UK Space Jobs

• Watford
• £40,000 – £43,500 pa

This role involves precision painting and finishing of aerospace components, including surface preparation, masking, spraying specialist coatings, and quality inspection. The candidate will work to engineering drawings in a clean, modern facility, ensuring all work meets strict aerospace quality and safety standards. The position operates on a rotating shift pattern and requires strong attention to detail and adherence to safety protocols.

• 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.

• Oxford
• On-site
• £28,500 – £34,500 pa
• Entry level
• Permanent

Packing and palletising safety-critical cartridge sets and rocket motors in a specialist aerospace and defence manufacturing environment, following engineering instructions and strict quality procedures. Duties include preparing, labelling and dispatching products, checking incoming materials, maintaining stock records in SAP and supporting 5S and continuous improvement. Starts on a 37-hour day shift before moving to a 4 on / 4 off pattern.

SAP

• Andover
• On-site
• £40,000 – £45,000 pa
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Drive continuous improvement across an electronics manufacturing process, supporting Production, Maintenance and Quality teams. Assist with technical issues, train and develop staff, write SOPs, support PPMs and design R&D trials in a new state-of-the-art facility, with full industry training on electronics provided.

• Exeter
• On-site
• £35,000 – £42,000 pa
• Permanent

Supporting engineering teams with engineering drawings and technical specifications, creating technical reports for internal and external customers, and assisting the mechanical design process for engine components and high-performance parts. The role offers full specialist training into aerospace manufacturing design within a global manufacturer, working Monday to Friday days.

• Ilkeston
• On-site
• £43,000 – £48,000 pa
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Maintains and improves quality standards in a composites and aerospace manufacturing environment, handling 8D investigations, root cause analysis, NCRs and CAPA. Conducts internal and external audits and acts as liaison between engineering teams, clients and external stakeholders, with training and progression to senior quality roles.

ERP

• Warminster
• On-site
• £30,000 – £35,000 pa
• Permanent

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.

• Portsmouth
• Hybrid
• Entry level
• Internship

Placement supporting the Industrial Management Team at a Portsmouth spacecraft manufacturing site, driving Lean improvement projects and Operational Excellence. You'll help define a 12-month site improvement plan, build production dashboards and KPIs, and standardise Lean processes across Portsmouth and Stevenage. Involves 5S, VSM, flow analysis and multi-project coordination with teams in the UK, Germany and France.

• Stevenage
• Hybrid
• Entry level
• Internship

Undergraduate placement within Airbus's Project Management Office, supporting Project Managers with business management tools, processes, templates and reporting. Involves project plans, risk and opportunity registers, change logs, milestone tracking and monthly stakeholder reporting, with exposure to MoD and ESA programmes. Hybrid working with flexible hours.

Microsoft Office · Excel · Google Workspace +1

• Southampton
• On-site
• £36,636 – £44,746 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

Lead a research area within the five-year STFC TRANSCEND collaboration, using Vera Rubin/LSST transient data and the 4MOST TiDES survey to study supernovae, host galaxies, black hole growth and Dark Energy. The role involves scientific programming in Python, collaboration visits across QUB, Lancaster, Oxford and Southampton, and contributing to TiDES infrastructure work.

Vera Rubin · LSST · 4MOST +2

• Edinburgh
• On-site
• £21 – £31 ph
• Mid-level
• Contract

Develops and tests software for quantum key distribution payloads and ground segment systems on the QKDSat satellite programme, working with Java, C++ or Python in Agile cycles. The senior variant leads development, testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines, coordinating with ESA and international partners. Roles span two levels on a security-critical, internationally collaborative space project.

QKD · OPS-SAT VOLT

• Warwickshire
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• £55 – £65 ph
• Senior
• Contract

Lead end-to-end supplier sourcing and source change projects across a complex aerospace manufacturing supply chain, developing plans, budgets and governance while managing cost, risk and delivery. Coordinate global stakeholders in engineering, procurement, manufacturing and quality, and produce executive-level reporting. Hybrid role on a long-term transformation programme.

PMP · Prince2 · APMP +1

• 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

• Newport
• On-site
• Permanent

Defines and implements manufacturing and assembly processes for aerospace electronics, preparing manufacturing instructions, managing ECNs and NPI introductions, and liaising with tooling suppliers. Drives continuous improvement using LEAN, 5S and PFMEA, monitors yields, performs root cause analysis and supports production, audits and preventative maintenance.

MRP · AS9100