UK Space Jobs

• Bristol

Supports the management, control and utilisation of engineering information across the product lifecycle, working at the intersection of engineering, data and technology. Covers digital design and industrialisation, product data management, configuration management, PLM and engineering data governance for complex aerospace products in the Defence business.

PLM

• Derby

Supports the management, control and utilisation of engineering information across the product lifecycle within the Defence business, working at the intersection of engineering, data and technology. Covers digital design, product data and configuration management, PLM, engineering data governance and digital transformation. Requires a security check clearance and UK national status.

PLM

• Oakley
• Senior · manages people

Lead the electronics design and prototyping department for a UAV business, guiding a team of 10+ electronic engineers across multiple programmes. Own hardware design lifecycles from requirements capture to production release, covering digital, mixed-signal, FPGA and high-reliability systems, with review of schematics, PCB layouts and design documentation. Work cross-functionally with systems, software, mechanical and test teams, and support bids and cost estimation.

FPGA · PCB · VHDL +3

• Reading
• Hybrid
• Entry level
• Permanent

First full-time engineering role on the NEO-1 satellite, designing mechanical hardware such as brackets, panels, mounts and thermal-control hardware in a large shared 3D CAD assembly. You will produce GD&T manufacturing drawings, run clash checks, support PLM/ECO data, and see parts through prototyping and environmental testing with a small multidisciplinary team.

SolidWorks · CATIA · NX +6

• Forfar
• Hybrid
• Lead

Lead application design and implementation for product catalogue and CPQ platforms supporting global satellite connectivity services. Translate business requirements into solution designs, model products within catalog and order management systems, and ensure integration between CRM, catalog, CPQ, provisioning and billing. Provide technical leadership and mentorship while working with architecture and engineering teams on API-driven, microservices-based solutions.

Conga · Zuora · Salesforce +4

• Reading
• Hybrid
• Mid-level
• Permanent

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.

SolidWorks · CATIA · NX +6

• Stevenage
• Hybrid
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Design, provision and maintain Linux systems and engineering hardware underpinning a defence and space development environment, with a focus on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The role provides technical leadership across projects, using Ansible and scripting (Python, BASH, PERL or PowerShell) to automate and improve infrastructure, while working with security teams on compliance.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux · Ansible · Python +3

• Portsmouth
• Hybrid
• £60,000 – £80,000 pa
• Senior · manages people

Lead major systems engineering consulting projects for defence clients, delivering technical excellence across requirements, architecture, MBSE and integration. The role combines team leadership, client delivery, subject-matter expertise and business development, including bids and stakeholder engagement with UK MOD and defence primes.

INCOSE · C4I Systems · Satellite Communications

• Portsmouth
• Hybrid
• £60,000 – £80,000 pa
• Lead · manages people

Lead major consulting projects across defence, energy and health, delivering requirements engineering, architecture development, MBSE and integration, verification and validation. Combines team leadership and mentoring with client delivery, bid input and business development, acting as a subject matter expert for UK MOD and defence primes.

INCOSE · C4I Systems · Digital Engineering +2

• Milton Keynes
• On-site
• Junior
• Permanent

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.

Git · Linux · Windows +2

• Oakley
• Director · manages people

Lead the Systems Engineering discipline for a defence and aerospace business unit, setting technical vision, governance and methodologies for complex solutions. Own lifecycle management activities including bids, design reviews and audits, while driving Model-Based Systems Engineering and digital transformation. Manage and mentor a team of engineers and SMEs, acting as senior escalation point for architectural and System of Systems issues.

MBSE

• Cambridge
• Hybrid
• Senior
• Permanent

Designs, develops and integrates embedded software and firmware for advanced RF and communications products across the full lifecycle, from concept to volume manufacture. Strong focus on Zephyr-based development alongside embedded Linux, Yocto, bare-metal firmware, networking and secure communications, working closely with RF, FPGA, hardware and systems engineers.

Zephyr · Linux · Yocto +7

• Cambridge
• Hybrid
• Senior
• Permanent

Design and develop analogue, digital and mixed-signal electronic systems across the full product lifecycle, from concept to volume manufacture. Work in a multidisciplinary team with RF, software, firmware and mechanical engineers on telecoms, space, defence and high-altitude platform products, owning system-level architecture, integration, verification and EMC/safety compliance.

PCIe · USB · Ethernet +6

• Oxford
• Hybrid
• £90,000 – £100,000 pa
• Lead
• Permanent

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.

• Manchester
• Hybrid
• £90,000 – £110,000 pa
• Lead
• Permanent

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.