UK Space Jobs

• Guildford
• Hybrid
• Senior
• Permanent

Design, analyse, verify and deliver spacecraft power subsystems and analogue electronics, from battery charge/discharge regulators and DC-DC converters to power distribution and drive electronics. Acts as power subsystem lead on missions, working from concept through launch and operational life alongside technical leads across disciplines.

Mentor Graphics · OrCAD PSPICE · DC-DC Converters +5

• Guildford
• On-site
• Senior
• Permanent

Lead the power subsystem on spacecraft missions from concept through launch and operations, owning requirements flow-down, design, analysis, verification and delivery. Manages work packages including budget, schedule and risk, interfacing with technical leads and customers, and supports bids and future product development.

Mentor Graphics · OrCAD PSPICE · DC-DC Converters +6

• 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

• 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

• Didcot

Design, implement and validate satellite flight software for Linux and RTOS-based systems, supporting ground tools and mission-critical reliability. Work spans code reviews, CI/CD, configuration control and traceability, collaborating with Systems, Electronics and Mission Operations teams on integration, testing and post-launch operations.

GitLab · Jenkins · Docker +6

• Solihull
• Hybrid · 3 days in office

Analyse and ensure the structural and mechanical performance of electrical machines, power electronic converters, engine control units and battery systems across their full life cycle. Work with Design, System, Safety, Service and Airworthiness engineers, using simulation tools such as Ansys, NX and LS Dyna to meet company, customer and regulatory requirements.

Ansys · NX · sc03 +2

• 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

• London
• On-site
• Mid-level
• Permanent

As a key member of the Mission and Systems Team, you will define satellite bus architecture and support the platform lifecycle from concept through testing and validation. Day-to-day work includes deriving and managing mission and system requirements, performing system analyses and trade-offs, maintaining budgets, and contributing to FMEA/FMECA and V&V planning.

AIV

• London
• On-site
• Permanent

Own the laser subsystem in autonomous satellite laser ranging stations, from specifying and qualifying pulsed laser sources with suppliers to integrating beam delivery, cooling, power, control and safety interlocks. Characterise performance, build test rigs, improve reliability for unattended remote sites, and manage laser damage risk with the optics team. Based on-site in London within a small spacetech team.

Lidar

• Didcot

Designs, implements and verifies FPGA logic for satellite subsystems and onboard computing, writing VHDL/Verilog that interfaces with onboard software modules written in Rust. Works with electronics and software engineers on system integration, building test benches and verification frameworks, and supporting hardware-in-the-loop and environmental testing through the full mission lifecycle.

ModelSim · Vivado

• Bristol
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• Mid-level

Develops, validates and implements repair solutions for mission-critical aerospace components, supporting Defence customers and MRO facilities. Defines repair instructions, sets acceptance standards for service-run parts, and works with Materials Repair Technology teams on new repair and inspection technologies. Covers a wide range of engines including Adour, EJ200, RB199 and Trent-derived types.

Adour · EJ200 · RB199 +7

• High Peak, England, United Kingdom
• Hybrid
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Design precision mechanical components and assemblies for high-frequency RF modules, including lightweight enclosures, heatsinks, liquid cooling and waveguide architectures. The role spans SolidWorks CAD, thermal CFD and structural FEA, plus manufacturability support through CNC, die-casting and additive processes, working closely with RF and electronics engineers on space, defence and telecom products.

SolidWorks · PCB · CNC +2

• London
• £55,000 – £75,000 pa
• Mid-level

Design, lay out, bring up and validate PCBs for high-speed digital avionics on autonomous spacecraft, owning subsystem architecture from concept through simulation to hardware testing and on-orbit readiness. Work hands-on with oscilloscopes, logic analysers and harness fabrication, collaborating with mechanical, systems and software teams on environmental qualification (EMC, vibration, thermal vacuum).

Linux · NVIDIA SoMs · FPGA +4

• 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

• London
• On-site
• Permanent

Designs the electronics that run autonomous satellite laser ranging stations, covering control, power and sensing plus interfaces linking lasers, detectors, telescopes and computers. Involves PCB layout and bring-up, power distribution for remote sites, sensor integration, component selection and supplier management, with lab debugging and field support. Part of a small London team spanning optics, lasers, software and astrodynamics.

KiCad · Altium · C +4