Systems Engineer – Glasgow

About this role

The Systems Engineer plays a central role in the design, integration, and delivery of AAC Clyde Space’s spacecraft platforms and missions.

They apply systems thinking to ensure every mission element, from requirements and architecture to verification and in-orbit operations, functions cohesively to meet technical, schedule, and commercial objectives.

Working across disciplines, the Systems Engineer provides technical leadership, defines system-level solutions, and manages interfaces between subsystems, payloads, and ground segments. They ensure design integrity through the full mission lifecycle, from concept definition to flight delivery and operations support.

The purpose of the role is to translate mission objectives into robust, verifiable system designs, enabling the delivery of reliable and high-performance small satellite missions that advance AAC Clyde Space’s vision of improving life on Earth through data from ...