Spaceflux Ltd

Full time London (UK) / Hybrid 21 MAY 2026 Location: London, UK (Hybrid) Company: Spaceflux Ltd Reports to: Head of Operations About Spaceflux Spacefluxdelivers sovereign-grade optical space intelligence through a global network of optical and SWIR-enabled sensors and an AI-powered cloud platform. We provide real-time tracking, characterisation, and analytics from LEO to GEO, supporting government and commercial missions with actionableintelligencein seconds. We also deliver tailored sensor system packages, specialist services, anddomainintelligence consultancy. Role Overview The Project Engineer is responsible for delivering engineering outcomes on a per-contract basis, ensuring that system architectures and segment designs are translated into coherent, integrated, verified, and accepted solutions. Operating within a matrix environment, the role connects system definition, design inputs, operational constraints, and project commitments, driving engineering execution from design through integration and acceptance. The role acts as the central integration point, ensuring that design inputs converge into a working system aligned to customer needs. Success is measured by delivery of fully integrated and verified systems that meet defined requirements and achieve customer satisfaction, effective execution and coordination of engineering work at contract level, achievement of technical acceptance, and clear alignment between system design and delivered capability. Key Responsibilities Own and drive engineering execution for assigned contracts. Translate system design into deliverable work packages, integration sequencing, and test and verification activities. Elaborate system architecture into contract-specific solutions. Drive convergence of segment design inputs into a coherent, buildable system. Ensure designs are complete, compatible, and ready for integration and test. Own execution of integration, test, evaluation, and acceptance activities. Develop and manage the engineering delivery plan and technical schedule. Manage dependencies across engineering teams, suppliers, and environments. Identify and resolve technical issues, risks, and cross-functional dependencies. Act as the primary day-to-day technical interface with the customer during delivery. Support bids with technical input, estimates, assumptions, delivery considerations. Essential Skills and Experience Proven experience in project engineering, systems engineering, integration engineering, or technical delivery in a complex systems environment. Ability to translate system architectures, design inputs, and technical requirements into practical engineering work packages, integration sequences, and verification activities. Strong understanding of integration, test, verification, evaluation, acceptance, and handover activities. Experience coordinating engineering delivery across multiple teams, disciplines, suppliers, or technical environments. Ability to identify and resolve technical issues, integration risks, design gaps, interface issues, and cross-functional dependencies. Strong technical communication skills, including acting as a day-to-day technical interface with customers, suppliers, and internal teams. Degree or equivalent experience in engineering, physics, aerospace, space systems, electronics, software, systems engineering, or another relevant technical discipline. DesirableSkills and Experience Experience in the space, satellite, aerospace, defence, remote sensing, optical sensing, or space domain awareness sectors. Experience deliveringgroundsensor systems or mission-critical capabilities. Familiarity with systems engineering methods, requirements management, interface control, verification planning, and acceptance evidence. Experience supporting bids, proposals, technical estimates, delivery assumptions, or customer-facing solution definition. Professional training or certification in systems engineering, project engineering, engineering management, INCOSE, quality, assurance, or a related area. Other Requirements Holds, or is eligible to obtain, UK Security Clearance at SC level or above. Able to commute to London on an agreed basis, anticipated to be weekly, with occasional additional travel for project or customer needs. Able to travel within the UK and internationally to customer and partner sites as reasonably required. Able to maintain access to a reliable broadband connection. How to Apply Please submit your CV along with a cover letter explaining your interest in the role and relevant experience. We welcome applications from candidates with non traditional backgrounds who can demonstrate the required technical capabilities. Spaceflux Ltd is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Spaceflux Ltd is seeking a Project Engineer to drive engineering execution in London. You will translate system architectures into practical solutions, ensuring successful integration and customer satisfaction. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in project engineering, preferably in complex environments such as aerospace or defense. Strong communication skills and the ability to manage technical interfaces are essential. This is a hybrid role requiring occasional travel.

Full time London (UK) / Hybrid 21 MAY 2026 Principal Systems Engineer Location: London, UK (Hybrid) Company: Spaceflux Ltd Reports to: Chief Operating Officer About Spaceflux Spacefluxdelivers sovereign-grade optical space intelligence through a global network of optical and SWIR-enabled sensors and an AI-powered cloud platform. We provide real-time tracking, characterisation, and analytics from LEO to GEO, supporting government and commercial missions with actionableintelligencein seconds. We also deliver tailored sensor system packages, specialist services, anddomainintelligence consultancy. Role Overview Reporting to the COO, the Principal Systems Engineer leads Spaceflux's systems engineering approach across mission-critical products and services, working across Product, R&D, Operations, and delivery teams to turn innovation into robust, secure, and operationally reliable capability. The role owns the definition and governance of system architecture, requirements, interfaces, verification strategy, assurance, and lifecycle management for sensor networks, edge computing, analytics platforms, and connected services. Success is measured by robust and traceable architectures, clear and controlled requirements, effective verification and assurance, reduced integration risk, and reliable capabilities that meet customer and operational expectations. Key Responsibilities Own systems engineering across the lifecycle of current and future solutions, from concept and requirements through architecture, verification strategy, deployment, and sustainment. Provide systems engineering leadership across cross-functional teams, enabling disciplined delivery without constraining innovation. Work across Product, R&D, Operations, and delivery teams to align technical development with customer requirements, operational constraints, and delivery outcomes. Ensure that software, AI, sensor, and service updates meet required standards for security, reliability, safety, performance, resilience, and assurance. Define and maintain system architectures that integrate technical developments into deliverable, supportable, and operationally resilient solutions. Establish and apply proportionate systems engineering practices, standards, and governance aligned to recognised frameworks such as ISO/IEC 15288. Lead requirements management, traceability, interface control, verification strategy, configuration control, and technical risk management across critical internal and customer facing deliveries. Support bids, technical sales, and customer engagements with authoritative systems engineering input and full lifecycle solution architectures. Act as Project Engineer where necessary to ensure key deliveries are achieved. Essential Skills and Experience Strong knowledge of systems engineering principles and their practical application in complex, mission-critical, or operationally critical environments. Experience leading systems engineering activities across cross-functional teams in a matrix organisation. Track record of working on cyber physical, data intensive, high assurance, or mission critical systems, including AI/ML enabled systems where applicable. Expertise in requirements management, system architecture, interface control, verification strategy, configuration control, and lifecycle governance for complex system development. Experience of matrix organisation project delivery. Ability to work effectively across Product, R&D, Operations, Commercial, and delivery teams. Experience contributing to bids, solution development, customer engagements, or technical sales. Degree or equivalent experience in systems engineering, aerospace, computer science, software, electronics, physics, or a related technical discipline. DesirableSkills and Experience Background in space domain awareness, defence, intelligence, orbital surveillance, remote sensing, optical sensing, or satellite systems. Postgraduate qualification or professional certification in AI, data science, systems engineering, INCOSE, assurance, or a related field. Experience with secure IoT, distributed sensing, edge systems, cyber physical networks, connected operational services, or recognised systems engineering frameworks such as ISO/IEC 15288. Holds, or is eligible to obtain, UK Security Clearance at SC level or above. Other Requirements Able to commute to London on an agreed basis, anticipated to be weekly, with occasional additional travel for project or customer needs. Able to travel within the UK and internationally to customer and partner sites as reasonably required. Able to maintain access to a reliable broadband connection. Spaceflux Ltd is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Spaceflux Ltd in London is searching for a Principal Systems Engineer to lead their systems engineering approach across critical missions. This role involves defining system architectures, managing requirements, and ensuring reliable capabilities are delivered to meet customer expectations. The ideal candidate should have strong experience in systems engineering, especially within complex environments, as well as relevant degrees or equivalent experience. This position supports a hybrid work model and includes responsibilities across various teams.

Spaceflux Ltd is seeking a Head of Software Engineering to own technical architecture and delivery in London. The candidate will lead a 10-person engineering team, working closely with the CPO and CTO. This role requires a strong full-stack background, proven experience in leading engineering teams, and the ability to ensure platform stability and scalability for a critical operational system. Applicants should be comfortable managing remote teams and eligible for UK security clearance.

Full time London (UK) / Hybrid 21 MAY 2026 Head of Software Engineering Location: London, UK (Hybrid) Company: Spaceflux Ltd Reports to: Chief ProductOfficer About Spaceflux Spacefluxdelivers sovereign-grade optical space intelligence through a global network of optical and SWIR-enabled sensors and an AI-powered cloud platform. We provide real-time tracking, characterisation, and analytics from LEO to GEO, supporting government and commercial missions with actionable intelligence in seconds. We also deliver tailored sensor system packages, specialist services, and domain intelligence consultancy. Role Overview We're looking for a Head of Software Engineering to own the technical architecture and delivery of the Spaceflux platform. You'll work directly with the CPO and CTO to translate a demanding product roadmap into well-designed, scalable software. You'll lead and grow our 10-person engineering team who build and operate it. This is an architecture-led leadership role. You'll own system design, define technical standards, make hard calls on trade-offs, and unblock your team. You won't be managing from a distance. The platform is cloud-native, data-intensive, and operationally critical. We process observations from sensors on five continents, run AI/ML pipelines at the edge and in the cloud, and serve government customers who have no tolerance for downtime. Key Responsibilities Lead the technical evolution of the Cortex platform over the coming years, working closely with the CPO and CTO on architecture direction and roadmap planning. Build a new UKsoftwareteam forSpaceflux, working alongside our current remote team Own engineering delivery: sprint cadence, quality, velocity, and the relationship between product requirements and technical reality.Workingwithour Systems Engineer and delivery team. Drive platform stability and scalability as the sensor network expands to 25+ sites and customer demand grows. Lead on engineering security practices, particularly in the context of UK Government and defence data handling. Work with Ops to improve observability, incident response, and the reliability of a 24/7 operational system. Essential Skills and Experience Strong full-stack background: comfortable with cloud infrastructure.Proven experience leading engineering teams shipping production software in complex, data-intensive domains, with strong ownership of system architecture and design. Prior experience managing remoteor contracted engineering teams. Experience in systems where reliability and data integrity genuinelymatter:defence, aerospace, finance, or similar. Track recordof working closely with product and leadership to balance pace with quality. Clear communicator who canoperateat architecture level and pull request level in the same week. Experience withagentic engineering toolsand AI-assisted devworkflows. We use these daily and expect our leadersto drive their effective adoption. Eligible for UK security clearance (SC and UK eyes only).This role involves working on UK Official Sensitive programmes. Desirable Skills and Experience Experience with satellite systems, telescope control, or space domain awareness. Familiarity with edge computing and distributed sensor networks. Other Requirements Able to commute to central Londonapproximately twicea week, with occasionaladditionaltravel for customer or partner needs. Able to travel within the UK and occasionally internationally to collaborate with the widerSpacefluxteam, meet customers, and attend technical events. Able tomaintainaccess to a reliable broadband connection. Spaceflux Ltd is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.