UK Space Jobs

• Reading
• On-site
• Permanent

Hands-on technician building, integrating and testing electronic boards, harnesses and mechanical rigs for an RF gridded-ion thruster. Works across the full hardware lifecycle, from IPC Class 3 assembly and inspection to supporting AIT campaigns including thermal vacuum and vibration testing, alongside electronics, control and software teams.

Oscilloscope · Multimeter · Power Supply +5

• London
• Hybrid
• Senior · manages people
• Permanent

Lead the Assembly, Integration and Testing campaign for a UK Active Debris Removal spacecraft, owning the plan from facility readiness through integration and environmental testing to launch delivery. The hands-on role covers TVAC, vibration, shock, acoustic and EMC campaigns, MGSE/EGSE oversight, and mentoring AIT engineers while coordinating UK and European test facilities and suppliers.

ECSS-E-ST-10-03 · MIL-STD-1540 · MGSE +1

• Guildford
• Hybrid
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Lead verification, testing and debugging of imager electronics for optical payloads, covering digital, analogue and mixed-signal circuits from concept through AIT, launch and commissioning. The role involves circuit-level debugging, board-level validation, test automation with Python or TCL, and designing ground support equipment within a collaborative optical payloads team.

Mentor · Oscilloscopes · Logic Analysers +3

• Chelmsford

Hands-on role spanning clean-room and office work, owning verification and test across Space and Science imaging detector projects. You define test flows, commission OGSE/EGSE/MGSE equipment with scripting and coding, run functional, electrical, mechanical and environmental tests, and train operations staff, working closely with project teams and manufacturing to ECSS standards.

MATLAB · Python · Microsoft Excel +6

• London
• On-site
• Senior
• Permanent

Supports the full technical development of satellite missions, from early concept and requirements through launch and in-orbit commissioning. Coordinates system-level activities, manages interfaces and maintains the system baseline and engineering documentation across subsystems. Works on current missions and future projects within the Systems Engineering Team.

LEO · MEO · GEO +1

• Reading
• Hybrid
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Own the spacecraft thermal control system end to end, running steady-state and transient analyses across launch, orbit and end-of-life phases. Design MLI, radiators, heaters and coatings, and support TVAC test procedures and hardware validation alongside mechanical, propulsion and electronics teams.

Systema · Thermal Desktop · ESATAN +2

• Stevenage
• Hybrid
• Entry level
• Internship

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.

• Bordon
• On-site
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Coordinates daily composite production activities, schedules and workflow to meet programme build plans and delivery milestones. Tracks work orders, capacity and work in progress, confirms materials, tooling and resources are ready, and escalates bottlenecks or quality constraints. Works closely with Manufacturing, Planning, Engineering, AIT, Supply Chain and PA/QA in a high-precision spacecraft hardware environment.

ERP · MRP

• Stevenage
• On-site
• Entry level
• Internship

A three-year Level 2 Engineering Operative apprenticeship in satellite Assembly, Integration and Test, developing both mechanical and electrical skills. You'll work in small teams on satellite structures, harness routing, soldering, crimping and basic electrical testing, following drawings and tight tolerances, with year three fully on-site.

3DX

• Oxford
• Senior

Lead product and quality assurance for units, subsystems and procured hardware across UK space operations, cascading quality requirements to suppliers and supporting manufacturing and AIT teams. Coordinate RAMS, radiation, EEE parts and materials specialists, run internal and external audits, and shape quality approaches for bids. Acts as the interface with project teams, ESA/UK MoD representatives and commercial customers.

ESA · UK MoD

• Didcot

Own the end-to-end development of optical payloads for Earth observation missions, from requirements and concept definition through design, testing, launch and in-orbit commissioning. Act as technical authority for payload work packages, performing mission analysis, system design and image quality budgeting (MTF, SNR, resolution, detectors) while coordinating across engineering teams, partners and suppliers.

• Rowstock
• On-site
• £54 – £100 ph
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Systems engineer role within a space propulsion centre of excellence, owning propulsion subsystem and equipment activities across Phase A-E for satellite programmes. Acts as primary technical lead for the subsystem in MAIT and architecture, managing work packages, requirements baselines, design reviews and non-conformances while interfacing with customers, PMO, AIT and suppliers. Involves analysis tooling in EcosimPro, MATLAB, Python and Excel, with occasional UK/Europe travel.

EcosimPro · MATLAB · Python +1

• Didcot
• Senior

Owns the full mission lifecycle for complex satellite missions, from requirements and planning through launch and in-orbit commissioning. Leads multidisciplinary teams across systems engineering, AIT, manufacturing and supply chain, acting as the main customer and stakeholder contact while managing budgets, risk and regulatory approvals, and mentoring other mission managers.

MS Project · Jira