The Space Engineering and Technology (SET) Division of SSTD provides support to its partners through the full life-cycle of a space project ranging from pre-feasibility/conceptual study through to design, assembly, integration, test and support to operations.

The Division comprises more than 40 qualified physicists and engineers with skilled and experienced technical staff with many years of world-class expertise in their respective disciplines. SET also provides its core capabilities to partners in academia and industry to enable them to deliver the space programmes of the Research Councils and national and international space agencies. SET has a core project management group with extensive experience of delivering projects for its customers to cost, schedule, and quality.

SET's integrated technology programme provides a very responsive solution to customer needs, enabling rapid prototyping and development. SET has an imaginative approach to spacecraft technologies and has demonstrated the ability to develop novel applications for space derived from disruptive technologies such as nano-manufacture, and has successfully transferred space technologies to terrestrial applications such as security.

SET plays a full scientific role on many projects, and as such enjoys a relationship of mutual respect and benefit with its partners. To maintain this, SET is committed to quality management of all aspects of its programmes and activities and is certified to ISO 9001:2000.

Contact: Prof Richard Crowther Head of Space Engineering Division