What does a space consultant do?

Hello everyone,

We often talk about the engineers building rockets and spacecraft. But what about those who build the strategy? Or who shape the policies and communicates the value of space to the world?

These roles are the “other half” of the industry. And they are important too! And this is why I’m very excited to launch the first Career Spotlight!!

It’s a good one. If you wonder what it’s really like to be a Senior Space & Defense Consultant then you’ll love it.

Remember you can apply to be featured here.

🚀 Spotlight: New on findaspacejob.com

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

• Galileo Satellite Navigation Payload Signal Processing Engineer (d/m/w) @ Airbus (Germany)

  👉 This is a deep-tech role. You'll be working on the very heart of the Galileo system. A huge opportunity at a major player.

• Technician @ Odysseus Space (Luxembourg)

  👉 Hands-on role supporting optical comms hardware builds and tests in a fast moving startup.

• PhD in Optical Satellite Communications @ University of Luxembourg (Luxembourg)

  👉 Dive deep into laser communications in this industrial PhD! You'll be doing deep research that will directly shape the future of their laser communication technology.

• Space Segment Product Engineer @ ESA (UK)

  👉 A key role at ESA's Harwell centre. You're the bridge between the technical teams and the final "product," ensuring that the spacecraft and its systems meet all the mission requirements.

• Internal Research Fellow in AI for Climate @ ESA (Italy)

  👉 A nice postdoc at ESA to work on AI and climate data.

• Navigation Systems Engineer @ Airbus (Spain)

  👉 A core systems engineering role in Madrid 😎 You'll be working on the big picture for navigation satellite systems, from design to validation.

• Internal Research Fellow in AI for CHIME mission @ ESA (Italy)

  👉 More postdocs in Italy

• Internal Research Fellow in Quantum Computing @ ESA (Italy)

  👉 Did I mention italy and postdoc?

• Internal Research Fellow in EO economy @ ESA (Italy)

  👉 :)

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

Don’t forget that applying fast is important. It’s better to be the first applying than the 124th application…

🧐 What does a Space Consultant really do?

Our first ever Career Spotlight is now live on the Find a Space Job blog!

And it’s indeed very good news that it’s about a non technical role in the space industry. We all tend to think that you’ve it’s just engineers who make up the space industry… and even though most “technical bits” are managed by engineers, here we have a proof that not everything is engineering!

Bruno shared his career path, the essential skills for the job, and his advice for anyone looking to get into a similar role. It’s a quick read but it might open your eyes to a perhaps unknown part of the space industry!

So now you can do two things:

» Read the Full Interview with Bruno «

and of course:

» Connect with Bruno on LinkedIn «

Thanks, Bruno, for sharing this with us!

That’s it for the week.

Until next Thursday!

P.S. Remember: the Career Spotlight is still on so if you want to be part of it: you can do so here!

P.S.S. If your company is hiring and is looking to promote its openings to the Find a Space Job audience, just reach out directly.

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