Latest Mission Operations Engineer Jobs

Mission Operations Manager

The Mission Operations Manager will oversee the performance and reliability of satellite missions, ensuring high-quality data delivery and customer satisfaction. Responsibilities include monitoring mission health, coordinating incident resolution, and managing relationships with satellite owners and third-party partners.

Open Cosmos Ltd Didcot, OX11 0RL, United Kingdom

On-site Permanent

Operations Engineer (AIT Production)

As an Operations Engineer, you will play a key role in the production and assembly of satellites, focusing on improving manufacturing processes, applying Lean and Six Sigma principles, and ensuring high-quality, efficient, and safe operations. You will collaborate with various teams to refine workflows, analyze data, and drive continuous improvement.

Open Cosmos Ltd Didcot, OX11 0RL, United Kingdom

On-site Permanent

Senior Space Systems Engineer

This role involves leading technical activities in space systems engineering, from concept studies to full system development, with a focus on telecommunications and positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) systems. The engineer will perform mission analysis, system architecture design, requirements management, and model-based systems engineering (MBSE), supporting mission-critical space capabilities. Work includes system budgeting, risk management, and engagement with government and institutional stakeholders.

Holt Executive London, United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent Clearance Required

Senior Flight Dynamics Engineer

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Flight Dynamics Engineer to join a pioneering space organisation working on advanced orbital missions and next-generation space technologies.In this role, you will play a key part in trajectory planning, optimisation, and mission...

Holt Executive Oxfordshire, United Kingdom £60,000 – £94,000 pa

Software Engineer - DV Sponsorship (Defence Systems & Satcoms)

In this role, you will lead a small team of developers in building secure, mission-critical systems for defence and government clients. You will work on advanced satellite communications and secure networking platforms, using technologies like Python, ReactJS, NodeJS, and MySQL, while managing CI/CD pipelines and supporting complex technical issues.

Ernest Gordon Recruitment Redhill, RH1 1RJ, United Kingdom £75,000 – £90,000 pa

Hybrid Permanent Clearance Required

Senior Systems Engineer

As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will lead the technical aspects of complex space missions, ensuring requirements are valid and well-defined. You will manage system requirements, technical budgets, and sub-system interfaces, and collaborate with internal and external teams to resolve technical discrepancies and ensure mission success.

Spire Glasgow, Alba / Scotland, G2 1AL, United Kingdom

On-site Permanent

Senior Software Engineer - Space Reliability

This role focuses on building autonomous, self-healing systems for satellite operations, applying SRE principles and AI-driven anomaly detection to eliminate manual processes. The engineer will design fault detection and recovery pipelines, develop data platforms for telemetry, and create tools for real-time mission execution. Collaboration with operators and mission teams ensures operational challenges are translated into scalable software solutions.

Spire Glasgow, Alba / Scotland, G2 1AL, United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent

RF Electromagnetic Warfare Engineer

This role involves developing and integrating RF Electronic Support and Attack systems for missile and weapon systems. You will work on system design, supplier management, and in-service support, contributing to the UK's military capabilities in the electromagnetic warfare domain.

MBDA Filton, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom £60,000 pa

Hybrid Permanent Clearance Required

UAS Build Engineer & Pilot

This role involves hands-on assembly, integration, and maintenance of unmanned aircraft systems, along with conducting flight operations and ensuring compliance with safety and regulatory standards. The engineer will diagnose technical faults, manage system configurations, and support the development of autonomous drone technology through testing and operational feedback. It's a multidisciplinary position combining workshop-based engineering with field-based UAS piloting in a safety-critical environment.

SoCode Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom £26,000 – £30,000 pa

On-site Permanent Clearance Required

Systems Engineer

Systems Engineer | Spacecraft | Guildford/hybrid | Competitive salary & packageAre you an experienced Space Systems Engineer seeking a new opportunity to take technical lead on a space mission projectThis role is an exciting opportunity to join the Systems team...

Langham Recruitment Guildford, United Kingdom

SCOF Systems Engineer

The role involves maintaining the operational state of the SCOF ground segment equipment, including RF systems, modems, and communications systems. Responsibilities include providing on-call support, maintaining system drawings, and identifying opportunities for system upgrades and enhancements.

Airbus Defence and Space East Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent Clearance Required

Senior Repair Design Engineer

As a Repair Design Engineer, you will develop and implement innovative repair solutions for mission-critical aerospace components, working with advanced technologies and collaborating with MRO facilities. Your role involves defining repair instructions, establishing acceptance standards, and driving continuous improvement in repair processes.

Rolls Royce Bristol, United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent Clearance Required

Product Quality Engineer

The Product Quality Engineer role involves ensuring compliance with quality standards, managing supplier audits, and supporting continuous improvement activities within Saab's Sensor Systems Business Unit. Key responsibilities include internal quality management, supplier qualification, and regulatory compliance, with a focus on the defence and aerospace industries.

Saab United Kingdom

On-site Permanent Clearance Required

Applications Engineer, Toolmaking

This role involves leading technical evaluations of tenders and quotations for precision engineered polymer and elastomer components, translating customer designs into manufacturable solutions. You'll collaborate with R&D teams on Design for Manufacture, assess tooling configurations, and provide engineering-led sales support. The position bridges advanced technical knowledge in toolmaking and moulding with commercial estimating in a high-performance engineering environment.

Aaron Wallis Sales Recruitment Southampton, United Kingdom £50,000 – £57,500 pa

Hybrid Permanent Clearance Required

Technical Customer Support And Repairs Technician

An opportunity has arisen for a Technical Customer Support & Repairs Technician to join a leading developer of high-performance embedded computing, RF and mission-critical electronic systems supplying customers across the aerospace, defence, security, communications and other highly regulated technology markets.The...

Redline Group Aldermaston Soke, Berkshire, United Kingdom £35,000 – £50,000 pa