
Open Cosmos is a multinational space technology company that designs, builds, launches, and operates advanced small satellite missions through its end-to-end OpenOrbit service. It provides…

Open Cosmos is a multinational space technology company that designs, builds, launches, and operates advanced small satellite missions through its end-to-end OpenOrbit service. It provides…
Founded: 2015
Headquarters: Harwell Campus, Didcot, United Kingdom
Primary offering: End-to-end small-satellite mission services (OpenOrbit) and satellite data platforms (DataCosmos)
Total funding (reported): ≈ $62.6M (includes $50M Series B announced Sept 11, 2023)
Access to and operationalisation of satellite data for Earth observation, telecommunications, navigation and scientific missions.
2015
Defense and Space Manufacturing
$7,000,000
Series A reported April 2018
$50,000,000
Series B announced Sept 11, 2023 with participation from strategic and impact investors
£5,000,000
UK Space Clusters and Infrastructure Fund award to expand manufacturing and R&D capacity
“Combination of impact/sustainability-focused investors and strategic corporate/financial participants in Series B”
Aim high, go beyond!
At Open Cosmos we are solving the world’s biggest challenges from space, providing businesses, governments and researchers access to more readily available information than ever before - ready for the challenge? Then read on…
Working in our Chief Technology Office (CTO)
The CTO division is where Open Cosmos technology comes to life. Covering engineering, product development, and technical innovation, the team designs, builds, and operates the satellites, systems, and platforms that make our missions possible. It’s a highly collaborative environment where ideas become real hardware, software, and data solutions that deliver impact from space.
The AIT team is at the heart of turning ideas into real, orbit-ready satellites. They’re the workshop where Open Cosmos missions come to life — taking designs from paper to physical hardware.
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It’s hands-on, fast-paced, and mission-critical - it doesn’t get much cooler than this!
What You'll Be Doing
As our Operations Engineer you’ll play a key role in turning satellite designs into high-quality, flight-ready hardware. This role sits at the heart of our production facility, focusing on how we build, assemble, and test satellites — and how we can do it better every day.
You’ll work closely with teams across production, engineering, quality, IT, and supply chain to improve processes, remove friction, and increase efficiency without compromising on safety or quality. From refining assembly workflows to using data to solve real manufacturing challenges, this role is about making our operations smarter, more reliable, and ready to scale.
You will be:
What You’ll Bring
This role will be based in either Harwell, UK or Barcelona, Spain.
To apply, you must have the legal right to work in this location.
Please submit your application and CV in English.
Why Open Cosmos?