasi-static load cases. Builds and validates finite element models, performs hand calculations, and runs vibration and shock qualification test campaigns end-to-end, including instrumentation and model correlation. Works closely with mechanical, thermal, propulsion, systems and AIT teams across the full development lifecycle.

NASTRAN · ANSYS · Abaqus +3

• London
• On-site
• Permanent

You'll be the technical voice in sales conversations, running discovery calls and demos with satellite operators and scoping tracking tiers, data products and retroreflectors. The role also covers RFP responses, supporting retroreflector integration onto spacecraft, feeding customer needs back to product and engineering, and building technical sales material. It sits within a small London team of engineers and scientists working on satellite laser ranging.

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