UK Space Jobs

Airbus Defence and Space · Stevenage

Joins a small, start-up-style team within a large defence and space organisation, shaping early-phase satellite missions from concept through initial design. Defines mission architectures, runs feasibility studies and trade-offs, and supports bids and customer engagement with universities, agencies and small companies. Combines systems engineering with modelling and simulation across varied, short-term projects.

CesiumAstro · Cambridge

Owns end-to-end design of complex electronics modules for satellites and aerospace systems, from architecture and schematic through 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.

CesiumAstro · Cambridge

Owns board-level RF hardware for satellite and aerospace phased array systems, covering schematic design, PCB layout, simulation and lab validation. Works across the full lifecycle from concept and part selection through manufacturing, qualification and in-orbit support, presenting design reviews and contributing to proposals.

Rolls Royce · Bristol

Develops control, monitoring and software solutions for aerospace products across the full engineering lifecycle, from requirements and architecture through development, verification and deployment. Work spans embedded software, control systems design, modelling and simulation, systems integration and safety-critical software development within the Defence business.

Rolls Royce · Derby

Engineers work across the full lifecycle of control, monitoring and embedded software for aerospace products, from requirements and architecture through development, verification and deployment. Activities span control systems design, model-based design, systems integration and safety-critical software development within the Defence business. Roles sit in multidisciplinary Software Systems teams supporting current and future programmes.

NewOrbit Space · Reading

Designs satellite mechanical hardware including secondary structures, thermal-control hardware, cable routing and mechanisms, while managing a large shared 3D CAD assembly using top-down design and skeleton models. Maintains PLM data, BOMs and change control, runs clash checks and produces GD&T manufacturing drawings, supporting PDR/CDR reviews, prototyping and environmental testing in a small multidisciplinary team.

Airbus Defence and Space · Chippenham

Provide end-to-end cyber security support for Spacecraft Control Centre Systems and Satellite Communications infrastructures, analysing functional needs, setting criticality levels and designing security protection concepts. Coordinate defence strategies across disciplines, manage risks and ensure alignment with the overall security architecture, working with Solaris, Linux, Windows and Cisco environments under JSP440.

Ernest Gordon Recruitment · Nuneaton · £43,000 pa

Setting, operating and programming 3-axis to 5-axis CNC machines using Siemens and Heidenhain controls, producing small-batch specialist components for aerospace and defence clients. Days-based Monday to Friday in a large, clean workshop within a tight-knit team, with occasional overtime and early finishes on Fridays.

Ernest Gordon Recruitment · Salford · £20 – £23 ph

Setting and operating 3, 4 and 5 axis vertical milling machines on a busy shopfloor, working double day shifts Monday to Friday with an alternating late shift. Joins a long-established precision engineering business serving major global manufacturers, with overtime and shift allowance available.

Spire · Glasgow

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.

Holt Executive · Oxfordshire · £75,000 – £90,000 pa

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.

Matchtech · Bordon · £35,000 – £40,000 pa

Inspects composite materials, components and spacecraft hardware against engineering drawings, specifications and acceptance criteria, signing off mandatory inspection points through manufacture, assembly, integration and testing. Maintains configuration records and traceability for flight hardware, raises and controls non-conformances, and supports audits and customer or supplier inspections alongside Manufacturing, Engineering and Quality teams.

Matchtech · Bordon · £35,000 – £45,000 pa

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.

Round Peg Solutions · Consett

Support a small aerospace engineering team by maintaining project plans, Gantt charts and Microsoft Project schedules, tracking actions, risks and milestones, and preparing status reports for leadership. The role also covers resource-planning visibility, stakeholder coordination across Operations, Quality and Finance, and building new coordination processes and templates from scratch.

Morson Edge · Chippenham

Support the maintenance, administration and configuration of Oracle databases within a mission-critical aerospace and defence environment. Day-to-day work covers routine database maintenance, change implementation, backups and archiving, plus diagnosing and resolving system failures across RHEL, Solaris and Windows Server. The role sits alongside a Software Manager and requires active DV clearance and sole British nationality.