Small-satellite design and manufacturing for Earth observation and space infrastructure
SSTL designs and manufactures complete small satellites for Earth observation, communications, navigation, and in-orbit servicing missions. The tech stack reveals heavy investment in SAP enterprise systems (S/4HANA Cloud, Datasphere, Business One, Concur) alongside specialized aerospace engineering tools (MATLAB, Ansys, Solidwork, STK, Nastran, FPGA/VHDL). Hiring is heavily weighted toward senior and mid-level engineers—18 of 21 active roles—signaling either a major mission ramp or intentional shift away from junior-heavy development toward experienced spacecraft system integrators.
Founded in 1985, SSTL is a UK-based satellite manufacturer operating in the 201–500 employee range. The company delivers end-to-end mission solutions across Earth observation, communications, navigation, debris removal, servicing, and deep-space infrastructure. Current project focus spans spacecraft harness design and manufacture, thermal control subsystem development for multiple orbital regimes, integration and test planning, and external supplier partnership development. Active projects and pain points (reducing technical debt, improving manufacturing processes, outsourcing harness work) indicate a scaling operation balancing in-house production with supply-chain expansion.
SSTL uses SAP S/4HANA Cloud, Azure, MATLAB, Ansys, Solidworks, STK, FPGA/VHDL, Nastran, OrCAD, and SQL Server. The stack blends enterprise resource planning (SAP suite) with specialized aerospace CAD, simulation, and embedded systems tools.
SSTL is designing and manufacturing spacecraft harnesses, developing thermal control subsystems for low Earth orbit and geostationary missions, planning thermal vacuum testing, and scaling external supplier partnerships for component manufacture.
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