About this role
Salary: £100,000 - 100,000 per year
Requirements: Degree in Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics10 years experience in communications systems engineering and/or engineering managementExperience developing technologies for the space environmentExperience working to space industry standards such as ECSSStrong background in communications satellite design, including RF payload systems, antenna design, and digital payload architecturesAbility to develop and analyse end-to-end system requirements and perform technical trade studiesExperience conducting link budget and capacity analysisExperience leading multidisciplinary engineering teamsAbility to lead technical proposals and customer presentationsExcellent communication and stakeholder management skillsBeneficial experience: line management and/or project management experienceBeneficial experience: digital signal processing expertiseBeneficial experience: phased array antenna design experienceBeneficial experience: ground segment and infrastructure developmentBeneficial experience: GEO satellite communications systemsBeneficial experience: customer-facing systems engineering experience within the space sector Responsibilities: Lead the design, integration, and development of future GEO and advanced satellite payload systemsWork across end-to-end communications architectures, RF payloads, antenna systems, and ground infrastructureProvide technical leadership on innovative satellite communications programmesSupport technical proposals and customer presentationsCollaborate within a multidisciplinary engineering environment Technologies: Support More:
We are a leading space technology organisation expanding our UK Space team to meet increasing demand across next-generation satellite communications, RF payload, and antenna system development programmes. This is a hybrid role with one day working from home, offering the opportunity to work on highly innovative satellite communications programmes within a collaborative and technically advanced engineering environment. We also support referrals through our recruitment scheme.
last updated 30 week of 2026