UK Space Jobs

• Newport
• Hybrid
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Hands-on role managing the full lifecycle of security incidents within an international CSIRT, investigating SOC alerts and performing host forensic analysis and reverse-engineering. You will industrialise SIEM and EDR tooling, build detection use cases, and design incident response processes for SOC Level 1 and 2, with automation a key focus. Includes on-call crisis team duties and international alignment.

SIEM · EDR

• Portsmouth
• Hybrid
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Owns test strategy across the full systems test lifecycle, from bids and proposals to project close, on end-to-end SATCOM programmes covering ground segments, ground stations, modems and user terminals for government and MOD customers. Works in varied project teams from R&D to acceptance, including some customer-site acceptance testing, and trains other engineers in rigorous testing practice.

SATCOM · Ground Segments · Ground Stations +2

• Oxfordshire
• Hybrid
• £75,000 – £90,000 pa
• Senior

Lead and coordinate complex space missions and engineering programmes, managing schedules, budgets, quality and technical risks alongside multidisciplinary teams. You will run formal review gates, prepare documentation and reports, and work with customers, suppliers and international partners. Hybrid working in Oxfordshire with occasional international travel.

GNC/AOCS · Onboard Data Handling · Propulsion +1

• Stockton-on-Tees
• Hybrid
• Permanent

Owns supplier quality management processes, KPIs and continuous improvement across the supply chain, working with Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering and Operations. Conducts supplier audits, leads SCARs and root-cause investigations, and develops processes toward ISO 9001 and AS9100, with UK and international travel.

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

As a key member of the Mission and Systems Team, you will define satellite bus architecture and support the platform lifecycle from concept through testing and validation. Day-to-day work includes deriving and managing mission and system requirements, performing system analyses and trade-offs, maintaining budgets, and contributing to FMEA/FMECA and V&V planning.

AIV

• London
• On-site
• Senior
• Permanent

Supports the full technical development of satellite missions, from early concept and requirements through launch and in-orbit commissioning. Coordinates system-level activities, manages interfaces and maintains the system baseline and engineering documentation across subsystems. Works on current missions and future projects within the Systems Engineering Team.

LEO · MEO · GEO +1

• Stockton-on-Tees
• Hybrid
• Lead
• Permanent

Owns Filtronic's security governance and export control compliance framework, acting as Security Controller for Facility Security Clearance and IPSA approvals. Maintains relationships with the MoD, ISAC and regulators, oversees export licences and controlled goods, and prepares for audits. Works across Engineering, Commercial, Procurement and IT to embed controls and awareness.

FSC · IPSA · ITAR +1

• Oakley
• On-site
• Entry level

A two-year structured graduate programme rotating through four six-month placements across core engineering disciplines, working hands-on with autonomous vehicle technology in the Blue Bear business unit. Graduates rotate as a cohort at the Oakley, Bedfordshire office, supported by managers and mentors, with a final placement and possible conversion to a permanent role.

MS Office Suite

• Oxford
• Hybrid
• £70 – £90 ph
• Senior
• Contract

Design, simulate and test RF systems and circuits for satellite communications payloads, owning schematic capture, component selection and EM simulation while guiding PCB layout teams. Support spacecraft link budget analysis and high-reliability design reviews covering derating, worst-case analysis and EMI/EMC, and deliver manufacturing packages for prototype and production hardware.

LEO · GEO

• Didcot

Supports the definition and development of advanced space mission concepts, from early customer discussions through to fully developed proposals. Leads or contributes to satellite mission proposals, performing orbital, power and link budget analyses and trade-offs across space, ground and launch segments. Works with systems engineering, project management and supply chain teams, building models and tools for cost estimation, risk assessment and performance modelling.

MATLAB · Python · STK

• Didcot
• On-site
• Entry level

Supports day-to-day procurement and order management across satellite programmes, creating purchase orders, expediting supplier deliveries and coordinating with Finance on invoices. Maintains procurement system data, tracks supplier performance and lead times, and reports supply chain KPIs to support material planning.

ERP

• Guildford
• Hybrid
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Lead verification, testing and debugging of imager electronics for optical payloads, covering digital, analogue and mixed-signal circuits from concept through AIT, launch and commissioning. The role involves circuit-level debugging, board-level validation, test automation with Python or TCL, and designing ground support equipment within a collaborative optical payloads team.

Mentor · Oscilloscopes · Logic Analysers +3

• Aylesbury
• £34,000 – £52,000 pa

Design, analyse and optimise production tooling and fixturing for space propulsion systems, including chemical rocket engines and thrusters. Own solutions from concept through manufacture, validation, deployment and in-service support, working with Manufacturing and Process teams using CAD Creo, Lab Works and materials science. Requires aerospace manufacturing experience and a degree or HNC in Mechanical or Aerospace Design.

Creo · Lab Works

• Milton Keynes
• Lead

Owns embedded software across the full development lifecycle, from requirements and block diagrams through coding, testing, qualification and in-orbit support. Works on Linux-based single-board computers and high-reliability microcontroller systems, including low-level drivers, BSPs and FPGA API design, and presents design reviews to customers and executives.

Linux · ARM · FPGA +1

• Cambridge
• Lead · manages people

Owns end-to-end design of complex electronics modules for satellites and aerospace systems, covering architecture, schematic, PCB layout in Altium, analysis, bring-up and production release. Also leads teams of hardware engineers, mentors staff and presents design reviews to customers and executives.

Altium Designer · Ansys SIwave · ADS SIPro +1