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About the Role

This role is for the Space Analysis Manager within the Engineering, Safety, and Environment team. The team provides engineering, safety, and environmental expertise to support the UK’s space regulatory functions. You will lead a team of engineers responsible for engineering analysis, quantitative safety assessment and modelling activities supporting both launch and orbital activities, providing technical leadership and oversight to ensure the safe and sustainable growth of the UK space sector.

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership and assurance for complex safety assessments, modelling activities and regulatory decision making related to launch, orbital and re-entry activities.
Manage, develop and mentor a team of experienced technical specialists, providing technical direction, oversight and quality assurance of the team’s outputs.
Lead the Space Analysis Team in the development, maintenance and improvement of tools required to support regulatory activities of UK space activities.
Apply expert knowledge of modelling, simulation and quantitative risk assessment tools to support the evaluation of space safety risks and regulatory decision-making.
Prepare and review technical assessment outputs, including safety review recommendations and advice on licence and regulatory matters.
Define Research and Development activities on topics such as space sustainability, space traffic management and launch vehicle flight safety.
Work closely with policy and regulatory specialists, providing expert technical advice and translating complex engineer, operational, safety and risk concepts into evidence-based policy recommendations.
Develop and maintain expert knowledge of international space regulations, standards and international best practice.
Oversee the implementation of software engineering and assurance practices for software tools, including quality assurance, testing, version control, issue tracking, release management and documentation.
Lead engagement with senior stakeholders across industry, academia, government and international regulatory organisations on technical and safety aspects.
Support the CAA’s regulatory safety management system in ensuring space safety risks are being managed by industry, that regulatory interventions are effective, and that emerging regulatory risks are adequately captured.
Lead technology and regulatory horizon scanning, identifying emerging developments, assessing potential safety implications and recommending priorities for future work.

Requirements

Demonstrable experience providing technical leadership within a multi-disciplined engineering, scientific or analytical team.
Demonstrable experience applying modelling, simulation, data analysis or computational methods to solve engineering, operational, safety or mission-related problems.
Strong communication, stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Demonstrable experience in the development, governance and application of software for scientific, engineer, safety or analytical purposes.
Evidence of implementing and managing software development lifecycle including version control, issue tracking, testing, validation, verification and continuous integration.
Excellent programming skills in a high-level language (e.g. C/C++, Java, Fortran, Python, MATLAB or equivalent language).
Knowledge of statistics, uncertainty analysis, relevant numerical methods and experience applying these techniques to engineering or safety-related problems.
Knowledge of spacecraft and launch systems, orbital mechanics and mission analysis or other complex systems.
Must undergo National Security Vetting and achieve SC clearance.
Must have a reasonable period of residency in the UK (5 years required) for vetting.

Skills

Modelling
Simulation
Data analysis
Computational methods
Software development lifecycle management
Version control
Issue tracking
Testing
Validation
Verification
Continuous integration
C/C++
Java
Fortran
Python
MATLAB
Statistics
Uncertainty analysis
Numerical methods
Spacecraft systems
Launch systems
Orbital mechanics
Mission analysis
Launch vehicle mission analysis
Launch vehicle flight safety
Trajectory optimisation
Stage impact prediction
Dispersion analysis
Expendable vehicle performance
Reusable vehicle performance
Malfunction turn modelling
Flight corridor development
Flight safety limits
Risk mitigation measures
Quantitative risk assessment
Aerospace risk assessment
Safety critical industry risk assessment
High hazard industry risk assessment
Consequence modelling
Explosion modelling
Fire modelling
Atmospheric flight
Re-entry analysis
High-speed aerodynamics
Vehicle design
Aerodynamic analysis
Aerodynamic modelling
Mach-number vehicle characteristics
Shock-wave theory
Satellite re-entry analysis
Launch vehicle re-entry analysis
Ablation modelling
Fragmentation modelling
Aerothermodynamics
Astrodynamics
Mission design
Orbital propagation
Special perturbation
General perturbation
Semi-analytical orbital propagation
Numerical orbital propagation
Uncertainty analysis methods
Orbital manoeuvring
Orbit determination
Constellation architectures
Repeat ground-track orbits
Station keeping
Rendezvous operations
Transfer orbit design
Spacecraft re-entry analysis
Space safety
Orbital environment
Conjunction assessments
Collision risk analysis
Collision prediction
Collision avoidance manoeuvre planning
Orbital debris modelling
Orbital debris simulation
Orbital debris characteristics
Orbital debris behaviour
Orbital debris dynamics

Location

Aviation House - Gatwick

Work Type

Permanent
Full-time
Hybrid

Experience Level

Dependent upon experience

Education Level

Degree-level knowledge of an engineering, scientific or mathematical discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
Advanced university degree at PhD level or equivalent experience in an engineering, scientific or mathematical discipline, ideally in the field of launch vehicles, spacecraft, mission analysis or astrodynamics related topics (Desirable)

Salary/Compensations

£72,547 up to £96,729 dependent upon experience

Benefits

Explore What We Offer section on our careers website to find out about our benefits and how we support work-life balance.

About the Company

We are the UK's aviation and aerospace regulator and recognised as a world leader in its field, enabling a safe and sustainable commercial space sector in the UK.
The CAA will be relocating from Aviation House (Our Gatwick Office) to new premises in a few years’ time. Our move is driven by strategic, operational and environmental considerations.
We will be moving to a new local home, up to a 15-mile radius of Aviation House, to minimise disruption for our valued colleagues and customers.
We are now working with colleagues and visitors to understand what we need in our new office, before we start our property search.
We will sell Aviation House and land, vacate the site and move to new premises, but we do not expect to move before 2028.

Equal Opportunity

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcome applications from all backgrounds.
As a Disability Confident employer, candidates who meet the minimum requirements will be guaranteed an interview.
If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.