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Flight and ground software in Europe

Space Jobs for Software Engineers in Europe

224 roles for software engineers are open in Europe at 38 space companies. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.

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Space companies hiring software engineers in Europe

EmployerOpen roles hereMedian posted pay
ICEYE25not stated
Thales Alenia Space23not stated
OHB22not stated
Airbus Defence and Space14not stated
ArianeGroup11not stated
German Aerospace Center (DLR)10not stated
Isar Aerospace9not stated
Planet9not stated
The Exploration Company9not stated
Loft Orbital8not stated
Exotrail7not stated
Viasat7not stated
Constellr6not stated
Eutelsat5not stated
MaiaSpace5not stated
SES5not stated
Spire Global5not stated
CNES (French space agency)4not stated
Northrop Grumman4not stated
Reflex Aerospace4not stated
Telespazio4not stated
CesiumAstro3not stated
Foundational3not stated
Leaf Space3not stated
Lockheed Martin3too few figures

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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 18:02 UTC

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Which space companies hire software engineers in Europe?

Today, ICEYE (25 roles), Thales Alenia Space (23 roles), OHB (22 roles), Airbus Defence and Space (14 roles), ArianeGroup (11 roles), German Aerospace Center (DLR) (10 roles), and 32 more. The table above lists the 25 with the most roles open in Europe.

What kinds of space work are open in Europe for software engineers?

Most of the roles are in ground software & IT (126), flight software & GNC (66), systems, integration & test (10), by the kind of work each employer's posting names.

How much do space roles for software engineers in Europe pay?

Too few of the roles here state their pay to give a figure for Europe: each posting says what its employer offers.

How is this list made?

We read each employer's own job board every hour. A role is listed here when its posting is open in one country of Europe (the countries its page counts) and its title names the profession by the same rule as the page for software engineers; the page for Europe lists every role open to people there.