New Space jobs vs Old Space jobs?

Hello everyone,

This week is quite fun I have to admit.

On one hand, we have the story of a newspace startup which has gone from not existing to having hardware in orbit in ~3 years. (This is crazy if you think about it for a minute)

And then we have the old space story: Airbus, Thales and Leonardo are merging their space divisions to create a massive European space dinosaur.

Please do build your own opinion, I have mine… time will prove me wrong (or most likely not 😅🤦‍♂️)

But what doesn’t change and only improves are the jobs! This week’s got a few really good openings.

🚀 Spotlight: New on findaspacejob.com

Here are some of the most interesting roles that have been added to the site this week:

• Mechanical Engineering Internship @ Revolv Space (Italy)

  👉 A hands on engineering role at a very fast moving space startup (check the podcast if you want to meet your boss :)

• Procurement and Facility Management Internship @ Revolv Space (Italy)

  👉 Same as above but not engineering. But still a TOP opportunity!

• Senior Electronics Engineer @ Revolv Space (Italy)

  👉 Idem. But for veterans this time. They focus on power generation and mechanisms so you’ll not be bored here. And you’ll soon see your hardware in space. That’s massive.

• Venture Capital Intern @ Expansion Ventures (France)

  👉 All of you feed up with all the programming and thermodynamics at uni… this is probs your way out haha don’t say I didn’t tell you

• Graduate Trainee in Performance modelling and assessment for THz radiometers @ ESA (Netherlands)

  👉 Another graduate opportunity at ESA. Long title but if you’re new you know the stuff so won’t repeat it.

• AI & Research Scientist (f/m) @ Spacebackend (Luxembourg)

  👉 AI research meets space engineering.

• Analysis Engineer @ Beyond Gravity (Switzerland)

  👉 A very nice role that puts you in a solid path professionally.

• Generative AI Architect @ Involve Space (Italy)

  👉 If you don’t apply let me know and I’ll apply myself. But you’d better start brushing up your italian

There are plenty of other jobs in the job board so be sure to check it out. Or else you might miss out

🚀 Solving the "Power Problem" with Revolv Space

This week on the podcast, I spoke with Aleksander Fiuk, co-founder and COO of Revolv Space.

They are a perfect example of a startup succeeding by focusing on a problem everyone has but few have solved: power. As satellites get more advanced, they're needing more and more power. Aleksander and his team are building SARA to help satellites maximise their power generation. That and more.

We cover the whole startup journey:

• Why customer validation before building tech is crucial.

• The challenges of building a team and his role as COO.

• The reality of fundraising and navigating the European space landscape.

It's a great conversation about what it really takes to build a hardware startup in Europe. And it’s impressive that they managed to focus on getting clients from the start; even while developing their technology.

Quite a masterclass for any of you thinking about starting a company one day. It’s hard… but possible!

Listen to the full episode on YouTube or Spotify.

Connect with Aleksander on LinkedIn and be sure to follow Revolv Space!

That’s it for the week. Let me know what you think of today’s newsletter.

Until next Thursday!

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