Open Cosmos

Open Cosmos provides organizations with straightforward access to satellite data and imagery for environmental monitoring, agriculture, navigation, and scientific research. It designs, builds,…

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Open Cosmos

Open Cosmos provides organizations with straightforward access to satellite data and imagery for environmental monitoring, agriculture, navigation, and scientific research. It designs, builds,…

AI-Powered AnalyticsEarth ObservationEnvironmental MonitoringMutualised ConstellationSatellite DataSmall SatellitesSpace MissionsTelecommunicationsopen-cosmos.com

HQHarwell, GB

Team Size273

Open Jobs33

Total Funding$63M

Latest Fundraise3 years ago

TL;DR

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

Company Overview

Problem Domain

Access to satellite data and space-based services for Earth observation, communications, navigation and scientific missions.

Founded

2015

Industry

Defense and Space Manufacturing

Tech Stack

Amazon S3

Cloudflare

Envoy

Google Cloud

Google Identity Platform

Ruby on Rails

Funding Track Record

Series A- 2018

7,000,000

Reported Series A around 2018 (~$7M).

Series B- 2023-09-11

50,000,000

Series B announced Sept 11, 2023; participation included Accenture Ventures and Banco Santander InnoEnergy Climate Tech Fund among others.

Investor Signal

“Backed by impact and strategic investors including ETF Partners, Trill Impact, A&G, Accenture Ventures and Banco Santander InnoEnergy Climate Tech Fund”

Founders

What we do

Join the Team

Software Engineer Intern

On-SiteBarcelona, ES

On-Site • Barcelona, ES

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Who you are

Strong foundations in maths, physics, or a related field
Practical knowledge of Python, Go, or similar
Solid software engineering fundamentals
Interest in space systems / orbital mechanics

What the job involves

As a Software Engineer (Flight Dynamics) Intern, you will join our Ground Segment Team, contributing to the development of software that underpins satellite mission design, planning, and operations
This role sits at the intersection of software engineering and space systems, supporting capabilities such as orbit determination, manoeuvre planning, and mission analysis
You will work on a modern, cloud-native platform, building scalable services that enable autonomous satellite operations. From early design through to deployment, you will take ownership of features and contribute to systems that directly impact both our missions and customers
Build and maintain software for satellite operations
Develop flight dynamics capabilities and tools
Work across the full lifecycle: design → build → deploy
Collaborate with engineers, operators, and systems teams

The application process

Please submit your application in English

Benefits

Open Cosmonaut Culture: Aim high go beyond is the OC mantra - our teams support each other pushing science to the limits, making the impossible, possible

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