UK Space Jobs

Surrey Satellite Technology · Guildford

Owns cybersecurity and information assurance across satellite product and service delivery, covering ISO 27001, CE+ and DCC certification, Secure by Design reviews, ITHCs, penetration testing and vulnerability remediation. Acts as incident response team member, manages supplier compliance, Security Aspects Letters and space licensing security, and reports to executive and board level.

Airbus Defence and Space · Stevenage

A three-year Level 2 craft apprenticeship in a satellite manufacturing environment, developing mechanical skills on large, complex spacecraft panels. You'll work in small teams on panel assembly, mirror bonding and surface treatments, using adhesives, hand measuring tools and laser technology to tight tolerances, with rotations across production areas and an outward-bound team building week.

Airbus Defence and Space · Stevenage

Hands-on assembly, integration and testing of satellite systems, covering complex harness routing, soldering, crimping, bonding, torqueing, drilling and shimming, plus basic electrical testing such as continuity, bonding and insulation. Also involves first-level quality inspections, working from technical documentation, and supporting off-site testing and launch site activities, including working at heights.

Airbus Defence and Space · Stevenage

A three-year Level 2 craft apprenticeship building spacecraft propulsion systems, covering mechanical assembly, orbital welding of titanium and stainless-steel pipework, and electrical harness work such as crimping, splicing and soldering. Apprentices rotate through the Propulsion Production area, work to tight tolerances from 3DX drawings, and spend a week on Outward Bound team-building activities in year two.

Airbus Defence and Space · Stevenage

A three-year Level 2 Engineering Operative apprenticeship building satellite structures at Airbus Defence and Space in Stevenage. Apprentices develop mechanical skills such as bonding, riveting, drilling and torque loading alongside electrical techniques including crimping, splicing, harness installation and fault finding, working in small teams on spacecraft manufacture.

Airbus Defence and Space · Stevenage

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.

Airbus Defence and Space · Portsmouth

A four-year Level 4 higher technical apprenticeship combining study towards an HNC/HND in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering with hands-on work in one of the UK's largest space cleanrooms. Apprentices rotate across disciplines, building and testing satellite payloads, running vibration, shock, thermal and EMC tests, and supporting design and assembly of electronic hardware, with study time at Havant and Southdowns College.

Airbus Defence and Space · Portsmouth

A 12-month undergraduate placement within the Payload Procurement team, sourcing and managing high-value RF hardware sub-contracts for telecom, Earth observation and navigation satellites. You'll support commodity management, market surveys, tendering and supplier selection, or supply chain and quality management covering on-time, on-quality delivery and vendor review. Hybrid working in Portsmouth with flexible hours and half-day Fridays.