Did you know that you don’t have to be following a science career path to find a fulfilling and exciting role in the UK’s thriving Earth Observation for climate sector? On behalf of our members, Space4Climate has compiled this list of 101 careers in Earth Observation from space.
We have grouped the wide variety of careers into six themes. Click on each theme to find a list of the skills that are essential to support the UK’s expertise in trusted climate data from space to develop climate action, products and services and to inform climate-smart decisions. Many of our members have pathways for entry levels at apprentice, graduate and undergraduate levels.
Satellite Design, Testing and Launch
- Aerodynamics Engineer
- Aerospace Engineer
- Antenna Engineer
- Avionics Engineer
- Biochemist
- Meteorologist
- Mission and Payload System Engineer
- Physicist
- Precision Machinist
- Product Manager
- Simulations Engineer
- Space Engineering Technician
- Technical Manager
- Technical Writer
- Technician
- Test Bed Manager
- Test Engineer
Geospatial Analytics and Services
- Cartographic Journalist
- Data Analyst
- Data Scientist
- Data Support
- Data Visualiser
- DevOps Engineer
- Digital Cartographer
- Earth Observation Engineer
- Earth Observation System Engineer
- GIS Officer
- GIS Specialist
- Marine Ecologist
- Marine Engineer
- Meteorologist
- Optics Specialist
- Sales
- Climate Data Visualisation
Earth Systems Science
- Associate Professor of Carbon Cycle Science
- Atmospheric and Space Scientist
- Citizen
- Machine Learning Technical Lead
- Professor of Earth Observation
- Research Scientist
- Science Support Technician
- Senior Consultant
- Weather and Climate Technical Lead
Data Processing and Infrastructure
- Astronaut
- Calibrators
- Climate Scientist
- Cloud Developer
- Computational Scientist
- Cyber Security
- Quality Assurance
- Software Architect
- Software Developer
- Software Engineer
- Software, Machine Learning and Database Engineer
- Systems Engineer
Marketing and Comms
- Communications
- Content Writers
- Digital Designers
- Graphic Designer
- Marketing
- Science Communicator
- Social Media Content
Finance, Legal and Operational Services
- Accountant
- Administrator
- Bid Writer
- Property Manager
- Business Analyst
- Business Developer
- Contracts Manager
- Customer Relations
- Economist
- Electrical Engineer
- Engagement and Partnership Lead
- Events
- Finance Manager
- Government Official
- HR
- IT
- Legal Team
- Licensing Officer
- Logistics Manager
- Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
- Operations
- Policy Manager
- Procurement
- Programme Manager
- Project Co-ordinator
- Project Manager
- Receptionist
- Resilience Officer
- Health and Safety Manager
- Security Officer
- STEM Outreach
- Talent Acquisition
- Trainers
- Translator
- Web Developer