Electronic Engineering with Space Science and Technology

Electronic engineering is the discipline concerned with the design and development of systems that process, transmit and store information using electrical signals, encompassing everything from semiconductors and circuit design to communications, signal processing, and embedded systems. Space science and technology applies those engineering principles to the uniquely demanding environment of space, where systems must operate without the possibility of maintenance, in extreme temperatures, under intense radiation, and over distances that make real-time communication impossible. It is a field that sits at the frontier of engineering practice and scientific ambition.

At the University of Bath you will follow this three-year full-time programme, developing the core electronic engineering skills needed to design and build sophisticated systems while also developing the specialised knowledge required for the space environment: spacecraft electronics, power systems, communications, payload instruments, and the engineering trade-offs specific to space missions. You will gain the engineering skills needed for a career in the space industry, with Bath's strong reputation for engineering education and its connections to industry providing the context for high-quality, practically grounded learning.

Electronic engineering graduates with a space technology specialisation are in growing demand as the space sector expands rapidly in both its commercial and governmental dimensions. Satellite design and manufacture, launch vehicle systems, ground station operations, mission analysis and systems engineering, Earth observation, telecommunications, navigation systems, and space data science are all areas in which these graduates find employment. Aerospace prime contractors, smaller specialist space companies, government agencies such as the UK Space Agency and the European Space Agency, and the growing cluster of start-ups in the new space economy are all employers.

Postgraduate study in space engineering, systems engineering, satellite communications, or related fields is a common route for those who wish to develop specialist expertise or pursue research careers.