UK Space Jobs

• Wantage
• On-site
• Senior
• Permanent

Lead the design and deployment of autonomous robotic systems, owning software architecture across perception, planning and control. Work spans prototyping, simulation and field testing, integrating with hardware teams while mentoring engineers and shaping technical roadmaps. Requires depth in C++, ROS2, SLAM and real-time systems.

ROS · ROS2 · Gazebo +1

• Lincoln
• On-site
• Senior
• Permanent

Owns continuing airworthiness management for a fleet of remotely piloted aircraft systems, building and maintaining maintenance programmes and keeping technical records current. Acts as the link between Engineering, Flight Operations and Quality and Compliance, leading airworthiness audits, defect investigations and regulator contact while bringing new RPAS types into service.

RPAS

• Lincoln
• On-site
• Senior
• Permanent

Day-to-day running of an AS9100 Engineering Quality Management System, coordinating assurance across engineering and maintenance teams. Maintains controlled records, plans internal audits, logs non-conformities and corrective actions, and reports KPIs and risks to the Head of Engineering, with occasional travel to support deployed teams.

• Nottingham
• On-site

Maintains complex manufacturing equipment including CNC machine tools, robot cells, vacuum furnaces and welding machines through planned preventive maintenance, fault diagnosis and root cause analysis. Works within an established team at a facility specialising in advanced non-conventional welding for aerospace, liaising with OEMs, contractors and the spares integrator.

PLC · HMI · CNC +5

• Solihull
• Hybrid

Design and develop software and hardware for electronics test platforms used on aerospace and military products, covering requirements definition, integration testing and validation. The role involves fault-finding at rig and component level, coordinating with project leads and suppliers, and controlling test system hardware design. Programming in C, C#, TestStand, LabVIEW and Python is central.

TestStand · LabVIEW

• Glasgow
• On-site

Inspect incoming, in-process and outgoing spacecraft hardware against engineering drawings and aerospace workmanship standards, resolving supplier engineering queries with Quality, Engineering and Supply Chain. Maintain traceable records, escalate non-conformances, and support calibration and maintenance of inspection tools such as callipers, torque drivers and microscopes.

Callipers · Torque Drivers · Microscopes +3

• Glasgow
• Senior

Owns the global launch services commodity end-to-end, from market intelligence and vendor sourcing through commercial framework design, negotiation and supplier performance management. Acts as the single commercial authority for dedicated and rideshare launch capacity, working with Legal, Finance and technical teams on contracts, SLAs and export compliance.

ISO9001 · AS9100

• 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
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Systems Engineer role focused on TEMPEST and EMC engineering for MOD, Government and SATCOM projects, working on stable long-term programmes with end-to-end products manufactured onsite in clean rooms. Responsibilities include eliciting and validating TEMPEST/EMC requirements, developing systems models and simulations, defining architectures with IS/IT specialists, and discussing requirements with suppliers of hardware, software and firmware.

MIL-STD-461

• 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

• Wolverhampton
• On-site
• Mid-level

Design, develop, commission and support advanced aerospace test rigs, building real-time control solutions and integrating hardware and software across the full lifecycle. Work with LabVIEW, NI platforms, PLCs, Beckhoff, TwinCAT and EtherCAT on hydraulic, electro-mechanical and actuation test equipment, diagnosing faults and improving legacy systems within a multidisciplinary engineering team.

LabVIEW · National Instruments · NI TestStand +5

• Leicester
• On-site
• £40,704 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

Undertake a funded research project in international space law, focusing on the responsibility of private actors for activities in outer space, including environmental protection, resource utilisation and property rights. Based at Space Park Leicester within an interdisciplinary centre, you will collect and analyse data, publish findings and engage with academic, industry and government stakeholders.

• 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

• Stockton-on-Tees
• On-site
• Permanent

Hands-on technical role supporting the introduction of new microwave and millimetre wave products into production. You will assist with prototype and engineering builds, production trials, process development, equipment preparation and troubleshooting, working closely with Manufacturing, Process, Product Engineering and Production teams to bridge development and production.