We build the teams behind autonomous space.
Specialist recruitment for GNC/AOCS, flight software, avionics, autonomy and mission‑critical engineering – built on the operator‑led method behind UAV Talent.
Not recruiters.
Operators.
Finding candidates is easy. Finding people who can actually operate at mission-critical level is not.
Space programmes fail on people problems long before they fail on engineering ones. We built Space Systems around operators who have sat inside real programme environments – not around a database of CVs.
- Deep aerospace operational knowledge, not job-board keyword matching
- A private technical network built over years, not scraped in a week
- Fluency in how complex engineering teams actually work under programme pressure
- Access to passive talent who aren’t browsing job boards
- Judgement on technical and cultural fit, not just skills-matching
- Direct experience across autonomous and mission-critical systems
From autonomous systems to autonomous space.
Space Systems builds on the expertise developed through UAV Talent – across autonomous aerospace, GNC, embedded systems, avionics, robotics, AI, systems engineering and operations.
We didn’t enter space because it was fashionable. We followed the technology and the talent.
UAV Talent and Space Systems share one operating method and one network, built by people who worked inside pioneering aerospace programmes before they recruited for them. See UAV Talent ↗
Our method
An evolution of the Operator Advantage – six stages, built for programmes where the wrong hire costs a mission, not just a quarter.
See Our Method →Talent is an engineering
problem. We treat it like one.
Expertise
Ten disciplines. One network. Each page below is written for the engineers who do the work and the leaders who hire for it.
Systems Engineering
Requirements, architecture and verification across the mission lifecycle.
Mission Operations
Flight operations, ops engineering and mission planning.
AIT / AIV
Assembly, integration, test and verification specialists.
Flight & Onboard Software
Onboard software, fault management and flight-critical code.
Embedded Systems
Real-time embedded systems for flight and ground hardware.
Avionics
Avionics architecture, hardware and integration specialists.
Robotics
Space robotics, manipulation and mechanisms engineering.
Autonomy / AI
Autonomous decision-making, perception and onboard AI.
Guidance, Navigation & Control
Guidance, navigation, control and attitude & orbit control specialists.
Ground Systems
Ground segment, telemetry and mission-control engineering.
Build your team.
Your mission doesn’t need a CV pile. It needs the right people, assembled by operators who understand the environment they’ll work in.
We work with engineering leaders who are tired of recruiters who don’t know the difference between GNC and AOCS. Tell us the mission, and we’ll tell you exactly who you need — then go and find them.
Talk to an Operator →Built on a proven method
Space Systems runs on the same operator-led method UAV Talent has used to build aerospace teams for years. As Space Systems placements complete, verified results will be published here – we don’t publish numbers we can’t stand behind.
Operator-led, not keyword-led
Every search is run by people who understand the programme, not just the job description.
One network, two brands
Space Systems draws on the same private network UAV Talent has built across autonomous aerospace.
Verified results, published in full
Case studies and figures are added here as placements complete — with client sign-off, not estimates.
Join our network.
Join a private network of engineers, operators and technical leaders working on the systems shaping the future of space.
This isn’t “upload your CV and we’ll call you.” It’s a standing, confidential relationship with people who understand your specialism – so when the right role appears, you hear about it first.
- Full confidentiality — nothing shared without your sign-off
- Roles matched to your discipline and seniority, not mass-blasted
- Market and salary intelligence for your specialism
- Career conversations with people who’ve done the job, not just recruited for it
- Early access to specialist roles before they’re advertised
Insights & intelligence
Research, workforce intelligence and technical thinking on the space-engineering talent market – built to make Space Systems an authority, not just an agency.
See All Insights →Latest thinking
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