Senior Mission Concept Engineer

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…

The Growth team acts as the powerhouse of the company, ensuring the immediate needs of the customers are swiftly met and the future ones are translated into a product roadmap and deliverable projects.

Each member of the team combines a mix of programmatic, system engineering, and commercial skills with specific strengths.

As a Senior Mission Concept Engineer, you will lead the definition and development of advanced space mission concepts, from early customer discussions through to fully developed proposals.

You will play a central role in shaping missions with customers, translating their needs into technically robust and commercially viable solutions. This includes leading or contributing to satellite mission proposals, working closely with internal teams and external partners to build compelling, end-to-end mission architectures.

You will:

Lead the design of complex missions across Earth observation, telecommunications, and technology demonstration

Define mission architectures across space, ground, and launch segments

Engage directly with customers (institutional and commercial) to refine requirements and shape solutions

Lead or contribute to proposal development, ensuring technical credibility, cost realism, and alignment with customer expectations

Support consortium definition, structuring partnerships and contributions across the value chain

Contribute to early-stage mission shaping and pre-sales activities, including feasibility assessments and concept iteration