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Software Engineer

3 weeks ago

Flarebright Bicester £39,000 – £49,000 pa

Contributes across the full development lifecycle, from concept and algorithm design to system integration, testing and troubleshooting of safety-critical navigation and autonomy software in C++. Works with a multidisciplinary team on real-time embedded systems, hardware/software-in-the-loop testing and flight test activities, producing design documentation and test reports.

On-site Permanent Clearance Required

Satellite Communications Telecommunications Systems Engineer

Last month

Expert Employment Didcot £38,000 – £75,000 pa

Develop, refine and deploy satellite and terrestrial communication systems spanning infrastructure, field deployment, system architecture and software setup. Work within a 6G future connectivity team on Non-Terrestrial and Terrestrial Ubiquitous Communication concepts, delivering technical projects and consultancy while engaging universities and research centres on satellite-enabled 5G and 6G networks.

Satellite Communications Payload Systems Engineer

Last month

Expert Employment Didcot £38,000 – £68,000 pa

Design and deliver RF and optical communications payload equipment for spacecraft, covering antennas, transponders, high power amplifiers, receivers and radio wave processors. The role combines hands-on technical delivery with consultancy to businesses and engagement with universities and research centres, plus bid writing for framework programmes such as IUK, ESA and Horizon.

Pre-Sales Support - satellite comms

2 weeks ago

Enmase Group Basingstoke £65,000 pa

Provide pre-sales technical support across sales, projects and engineering in satellite communications and broadcast, joining account managers on customer visits and coordinating engineering input for key accounts. Develop product knowledge, build supplier relationships, deliver internal training and share market insight, with potential to take on a portfolio of key customer accounts.

On-site

Service Assurance Engineer

3 days ago

Eutelsat OneWeb Forfar

Designs, implements and maintains service assurance and OSS platforms monitoring satellite communication networks and IT infrastructure. Builds telemetry, alarm correlation and performance reporting, automates provisioning and fault management, and integrates OSS modules with NMS, EMS and ticketing systems. Works with product, operations and network teams in a high-availability environment.

Hybrid

Flight Dynamics Engineer

2 weeks ago

Eutelsat OneWeb London

Provides 24/7 flight dynamics operations support on a shift rota, performing on-console work and real-time mission support from launch to de-orbit. Configures, troubleshoots and monitors orbit determination, maneuver, trajectory and attitude planning software, including collision avoidance planning, and develops operational procedures.

Hybrid

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Product Assurance Engineer

3 weeks ago

Copello Stockton-on-Tees £55,000 – £60,000 pa

Owns product assurance and quality activities across complex space payload hardware, spanning design, manufacturing, qualification and delivery. Ensures compliance with ECSS, ESA and NASA standards, leads non-conformance reviews and root cause analysis, and supports component qualification and supplier quality. Works closely with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain and programme teams in a regulated space and defence environment.

Clearance Required

Product Assurance Payload Lead

Last week

Filtronic Stockton-on-Tees

Leads product assurance across space payload programmes from concept to customer delivery, ensuring compliance with ECSS, ESA and NASA standards. Works with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain and programme teams on component qualification, non-conformance investigations and design reviews. Requires UK security clearance and existing right to work.

On-site Permanent Clearance Required

SoC/ASIC Architect

5 months ago

AST SpaceMobile Edinburgh

Drive architectural definition of complex SoCs for satellite communications platforms, translating system and product requirements into specifications and guiding trade-offs across performance, power, area and security. Work cross-functionally with hardware, software, verification and systems teams, and support silicon bring-up and debug. The Edinburgh silicon team is a small, hands-on group building next-generation silicon for a space-based mobile broadband network.

Systems Engineering Consultant

Last month

Gregory Martin International Chippenham £60,000 – £80,000 pa

Lead major consulting projects across defence, energy and health, delivering requirements engineering, architecture development, MBSE and systems analysis. The role combines technical leadership, client delivery, business development and mentoring within a growing consultancy, with hybrid working from Chippenham.

Hybrid Clearance Required

Systems Engineering Consultant

6 days ago

Gregory Martin International Portsmouth £60,000 – £80,000 pa

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.

Hybrid Clearance Required

Communications Test Engineer I

14 months ago

CesiumAstro Milton Keynes

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.

On-site Permanent Clearance Required

RF Payload Engineer

6 months ago

Surrey Satellite Technology Guildford

Design, implement and verify RF payload solutions for satellite missions, covering system-level performance analysis of communications, radar and SIGINT payloads. The role spans hardware specification for transmitters, receivers and antennas, signal processing, tool development, and payload verification through environmental test and in-orbit commissioning. It also includes work package management, budget and schedule planning, bid input and presenting technical progress to stakeholders.

On-site Permanent

Project Manager

3 weeks ago

Surrey Satellite Technology Guildford

Manages small space projects and studies or supports larger programmes from contract award through development, launch preparation and in-orbit commissioning. Leads the day-to-day project core team, handling schedules, work packages, risk, earned value and financial performance, and supports bid activities with programme management input.

On-site

Mission Engineer

6 days ago

Aalyria London

Join a team building laser communications and temporospatial software-defined networking platforms for aerospace, working on satellite and airborne mesh networks plus cislunar and deep-space communications. The role centres on orchestrating and managing planetary mesh networks across any radio or optical spectrum, orbit, or hardware spanning land, sea, air and space.

Hybrid Permanent

Senior Backend Software Engineer - Spacetime UK

6 days ago

Aalyria London

Build and maintain backend systems for a temporospatial software-defined networking platform used in satellite and airborne mesh networks. Work on orchestration and management of planetary mesh networks spanning land, sea, air and space, using technology originally acquired from Google.

Hybrid