
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 organizations with straightforward access to high-quality satellite data and insights globally via its mutualized OpenConstellation satellite infrastructure and AI-powered DataCosmos platform for data analysis. The company focuses on lowering costs, complexity, and timescales of satellite missions, enabling diverse customers including businesses, governments, and researchers to address global challenges such as climate change, natural resource management, and environmental monitoring. Open Cosmos has delivered advanced telecommunications, Earth observation, navigation, and scientific satellites, and operates with a high mission reliability and uptime. It is one of the fastest growing companies in the satellite sector, committed to using space insights to improve life on Earth.

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 organizations with straightforward access to high-quality satellite data and insights globally via its mutualized OpenConstellation satellite infrastructure and AI-powered DataCosmos platform for data analysis. The company focuses on lowering costs, complexity, and timescales of satellite missions, enabling diverse customers including businesses, governments, and researchers to address global challenges such as climate change, natural resource management, and environmental monitoring. Open Cosmos has delivered advanced telecommunications, Earth observation, navigation, and scientific satellites, and operates with a high mission reliability and uptime. It is one of the fastest growing companies in the satellite sector, committed to using space insights to improve life on Earth.
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”
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Working for Open Cosmos
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 the Quality and Product Assurance Tea
mAt Open Cosmos, our Quality and Product Assurance (QPA) team plays a key role in driving continuous improvement across all our operations and facilities. As the QPA Manager, you’ll be at the forefront of shaping how we work —bringing industry best practices to life and proactively identifying ways to boost efficiency, reliability, and quality in everything we do
.This role is also central to representing our customers' voices within the company. You'll make sure their needs and expectations are clearly understood and thoughtfully integrated into the design, development, and delivery of our products and services. By advocating for the customer every step of the way, you’ll help ensure the success of our missions and build strong, lasting relationships based on trust and satisfaction. Your work will be instrumental in making sure every product we deliver doesn’t just meet expectations—but aims to exceed them
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What will you be doin**
g?We are seeking a passionate and pragmatic Quality and Product Assurance Manager to drive the creation and continuous improvement of processes for developing and producing high-performance and high quality space hardware and softwar
e.This hands-on, technical role will significantly impact production and supply chain aspects, supporting the industrialization of our next-generation satellite
s.The successful candidate will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to establish cross-departmental processes and synergies. The role requires a strong commitment to continuous improvement and pushing technological boundaries, aligned with our company values and visio
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What you need to be success**
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ntsThis is an on-site position that occasionally will allow the successful candidate to work remotely from home. However, the following conditions need to be m
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