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DevOps / SRE

Last month

Foundational London

Own cloud infrastructure, CI/CD and infrastructure as code while building monitoring, logging and alerting across a satellite laser ranging platform and its remote station fleet. Lead incident response, secure remote access and software updates, and strengthen security posture for a small London-based spacetech team.

On-site Permanent

Facilities Manager

Last month

Foundational London

Own the fit-out and day-to-day running of a new London facility with workshop, labs and cleanroom, covering health, safety and environmental compliance, maintenance, security, budgets and suppliers. Works closely with landlords, contractors and engineers at an early-stage spacetech company.

On-site Permanent

Senior Hardware Engineer II

3 months ago

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.

Clearance Required

Senior RF Engineer II

3 months ago

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.

On-site Permanent Clearance Required

Apprentice Technician

Last month

Foundational London

An apprenticeship building space hardware, learning mechanical, electrical and optical assembly alongside engineers while working towards a recognised engineering qualification. The role involves machining, assembly and wiring in the workshop, helping build and test real station hardware, and rotating through mechanical, electrical and optical work while studying with a college or training provider.

On-site Permanent

Logistics & Customs Coordinator

Last month

Foundational London

Coordinates international freight of high-value, sensitive station hardware from suppliers to London and onward to sites across four continents. Handles customs documentation, commodity codes, duty and import VAT, temporary-import processes such as ATA Carnets, and export compliance classifications and licences, while tracking inventory and assets and managing freight forwarders, customs brokers and host sites.

On-site Permanent

Senior Geodesist

Last month

Foundational London

Lead geodetic processing and analysis of satellite laser ranging data, ensuring it meets international geodetic community standards and becomes trusted products. Contribute to reference frame and Earth orientation products, define data quality standards, and represent the company in the ILRS, IAG and wider geodetic community. Guide data scientists and software engineers on models and algorithms, with opportunities to publish and present at conferences.

On-site Permanent

Geodetic Data Scientist

Last month

Foundational London

Turn large volumes of satellite laser ranging data into geodetic and orbit products at scale, building pipelines from raw returns to normal points and higher-level products. Develop statistical methods for bias detection, outlier rejection and data quality, analyse station and network performance, and work with the geodesy and orbit determination team to turn research into products.

On-site Permanent

Principal Hardware Engineer I

6 months ago

CesiumAstro Milton Keynes

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. Leads teams of hardware engineers, mentors staff and presents design reviews to customers and executives in a high-reliability startup environment.

Clearance Required

Principal Embedded Software Engineer I

8 months ago

CesiumAstro Milton Keynes

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

Clearance Required

Senior DSP/FPGA Engineer I

12 months ago

CesiumAstro Milton Keynes

Designs and implements high-speed DSP algorithms for satellite and aerospace communication systems, including filters, equalisers, timing/carrier recovery loops and FFT engines. Builds floating- and fixed-point models in MATLAB or Python to verify VHDL hardware realisations, modelling channel impairments such as noise, Doppler and multipath.

On-site Permanent Clearance Required

Senior Embedded Software Engineer

3 months ago

CesiumAstro Milton Keynes

Designs and implements embedded software across the full stack, from low-level drivers and board support packages to end-use applications, for Linux-based single-board computers and high-reliability microcontroller systems used in satellites, UAVs and launch vehicles. Involves code review, testing, qualification, in-orbit support and presenting design reviews to customers and executives.

Clearance Required

Senior PCB Designer II

3 months ago

CesiumAstro Cambridge

Performs complex mixed-signal PCB layout in Altium Designer for aerospace electronics, owning dense boards that combine 30 GHz RF, power and digital with advanced stackups. Also manages component libraries, generates symbols and footprints, and maintains schematic, layout and BOM templates while collaborating closely with hardware and mechanical engineers.

Clearance Required

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