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• 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 our Procurement and Supply Chain Team
• Our Supply Chain team ensures every Open Cosmos mission is supported by the right suppliers, components and services to successfully build, launch and operate our satellite platforms.
• We’re looking for a Product Procurement Specialist: AOCS (ADCS, Star Trackers, Propulsion) to manage sourcing of attitude determination, control systems and propulsion components — the systems that enable our satellites to orient, stabilise and manoeuvre in orbit. This is a critical area directly linked to mission performance and control.
• You’ll work closely with engineering, mission management and logistics teams to ensure attitude control and propulsion components are sourced and delivered in line with mission performance requirements and integration timelines.
• What will you be doing?
• Managing procurement of AOCS components including ADCS, star trackers and propulsion systems
• Coordinating suppliers for high-precision attitude control and propulsion hardware
• Supporting sourcing aligned with mission performance and integration requirements
• Creating and managing purchase orders in internal systems
• Acting as the primary procurement contact for suppliers within your category
• Tracking supplier commitments, lead times and deliveries, escalating risks as required
• Supporting supplier performance monitoring across cost, quality and delivery
• Maintaining accurate procurement data for planning, reporting and audit requirements
• Providing procurement input to engineering and programme teams
• Supporting risk identification and mitigation for long-lead or critical items
• What You’ll bring
• Understanding of direct procurement for complex, engineered or service-based environments
• Ability to interpret technical and programme requirements into procurement actions
• Working knowledge of supplier management and purchase order processes
• Understanding of lead times, delivery commitments and supply risk
• Confidence working with ERP or procurement systems
• Commercial awareness including cost control and value assessment
• Strong attention to detail and data accuracy
• The kind of person you are
• Takes ownership of your procurement scope and follows through to completion
• Collaborative, respectful and supportive in how you work
• Proactive in identifying risks and improvement opportunities
• Motivated to deepen your technical and commercial knowledge in AOCS and propulsion procurement

This role can be based in any of our offices

• Harwell, Oxfordshire, UK
• Barcelona, Spain
• Tenerife, Canary Islands
• Porto, Portugal
• Athens, Greece
• To apply, you must have the legal right to work in your chosen location.
• Please submit your CV in English.
• Why Open Cosmos?
• Work at the cutting edge of space technology with customers around the globe.
• A mission-driven company making space accessible to help solve real-world challenges.
• A diverse, ambitious, and supportive team.