Permanent

Satellite Communications Payload Syste

Expert Employment

Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7JD

38000 - 68000 Per Annum None

Posted: 30 September 2026 (Today)

Closing date: 30 October 2026

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About the Role

This Satellite Communications Payload Systems Engineer post in Didcot involves developing radio frequency and optical spacecraft equipment that receives, processes, amplifies and retransmits Earth-to-space and space-to-Earth signals. The permanent role, paying £38,000 to £68,000 annually, suits an engineer with deep technical design knowledge of space antennas, transponders, low-power signalling, noise filters, frequency conversion, amplification, high power amplifiers or receivers. Candidates should also bring experience of collaborative work and bid writing for framework programmes run by Innovate UK, ESA or Horizon. Duties cover technical delivery, consultancy to businesses, and engagement with universities and research centres on payload collaboration.

Payload Systems Engineer required to work on radio frequency RF and optical communications spacecraft equipment to receive, process, amplify, and retransmit Earth Space and Space Earth communication signals.
Requirements, deep technical design experience with one or more of
Space Antennas.
Transponders, low power signalling, noise filter, frequency conversion, and amplification.
High Power Amplifiers or HPAs and associated signal boosting.
Receivers and radio wave processors
In addition to one or more of the above you will have experience on collaborative projects and bid writing for framework programmes such as IUK, ESA or Horizon.
Responsibilities
Technical delivery on projects, technical consultancy to businesses, engagement with universities and Research centres on satellite payload communication systems.

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