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Open Cosmos Jobs in the UK
28 of the 46 Open Cosmos postings take candidates based in the UK today.
Open Cosmos roles open in the UK
Mission Manager (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Didcot, United Kingdom; Coimbra +3 more· 1mo agoDetails
Senior Flight Software Engineer (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Didcot, United Kingdom; Pallini +2 more· 10mo agoDetails
Edge Computing Software Engineer, Earth Observation (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Didcot, United Kingdom· 4w agoDetails
Software Engineer - On Board Processing (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Didcot, United Kingdom· 4mo agoDetails
Inventory & Logistics Coordinator (Harwell, Oxfordshire) (opens the job details)
Supply Chain · Didcot, United Kingdom· 8mo agoDetails
Senior Mission Concept Engineer (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Didcot, United Kingdom; Porto +3 more· 1mo agoDetails
Satcom Payload Architect (opens the job details)
RF & Payloads · Didcot, United Kingdom; Barcelona, Spain· 10mo agoDetails
Optical Systems Engineer (opens the job details)
Science & Data · Didcot, United Kingdom; Barcelona, Spain· 1mo agoDetails
System Performance & Modelling Engineer (opens the job details)
RF & Payloads · Didcot, United Kingdom; Pallini +3 more· 5mo agoDetails
Senior Spectrum Systems Engineer (opens the job details)
RF & Payloads · Didcot, United Kingdom; Pallini +5 more· 7mo agoDetails
User Terminal Architect (opens the job details)
RF & Payloads · Didcot, United Kingdom; Barcelona, Spain· 10mo agoDetails
FPGA Engineer (opens the job details)
Avionics · Didcot, United Kingdom; Pallini +3 more· 1mo agoDetails
Senior Network Engineer (opens the job details)
RF & Payloads · Didcot, United Kingdom; Pallini +3 more· 5mo agoDetails
Thermal Systems Engineer (opens the job details)
Mechanical · Didcot, United Kingdom· 6mo agoDetails
Senior Mission Manager (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Didcot, United Kingdom; Coimbra +2 more· 1mo agoDetails
Customer Support Specialist (DataCosmos) (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Didcot, United Kingdom; Pallini +3 more· 6mo agoDetails
2nd Line IT Support Engineer (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Didcot, United Kingdom; Pallini +4 more· 11mo agoDetails
Mission Concept Engineer (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Didcot, United Kingdom; Pallini +6 more· 1mo agoDetails
Site Reliability Engineer (DataCosmos) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Didcot, United Kingdom; Barcelona +3 more· 6mo agoDetails
Embedded Systems Engineer (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Didcot, United Kingdom; Pallini +3 more· 5mo agoDetails
Business Development Opportunities (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Pallini, Greece; Barcelona +4 more· 1y+ agoDetails
Procurement Specialist (Entry level) (opens the job details)
Supply Chain · Didcot, United Kingdom· 2d agoDetails
Sales Lead, Earth Observation Data (Europe) (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Didcot, United Kingdom; Pallini +4 more· 8mo agoDetails
Full descriptions for each live Open Cosmos posting sit on its job list.
Open Cosmos pay for the UK candidates, split by kind of work
Figures in GBP use the European Central Bank reference rate of 30 Oct 2026, US$1 = 0.75 GBP.
| Kind of work | Open here | Typical pay |
|---|---|---|
| Programs & Business | 7 | Too few stated |
| RF, Communications & Payloads | 6 | Too few stated |
| Flight Software & GNC | 4 | Too few stated |
| Science, Imaging & Earth Data | 3 | Too few stated |
| Ground Software & IT | 2 | Too few stated |
| Quality & Mission Assurance | 2 | Too few stated |
| Supply Chain & Facilities | 2 | Too few stated |
| Avionics & Electrical | 1 | Too few stated |
| Mechanical, Structures & Thermal | 1 | Too few stated |
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Sorted by the expected value of an application (acceptance odds times posted pay). A referral agreement, if an employer has one, can raise it in this order but never changes the salary it offers.