UK Space Jobs

• Portsmouth
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Carry out radiation and nuclear hardening engineering for advanced satellite payloads and equipment, covering component selection and testing, shielding analysis, supplier analysis review, and radiation testing. Interface with customers, Airbus teams and subcontractors, and attend design reviews while producing environment and hardness assurance specifications.

• 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.

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

Lead the Guidance, Navigation and Control architecture for a space mission, defining subsystem requirements, simulator and test specifications, and managing the GNC engineering team. The role involves fault-tolerant algorithm design, rendezvous and pose estimation sensors, trajectory design and hardware integration, interfacing with system and robotic architects. Distinct for its focus on in-orbit servicing and space debris removal.

MATLAB · Simulink · Python +1

• Bordon
• £35,000 – £45,000 pa
• Permanent

Coordinates daily composite production activities, priorities and workflow across a manufacturing facility to meet build plans and delivery milestones. Maintains schedules, visual controls and work-in-progress tracking while confirming materials, tooling, documentation and trained resources are ready before production. Works closely with Manufacturing, Planning, Engineering, Supply Chain and Quality teams, escalating bottlenecks and driving continuous improvement under strict quality, traceability and contamination-control requirements.

ERP · MRP

• Bordon
• On-site
• Permanent

Inspect composite and metallic materials, components and spacecraft hardware against engineering drawings and acceptance criteria, witnessing key inspection points across manufacture and assembly. Raise and control non-conformances, maintain traceability records and support product acceptance, audits and customer inspections alongside Manufacturing, AIT and QA teams.

Power Inspect · CMM Arms · Laser Trackers +2

• Aylesbury
• On-site
• £35,000 – £40,000 pa
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Assemble, integrate and test space-certified fluidic components such as non-return and solenoid valves and cold gas thrusters. Work covers precision assembly, high-pressure leak detection with helium mass spectrometers, particle counting, and electrical test gear including DMMs and oscilloscopes. Also involves manual TIG and orbital welding with weld inspection records, plus cleanroom and equipment maintenance.

Helium Mass Spectrometers · Digital Voltmeters · Oscilloscopes +3

• Stockton-on-Tees
• On-site
• Lead
• Permanent

Leads product assurance across space payload programmes from concept to customer delivery, ensuring compliance with ECSS, ESA and NASA standards. Works with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain and programme teams on component qualification, non-conformance investigations and design reviews. Requires UK security clearance and existing right to work.

• London
• On-site
• Mid-level · manages people
• Permanent

Coordinate and execute Assembly, Integration, and Validation activities for current and upcoming space missions, authoring AIV plans, estimating resources, and overseeing daily test operations. Design and maintain test environments including hardware models, harnesses, and IT infrastructure, while driving process improvement and providing technical leadership to the AIV team.

• Reading
• On-site
• Permanent

Hands-on technician building, integrating and testing electronic boards, harnesses and mechanical rigs for an RF gridded-ion thruster. Works across the full hardware lifecycle, from IPC Class 3 assembly and inspection to supporting AIT campaigns including thermal vacuum and vibration testing, alongside electronics, control and software teams.

Oscilloscope · Multimeter · Power Supply +5

• London
• On-site
• Permanent

Hands-on workshop role building the hardware for autonomous satellite laser ranging stations. You'll machine, assemble, wire and test mechanical and electrical sub-assemblies, build looms and cabinets, and prepare equipment for shipping to sites worldwide, while helping engineers turn prototypes into repeatable builds.

• London
• On-site
• Entry level
• Permanent

An apprenticeship building space hardware, learning mechanical, electrical and optical assembly alongside engineers while working towards a recognised engineering qualification. You'll machine, assemble and wire in the workshop, help build and test real satellite laser ranging station hardware, and rotate through mechanical, electrical and optical work while studying with a college or training provider.

3D Printing

• Edinburgh
• Hybrid · 3–4 days in office
• Lead · manages people

Lead the architecture and delivery of the BSP ASIC embedded software stack for satellite communication platforms, combining hands-on C and real-time development with mentoring. Work spans ASIC bring-up, drivers, RTOS services, diagnostics and test automation, bridging hardware R&D, systems and payload teams. Based in Edinburgh with 3-4 office days per week.

FreeRTOS · Zephyr · I2C +7

• Chelmsford
• On-site
• Entry level
• Shift work

Assembly and Test Operator ensuring timely throughput of imaging devices while meeting quality requirements. Duties include microscope inspection, setting up and running tools, maintaining production records and reporting progress to the Line Manager, working in a cleanroom on alternating double day shifts.