Latest Satellite Technology Jobs

Senior Power Systems Engineer

Lead the power subsystem on spacecraft missions from concept through launch and operations, owning requirements flow-down, design, analysis, verification and delivery. Manages work packages including budget, schedule and risk, interfacing with technical leads and customers, and supports bids and future product development.

Surrey Satellite Technology Guildford

On-site Permanent

Mechanisms Functional Manager

Oversees the technical execution, cost, budget and delivery of mechanisms project solutions, ensuring adherence to risk profiles and design policies. Leads a team of electro-mechanical engineers, managing work packages, resource conflicts and capability development while collaborating with Mechanism Experts and Project Managers. Includes hands-on support for debugging mechanism hardware and some project and design work.

Surrey Satellite Technology Guildford

On-site Permanent

Avionics RTE&IVVQ Engineer

A Joint Venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), Thales Alenia Space is a global space manufacturer delivering, for more than 40 years, high-tech solutions for telecommunications, navigation, Earth Observation, environmental management, exploration, science and orbital infrastructures. Thanks to our...

Thales Alenia Space Rome, Italy

Director of Software Engineering

Lead the transformation of satellite constellation operations from manual, operator-driven processes to fully autonomous, self-healing systems. Set technical vision and architecture for reliability, data platforms and automation while staying hands-on with code and design reviews. Build and mentor a team of 6-10 reliability and platform engineers, driving SRE principles, SLOs and AI-driven anomaly detection.

Spire Glasgow

Hybrid Clearance Required

Launch Services Contracts Manager

Owns the global launch services commodity end-to-end, from market intelligence and vendor sourcing through commercial framework design, negotiation and supplier performance management. Acts as the single commercial authority for dedicated and rideshare launch capacity, working with Legal, Finance and technical teams on contracts, SLAs and export compliance.

Spire Glasgow

Space systems / payloads Project manager

Lead complex space programs, including missions, systems and telecom or optical satellite payloads, from proposal and contract award through delivery and customer acceptance. Manage scope, schedule, budget, risk and customer relationships while coordinating multidisciplinary engineering, procurement, manufacturing and quality teams in an international environment.

Thales Alenia Space Tres Cantos, Spain

Hybrid

Senior Flight Dynamics Engineer

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.

Astroscale Didcot

Hybrid Permanent Clearance Required

Defence Flight Dynamics Engineer

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

Hybrid Permanent Clearance Required

Senior Satellite Systems Engineer

Lead technical delivery of satellite and terrestrial communication projects, designing end-to-end cellular and satellite systems and developing practical solutions for end users. The role combines hands-on system integration, hardware setup and coding with technical consultancy, working alongside businesses, universities and research partners on emerging 5G, 6G and IoT technologies.

Expert Employment Aylesbury £65,000 – £70,000 pa

Senior Satellite Systems Engineer

Lead technical delivery of satellite and terrestrial communication projects, designing end-to-end cellular and satellite systems and developing practical solutions for end users. The role combines hands-on system integration, hardware setup and coding with technical consultancy, working alongside businesses, universities and research partners on emerging 5G, 6G and IoT technologies.

Expert Employment Aylesbury £65,000 – £70,000 pa

On-site Permanent

Optical Systems Engineer

Develops optical and photonic subsystems for laser communication terminals, covering requirements definition, trade-off analysis, modelling and tolerancing in Zemax, plus breadboard testing and assembly, integration and test. Works closely with the Product Technical Lead and optical engineering team, managing component suppliers and providing technical leadership of subsystem projects.

Archangel Lightworks Oxford

Hybrid

Senior PCB Designer II

Performs complex mixed-signal PCB layout in Altium Designer for aerospace electronics, owning dense boards that combine 30 GHz RF, power and digital with advanced stackups. Also manages component libraries, generates symbols and footprints, and maintains schematic, layout and BOM templates while collaborating closely with hardware and mechanical engineers.

CesiumAstro Cambridge

Clearance Required

Research Associate (Socially Responsible Earth Observation)

Lead the development of guidance for socially responsible Earth Observation-based agricultural mapping in smallholder farming systems across Sub-Saharan Africa. Catalogue existing ethical frameworks and conduct document-based and qualitative interview research on risks to farmers, then devise strategies with project partners including the World Bank and Gates Foundation.

The University of Manchester Manchester £37,694 – £42,254 pa

Hybrid Contract

SoC/ASIC Architect

Drive architectural definition of complex SoCs for satellite communications platforms, translating system and product requirements into specifications and guiding trade-offs across performance, power, area and security. Work cross-functionally with hardware, software, verification and systems teams, and support silicon bring-up and debug. The Edinburgh silicon team is a small, hands-on group building next-generation silicon for a space-based mobile broadband network.

AST SpaceMobile Edinburgh

Marine Electronics Service Engineer

Install, maintain and repair marine communication, navigation and satellite systems on commercial and offshore vessels, including GMDSS, VSAT and bridge retrofits. The role combines VDR and radio surveys with fault-finding, documentation and travel to ports, shipyards and offshore sites.

Shorterm Group Portsmouth

On-site Permanent