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Space Jobs in Manchester, United Kingdom
16 open roles at 3 space companies name a site in Manchester. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.
Space companies hiring in Manchester
| Employer | Open roles here | Median posted pay |
|---|---|---|
| MDA Space | 14 | not stated |
| Northrop Grumman | 1 | not stated |
| RTX | 1 | not stated |
Kinds of work
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Updated 5 Nov 2026, 04:02 UTC
Dev Ops Engineer (opens the job details)
MDA Space · Software & IT · Didcot, United Kingdom; Manchester +2 more· todayDetails

Software Engineer (opens the job details)
MDA Space · Software & IT · Didcot, United Kingdom; Stevenage +2 more· 5d agoDetails

Senior RF Engineer (opens the job details)
MDA Space · RF & Payloads · Didcot, United Kingdom; Stevenage +2 more· 5d agoDetails

Payload Systems Architect (opens the job details)
MDA Space · RF & Payloads · Didcot, United Kingdom; Stevenage +2 more· 5d agoDetails

Sr. Digital Signal Processing (DSP) Firmware Engineer (opens the job details)
MDA Space · Flight Software · Didcot, United Kingdom; Stevenage +2 more· 6d agoDetails

Business Development Manager - Institutional (opens the job details)
MDA Space · Programs & Business · Didcot, United Kingdom; Stevenage +2 more· 6d agoDetails

Principal Software Engineer (opens the job details)
RTX · Software & IT · Manchester, Lancashire· 3w agoDetails

Senior Software Engineer - AIT (opens the job details)
MDA Space · Software & IT · Didcot, United Kingdom; Stevenage +2 more· 3w agoDetails

Lead Software Engineer (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Software & IT · United Kingdom-Manchester· 4w agoDetails

Senior Hardware Engineer (opens the job details)
MDA Space · Avionics · Stevenage, United Kingdom; Didcot +2 more· 4w agoDetails

Senior Product Assurance Engineer (opens the job details)
MDA Space · Quality · Didcot, United Kingdom; Stevenage +2 more· 1mo agoDetails

Program Manager - UK (opens the job details)
MDA Space · Programs & Business · Didcot, United Kingdom; Stevenage +2 more· 2mo agoDetails

Senior FPGA Engineer (opens the job details)
MDA Space · Avionics · Didcot, United Kingdom; Stevenage +2 more· 2mo agoDetails

Lab Manager (opens the job details)
MDA Space · Supply Chain · Didcot, United Kingdom; Stevenage +2 more· 2mo agoDetails

Lead Hardware Engineer (opens the job details)
MDA Space · Avionics · Didcot, United Kingdom; Stevenage +2 more· 2mo agoDetails

Software Test Engineer (opens the job details)
MDA Space · Systems & Test · Didcot, United Kingdom; Stevenage +2 more· 3mo agoDetails
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What our research measures about space jobs in the UK
Read from the open postings on 4 Nov 2026 by our space industry research, rebuilt every day. Every figure opens the row of the report it comes from.
- Where the jobs are276 open roles (1.5% of the space roles we read) at 30 employers.
- Where the jobs are1.1% of these roles are remote; the rest are on-site or hybrid.
What people ask about space work in Manchester
Which space companies are hiring in Manchester?
Today, MDA Space (14 roles), Northrop Grumman (1 role), RTX (1 role). The table above lists every employer with a role open in Manchester.
What kinds of space work are open in Manchester?
Most of the roles are in ground software & IT (5), avionics & electrical (3), programs & business (2), by the kind of work each employer's posting names.
How much do space jobs in Manchester pay?
Too few of the roles here state their pay to give a figure for Manchester: 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 own location line names Manchester as one of its sites, the same reading its job page gives search engines; a role open anywhere in United Kingdom without naming a city is on the page for United Kingdom.