UK Space Jobs in Cheltenham

• 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.

• 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

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

Support the implementation of Product Assurance processes across space systems projects, covering requirements flow-down, compliance verification, non-conformity management, supplier quality oversight, and reliability, safety and dependability analysis. Work closely with senior PA staff, engineering teams and project managers across the full project lifecycle in a high-reliability, standards-driven environment.

ECSS · NASA · DO-254 +2