
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…
What they do: End-to-end small satellite design, build, launch and operations (OpenOrbit) plus shared constellation and analytics (OpenConstellation, DataCosmos).
Founded: 2015 (UK)
Recent funding: Series B $50M announced Sept 11, 2023
Employees (reported): 263
Access to satellite data and space-based services for Earth observation, communications, navigation and scientific missions.
2015
Defense and Space Manufacturing
7,000,000
Reported Series A around 2018 (~$7M).
50,000,000
Series B announced Sept 11, 2023; participation included Accenture Ventures and Banco Santander InnoEnergy Climate Tech Fund among others.
“Backed by impact and strategic investors including ETF Partners, Trill Impact, A&G, Accenture Ventures and Banco Santander InnoEnergy Climate Tech Fund”
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 Operations Team
The Operations team drives the delivery of our space mission services, connecting the technologies developed in house by the Tech team, the requirements from our customers and the tools and support of external key partners and suppliers.
What will you be doing?
You will be leading the delivery of Open Cosmos space mission projects, in time and within the project budget, managing the whole project lifecycle. From capturing customer drivers and requirements to planning the successful project execution by defining timelines, allocating resources, identifying risks and using Open Cosmos’ technologies and services to satisfy customer expectations.
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You will interface with customers and the mission stakeholders, Open Cosmos’ technical and commercial teams, partners and suppliers. You will contribute to the design of the mission alongside the systems engineering and mission operations teams.
You will oversee the selection and execution of building blocks, from launch service providers to ground segment infrastructure providers and all the regulatory landscape that frames the delivery of our services.
What you need to be successful
You'll have strong, practical knowledge of project management and how it applies to space mission projects
A technical background based on complex products that can directly relate to space/satellites
Be comfortable working in a small company with big ambitions and constrained resources
You’ll be able to identify and take quantified risks and make decisions in a fast-changing environment so we can satisfy the customer needs
Be a team player and an enabler, comfortably managing other people and external stakeholders
Foresee events and issues and find efficient solutions that are aligned with the company values and vision.
This is a hybrid role - sometimes you will need to be in the office every day for 1 or 2 weeks at a time, at other times, you may work remotely if you choose - the requirements fluctuate and you should be prepared and ready to support your colleagues in the office as the business needs.