Latest Satellite Technology Jobs

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Software Engineer

The Software Engineer will work on the complete development lifecycle of flight safety and navigation systems, from concept and algorithm design to system integration and testing. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-performance solutions, maintain high-quality code, and produce comprehensive documentation.

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

On-site Permanent Clearance Required

Senior Project Manager

Accountable for delivering constellation satellite missions from contract award through spacecraft development, launch, commissioning and operational acceptance. Leads cross-functional engineering, operations, commercial and supply chain teams, acting as primary customer interface and owning programme performance, risk, budgets and schedules. Requires satellite systems experience and strong MS Project skills.

Surrey Satellite Technology Guildford

On-site Permanent

Project Manager - Contractor (Electrical Focus)

Lead a team of engineers through the final design, manufacture, test, verification and qualification phases of a high-resolution optical payload imager electronics programme. The role is hands-on and embedded within the project team on site in Guildford, covering scheduling, risk management, work package definition and project finances. Satellite systems experience and delivering electrical systems such as FPGA, software, PCA hardware and EGSE are advantageous.

Surrey Satellite Technology Guildford

On-site Contract

Satellite Mechanical Design Engineer

Designs satellite mechanical hardware including secondary structures, thermal-control hardware, cable routing and mechanisms, while managing a large shared 3D CAD assembly using top-down design and skeleton models. Maintains PLM data, BOMs and change control, runs clash checks and produces GD&T manufacturing drawings, supporting PDR/CDR reviews, prototyping and environmental testing in a small multidisciplinary team.

NewOrbit Space Reading

Hybrid Permanent

Hardware Design Manager

Lead and grow an RTL/digital hardware engineering organisation, managing teams across multiple locations while providing technical direction across ASIC and FPGA development. The role combines people management, process improvement and delivery, including driving adoption of automation and AI-assisted engineering tools. Experience in 5G/6G, wireless, satellite, DSP or semiconductor IP is valued.

Spectrum IT Recruitment Southampton

On-site Permanent

Flight Dynamics Engineer

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.

Eutelsat OneWeb London

Hybrid

Senior Flight Dynamics Mission Analyst

Acts as a cornerstone of the Mission Analysis function within an integrated Flight Dynamics team, performing full mission lifecycle analysis from launch to de-orbit, including launch window analysis, maneuver planning, trajectory design and optimisation, orbit determination, constellation analysis, and conjunction assessment. Also supports FDS development and automation, writes engineering specifications and CONOPS documentation, and mentors junior engineers across GEO and LEO programmes.

Eutelsat OneWeb London

Hybrid

Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Design, implement, test and maintain embedded firmware for satellite systems, working across engineering groups on architecture and system design. Debug on-orbit and on-ground issues, optimise serial protocols and build interface tooling, using Embedded C, FreeRTOS, Python, Bash and Git on Linux. Fast design-to-launch cycles measured in weeks.

Spire Glasgow

Hybrid Clearance Required

Senior Firmware Engineer

Design, implement, test and maintain embedded firmware for satellite systems, working within a Platform team that interfaces with R&D, manufacturing and operations. Involves optimising serial protocols, debugging on-orbit and on-ground issues, and building interface tools, with FreeRTOS, Embedded C, Python/Bash and Arm Cortex microcontrollers in a fast design-to-launch cycle.

Spire Glasgow

Hybrid Clearance Required

Electric Propulsion Engineer

Owns the design, build and test of an RF gridded ion thruster, from performance calculations and ion optics through to vacuum-chamber testing and design iteration. Works alongside mechanical, electrical and control engineers to support the NEO-1 satellite and customer thruster deliveries, with test results feeding directly into flight configurations.

NewOrbit Space Reading

Hybrid Permanent

Satellite Communications Telecommunications Systems Engineer

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.

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

Satellite Laser Ranging Engineer

Owns the full lifecycle of Satellite Laser Ranging and Space Debris Laser Ranging systems, from radiometric link-budget modelling and optical bench assembly to time-of-flight data processing and orbital determination. Leads deployment and site acceptance testing of optical ground stations and acts as laser safety subject matter expert under UK/EU standards. Requires Python instrument control, Linux, high-precision timing hardware and LiDAR/SLR signal processing expertise.

Foundational London

On-site Permanent

Pre-Sales Support - satellite comms

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.

Enmase Group Basingstoke £65,000 pa

On-site

Business Development Manager

Hands-on new-business sales role selling satellite and cellular connectivity, including Starlink and OneWeb, plus wider services such as 4G/5G, fixed-line and SD-WAN. You own the full sales cycle from prospecting and pipeline building to negotiation and closing, working field-based around Milton Keynes with regular office attendance and customer visits.

Oscar Technology Milton Keynes £40,000 – £55,000 pa

Hybrid

Systems Engineer

Design, integrate and test advanced sensor and communication payloads for satellite systems, owning requirements capture, system architecture and budgets such as power, mass and link. You plan and oversee integration and test campaigns, analyse performance data and support reliability, FDIR and FMECA work alongside customers, subcontractors and multidisciplinary teams.

Platform Recruitment Oxford £65,000 – £75,000 pa

On-site Permanent

Machine Learning Engineer - Spacetime UK

Join a team building temporospatial software-defined networking platforms for aerospace, working on satellite and airborne mesh networks plus cislunar and deep-space communications. The role focuses on machine learning engineering within a system that orchestrates planetary mesh networks across any radio or optical spectrum, orbit, and hardware.

Aalyria London

Hybrid