UK Space Jobs

Airbus Defence and Space · Portsmouth

A 12-month undergraduate placement supporting a Site Operations Manager on operational projects spanning site tasks, employee initiatives, community engagement, transformation, health and safety, VIP events and space management. Work is Agile-style and varied, using Google Suite, Canva, AI applications and internal communications platforms, with hybrid and flexible working options.

Airbus Defence and Space · Portsmouth

A 12-month undergraduate placement within the Export Control team, supporting an end-to-end compliance process across the satellite programme life-cycle. Day-to-day work spans classifying items for export, assessing regulatory risk, liaising with government authorities, advising project managers from bid to delivery, and developing policies, training materials and SharePoint content.

ClearSpace · London

Develops, integrates and validates GNC software within spacecraft flight software, spanning requirements, design, implementation and verification. Builds simulation environments, software development infrastructure and automated verification frameworks, and runs closed-loop GNC tests on FlatSat and representative test benches. Acts as the interface between the Flight Software and GNC teams across current and future missions.

Filtronic · Stockton-on-Tees

Design and lay out advanced MMICs in GaAs, GaN and InP for microwave and millimetre-wave products operating from 37GHz to 115GHz, covering LNAs, PAs, converters, attenuators and multipliers. The role spans simulation, verification, thermal and reliability analysis, foundry liaison and lab characterisation, with scope to influence technology direction and mentor engineers.

Surrey Satellite Technology · Guildford

Design, analyse, verify and deliver spacecraft power subsystems and analogue electronics, from battery charge/discharge regulators and DC-DC converters to power distribution and drive electronics. Acts as power subsystem lead on missions, working from concept through launch and operational life alongside technical leads across disciplines.

Expert Employment · 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.

Expert Employment · Aylesbury · £35,000 – £40,000 pa

This role involves the precise assembly, integration, and testing of space-certified aerospace components, including valves and thrusters. Responsibilities include using specialized equipment for leak detection, material joining processes like TIG welding, and maintaining cleanroom facilities.

Enmase Group · Basingstoke · £65,000 pa

Provide pre-sales technical support across sales, projects and engineering in satellite communications and broadcast, joining account managers on customer visits and coordinating engineering input for key accounts. Develop product knowledge, build supplier relationships, deliver internal training and share market insight, with potential to take on a portfolio of key customer accounts.

CesiumAstro · Milton Keynes

Owns integration and verification of space-communication systems spanning digital and analogue hardware, building and maintaining test setups and software for modem and link validation at baseband and RF level. Involves calibration and metrology analysis, Python-based modular test tooling, and troubleshooting link performance alongside DSP, hardware and software teams.

Orion Electrotech · Wiltshire

Lead propulsion system development from concept through qualification and in-service support, integrating gas turbine, rocket, reciprocating, battery-electric and emerging technologies. Own requirements, architecture, interfaces and configuration control while leading testing programmes and mentoring engineers across multidisciplinary teams.

Eutelsat OneWeb · Forfar

Designs, implements and maintains service assurance and OSS platforms monitoring satellite communication networks and IT infrastructure. Builds telemetry, alarm correlation and performance reporting, automates provisioning and fault management, and integrates OSS modules with NMS, EMS and ticketing systems. Works with product, operations and network teams in a high-availability environment.

Saab · Fareham

Servicing, installing, repairing and maintaining Giraffe 1X multi-mission radar and other Saab radar systems, working with high-power AC/DC components, electronics, hydraulics and cooling systems. The role involves on-site customer support, training end users, trials and deployments worldwide, including short-notice travel to high-risk areas, plus system integration and configuration management.

ClearSpace · London

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.

Platform Recruitment · Oxford · £90,000 – £100,000 pa

Lead the development of advanced electronics for FPGA and ASIC-based space systems, spanning the full hardware lifecycle from design to space qualification. Provide technical leadership across multidisciplinary teams and oversee integration, testing, and manufacturing with internal and external partners.

Platform Recruitment · Manchester · £90,000 – £110,000 pa

This role involves leading the end-to-end development of high-reliability electronics for space and defence applications, with a focus on FPGA and ASIC-based systems. The Lead Electronics Engineer will design high-speed digital circuits, oversee complex HDI PCB development, and guide multidisciplinary teams through integration and space qualification. It is a senior technical leadership position requiring deep expertise in safety-critical hardware design and advanced manufacturing processes.