UK Space Jobs

Foundational · London

Lead geodetic processing and analysis of satellite laser ranging data, ensuring it meets international geodetic community standards and becomes trusted products. Define data quality standards, validate against analysis centres, and represent the company in the ILRS, IAG and wider geodetic community while guiding data scientists and engineers on models and algorithms.

Foundational · London

Turn high-volume satellite laser ranging data into geodetic and orbit products, building pipelines from raw returns to normal points and higher-level outputs. Develop statistical methods for bias detection, outlier rejection and quality checks, and analyse station and network performance with a geodesy and orbit determination team.

Airbus Defence and Space · Stevenage

Oversees PMO activities across the full contract lifecycle, from bidding through to closing, ensuring projects are delivered on schedule, within budget and to quality standards. Coordinates governance, reporting on KPIs, earned value and risk, and manages a PMO team supporting Project and Work Package Managers. Requires strong Primavera P6, MS Project and risk analysis tooling experience.

Airbus Defence and Space · Stevenage

Entry-level role in the Functional Verification Team, executing the full testing cycle on simulated and hybrid hardware benches. You'll validate spacecraft functional chains such as GNC and DHS, write automated test procedures, analyse data and investigate anomalies, supporting missions like ExoMars and Solar Orbiter.

Rolls Royce · Bristol

Develops and implements digital manufacturing systems and Industry 4.0 solutions across the commodity and production lifecycle, working with IT to build process roadmaps and architecture. Collaborates cross-functionally with internal and external teams to improve digital capability in a regulated aerospace manufacturing environment, with a focus on IIOT and data analytics.

Rolls Royce · Bristol

Provides analytical expertise underpinning safe, reliable aerospace products across design, development and certification. Work spans structural and stress analysis, whole engine modelling, rotordynamics, vibration, lifing, durability and fatigue assessment for Defence programmes. Requires a mechanical or aerospace engineering background and operates in regulated engineering environments.

Rise Technical Recruitment · Warminster · £30,000 – £35,000 pa

Support the day-to-day movement of parts and materials through a close-knit stores and logistics function, booking in, storing and issuing stock accurately. Coordinate UK and international shipments, preparing HMRC customs documentation and maintaining records to meet compliance and traceability standards while liaising with internal teams and external couriers. Monday to Thursday 8:30am-5:00pm with an early Friday finish.

Spire · Glasgow

Owns the global launch services commodity end-to-end, from market intelligence and vendor sourcing through commercial framework design, negotiation and supplier performance management. Acts as the single commercial authority for dedicated and rideshare launch capacity, working with Legal, Finance and technical teams on contracts, SLAs and export compliance.

Airbus Defence and Space · Stevenage

Lead cost engineering for bids and proposals, collating, modelling and analysing cost and price data to build quotation baselines. Coordinate multi-disciplinary stakeholders through the full proposal lifecycle, applying design-to-cost and price-to-win methods to keep offers competitive. Hybrid role based in Stevenage or Portsmouth within a defence and space bid team.

Airbus Defence and Space · Portsmouth

Lead cost engineering for studies, proposals and future projects, collating, modelling and analysing cost and price data to build robust quotation baselines. Coordinate bid preparation with multi-disciplinary stakeholders, applying design-to-cost and price-to-win methods while supporting schedule, cost and risk management through to customer acceptance.

Rolls Royce · Bristol

Design, integration and development of advanced electrical systems for aerospace and defence products, spanning electrical machines, power electronics, power distribution and protection, and electrical architecture. Engineers work within complex engineering environments on current and next-generation power systems, with Security Check clearance supported by the employer.