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Space News

  • Mars 2020 Perseverance Joins NASA’s Here to Observe Program

    The Mars 2020 Perseverance mission has recently joined the NASA Here to Observe (H2O) program, where NASA planetary missions are partnered with universities to encourage undergraduate students from historically marginalized groups to pursue a career in STEM.

  • X-59’s Engine Started for Testing

    NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft sits in its run stall at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California, in this image from Oct. 30, 2024. The engine-run tests, which began Oct. 30, allow the X-59 team to verify the aircraft’s systems are working together while powered by its own engine. In previous tests, […]

  • Mighty radio bursts linked to massive galaxies: New clues about how magnetars form

    Since their discovery in 2007, fast radio bursts—extremely energetic pulses of radio-frequency light—have lit up the sky repeatedly, leading astronomers on a chase to uncover their origins. Currently, confirmed fast radio bursts, or FRBs, number in the hundreds, and scientists have assembled mounting evidence for what triggers them: highly magnetized neutron stars known as magnetars (neutron stars are a type of dead star).

  • El X-59 enciende su motor por primera vez rumbo al despegue

    Read this story in English here. La misión Quesst de la NASA ha alcanzado un hito importante con el inicio de las pruebas de motor que propulsará el silencioso avión supersónico experimental X-59. Estas pruebas de arranque del motor, que comenzaron el 30 de octubre, permiten al equipo del X-59 verificar el funcionamiento conjunto de […]

  • What preparing for an asteroid strike teaches us about climate change

    Averting an asteroid strike will need many of the same skills we must hone to tackle climate change and future pandemics

Space Industry Jobs

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    Schülerpraktikum/Pupils Internship

    The European Southern Observatory · Garching, BY, Germany

    ESO is offering the opportunity for pupils between the age of 14 and 18 to join us for a one-or two week internship at our headquarters of Garching bei München in the framework of their school programme. ESO will offer a comprehensive programme showing several aspects of the work being done at ESO including: ...

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    Subsystem Engineer (SOE) – GEO/LEO Missions (f/m/d)

    Telespazio Germany GmbH · Weßling, BY, Germany

    We are looking to strengthen our Operations Engineering Team with a Subsystem Engineer delivering services to our customer based in Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich. If you have an eye for detail and love working in a dynamic and challenging workplace, then this could be an exciting opportunity. We are looking...

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    Flight Assembly Technician

    Surrey Satellite Technology · Guildford, England, United Kingdom

    *This role sits inside IR35 We are currently looking for a contractor to Join our growing flight assembly team. Role requirements Primary role will be building flight hardware to IPC and ESA standard. This will include PCA, Module build, and harness work. Previous experience in a cleanroom...

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    Project Controller

    Surrey Satellite Technology · Guildford, England, United Kingdom

    *This Role sits inside IR35* Reports To Financial Controlling Team Leader Key Purpose of Role To ensure the effective financial control of various designated projects & bids. Key Tasks Costing & Bidding Operate as finance lead on bidding activities. This involves...

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    Accountant - Fixed Assets

    The European Southern Observatory · Garching, BY, Germany

    As part of the Administration Directorate, the Finance Department ensures that financial resources are used according to the applicable rules and regulations, and in line with the directions defined by ESO's governing bodies. Our Finance Department covers four main areas: Budgeting and Controlling, Accounting,...

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    IT Cybersecurity Project Specialist

    The European Southern Observatory · Garching, BY, Germany

    ESO IT is moving to a security first strategy, has prepared a cybersecurity implementation plan and is recruiting an IT Cybersecurity Project Specialist to manage critical cybersecurity projects. After finishing your university degree in computer science or cybersecurity you have ideally several years of general...

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    IT Specialist Asset Management

    The European Southern Observatory · Garching, BY, Germany

    As a specialist for IT Asset Management (ITAM), you will manage and optimize the organisation's IT assets, hardware and software by providing effective asset management solutions and services. This includes all processes during the asset lifecycle: requirements assessment, procurement, deployment, operation and...

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    Project Manager

    The European Southern Observatory · 2 positions

    The Project Management department comprises a highly international group of 17 Project Managers leading a wide variety of projects that expand and strengthen the scientific and operational capabilities of our observatories in Chile. Your role will be to lead the development of astronomical instrumentation or...

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    Electronics Engineer / Group Head

    The European Southern Observatory · Garching, BY, Germany

    ESO is looking for an Electronics Engineers to work in ELE's Telescope and Instrument Electronic Group (ETIE). The department comprises about 33 electronics engineers and technicians, 7 of them in the ETIE group (incl. the group head), who work closely with other departments at ESO as well as with international...

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    Astronomer / Instrument Project Scientist

    The European Southern Observatory · Garching, BY, Germany

    ESO is engaged in the operation and construction of a number of optical and infrared instruments for its observatories. The Instrument Project Scientist follows the development and construction phases of new instruments supporting and nurturing its science goals, ensuring that the top-level requirements are...