Specialist search. Better hiring.
European Space Headhunting
Space recruitment, direct search and technical screening, tailored to your hiring needs across Europe.
The Space Talent Challenge
Finding the right Space talent is getting harder.
Europe's Space industry is growing, but the talent market remains highly specialised. Critical skills are spread across countries, companies and programmes, while many of the strongest professionals are already employed and not actively looking for their next opportunity.
For companies hiring Space engineers, technical specialists, project managers or senior profiles, relying only on applications can significantly limit the available talent pool.
Space headhunting goes beyond active candidates. Through direct search, market knowledge and targeted outreach, we identify and approach the professionals with the right expertise — wherever they are across Europe.
Our solution
Space knowledge. Talent ecosystem. Better hiring.
Our solution connects global Space knowledge with talent communities across Southern Europe to deliver the right specialists for companies hiring across Europe.
Knowledge, search and talent are one system, and it works in both directions: knowledge sharpens the search, the search activates the talent ecosystem, and the ecosystem sends new intelligence and candidates straight back.
SEAC — Space Economy Academy
Space Education & Advisory Council
5,000+Space specialists worldwide
An established global network connecting Space professionals, experts, academia and companies across the industry.
- Gives
- Market intelligence, expert referrals and global reach.
- Receives
- Live hiring signals and new experts surfaced by each search.
EADHUNTING.SPACE
Search • Outreach • Screening
We combine direct search with our ecosystem, market knowledge and targeted outreach to identify, approach and screen specialist talent for companies hiring across Europe.
- Gives
- Mapped markets, direct outreach and screened shortlists.
- Receives
- Talent, referrals and salary data from both communities.
TALENTO.SPACE
Spain • Italy • Portugal
Our dedicated talent ecosystem connecting Space professionals through jobs, training, events and career opportunities.
- Gives
- An active pipeline of specialists ready to move across Europe.
- Receives
- Roles, visibility and career paths generated by live mandates.
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Wider Access
Reach specialist talent beyond local markets across the whole of Europe.
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Sector Knowledge
Deep understanding of the Space industry and its technical communities.
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Faster & Smarter Hiring
Higher quality shortlists and reduced time-to-hire for critical roles.
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Strategic Advantage
Broaden your talent pool and stay ahead in a highly competitive market.
Our Method
A Complete Space Headhunting & Screening Process
Our research-led Space recruitment process combines role definition, market mapping, direct search, targeted outreach and specialist screening to connect you with the right talent across Europe.
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Kick-off & Role Definition
We start with your hiring team to understand the position, technical environment, responsibilities, must-have skills, experience, location and hiring priorities.
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Market Mapping & Target Universe
We map the relevant talent market across Europe, identifying target companies, locations and professionals aligned with the search.
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Direct Search & Sourcing
We combine direct headhunting, advanced sourcing tools and our Space network to identify active and passive candidates with the right expertise.
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Targeted Outreach
We approach selected professionals directly, present the opportunity and assess their initial interest, availability and mobility.
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Screening & Qualification
Candidates are screened in depth for experience, technical fit, motivation, communication, mobility, availability and compensation expectations.
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Shortlist & Reporting
We present a qualified shortlist with structured screening feedback and provide visibility on search progress, market response and candidate pipeline.
Across the Space Industry
Specialist Space Recruitment Across the European Space Industry
We provide space headhunting and recruitment across Europe, connecting Space companies with engineering, technical, project management and commercial talent.
Satellites & Spacecraft
Spacecraft design, payloads, subsystems and avionics.
- Satellite manufacturing, integration, testing and engineering.
- Mission-critical hardware and software development.
- Specialist teams behind complex satellite programmes.
Launch & Propulsion
Launch vehicles, propulsion systems and technologies.
- Avionics, structures, guidance and control systems.
- Testing, qualification and launch operations.
- Specialist engineering for reliable access to Space.
Satellite Communications
SATCOM, RF technologies and satellite connectivity.
- Secure communications, networks and digital infrastructure.
- Ground terminals, antennas and communication systems.
- Technologies connecting Space assets with users on Earth.
Earth Observation & Geospatial
Earth observation, remote sensing and satellite imagery.
- Geospatial technologies, intelligence and data platforms.
- Data processing, analytics and downstream applications.
- Specialist talent turning Space data into real-world solutions.
Navigation, GNSS & PNT
Galileo, GNSS and advanced navigation technologies.
- Positioning, navigation and timing systems and services.
- Satellite navigation, receivers and signal processing.
- Advanced PNT technologies and downstream applications.
Space Defence & Dual-Use
Space-based security, surveillance and situational awareness.
- Secure communications and resilient Space infrastructure.
- Dual-use technologies for commercial and defence applications.
- Specialist capabilities supporting Europe's security and resilience.
Featured
Where we are hiring right now
Aerospace Engineering
Recruit Aerospace Engineers with proven Space hardware, subsystem and mission-lifecycle experience. Headhunting.space identifies and approaches specialist engineers across European spacecraft, launch, propulsion, structures and multidisciplinary engineering markets.
Read moreExpertiseAOCS & GNC Engineering
Recruit AOCS & GNC Engineering specialists with proven Space control expertise. HEADHUNTING.SPACE identifies European engineers across spacecraft dynamics, estimation, guidance, control algorithms, sensors, actuators and closed-loop verification.
Read moreExpertiseAvionics Engineering
Recruit Avionics Engineering specialists with proven Space systems expertise. HEADHUNTING.SPACE identifies European engineers across onboard computers, data handling, spacecraft interfaces, redundancy, FDIR and flight-hardware integration.
Read moreExpertiseData Science & Artificial Intelligence
Recruit Data Science & Artificial Intelligence specialists with proven Space expertise. HEADHUNTING.SPACE identifies European professionals across machine learning, Earth Observation AI, onboard intelligence, telemetry analytics and production deployment.
Read moreExpertiseEarth Observation & Remote Sensing
Recruit Earth Observation & Remote Sensing specialists with proven Space expertise. HEADHUNTING.SPACE identifies European professionals across optical, SAR, scientific processing, calibration, validation and geophysical product development.
Read moreExpertiseElectrical Engineering
Recruit Electrical Engineering specialists with proven spacecraft power, electronics, FPGA, EEE component and verification expertise. HEADHUNTING.SPACE maps European Space talent to identify engineers with relevant flight-hardware ownership and programme heritage.
Read moreExpertiseEmbedded Systems
Recruit Embedded Systems engineers with proven Space hardware-software integration expertise. HEADHUNTING.SPACE identifies European specialists across onboard computing, real-time software, processors, spacecraft interfaces, FPGA integration and flight-hardware verification.
Read moreExpertiseFlight Dynamics
Recruit Flight Dynamics specialists with proven operational Space expertise. HEADHUNTING.SPACE identifies European professionals across orbit determination, trajectory prediction, manoeuvre planning, astrodynamics and mission-critical navigation support.
Read moreExpertiseFPGA Engineering
Recruit FPGA Engineering specialists with proven Space RTL, verification and hardware-integration expertise. HEADHUNTING.SPACE identifies European engineers across VHDL, Verilog, onboard processing, radiation mitigation and flight-qualified digital electronics.
Read moreExpertiseGround Segment Engineering
Recruit Ground Segment Engineering specialists with proven Space infrastructure expertise. HEADHUNTING.SPACE identifies European engineers across Mission Control Systems, ground stations, flight dynamics, mission planning and end-to-end verification.
Read moreExpertiseMechanical Engineering
Recruit Mechanical Engineering specialists with proven Space structures, mechanisms, analysis and verification expertise. HEADHUNTING.SPACE maps European talent and identifies engineers whose hardware ownership and programme heritage match demanding technical hires.
Read moreExpertiseMission Operations
Recruit Mission Operations specialists with proven operations preparation, mission-control, LEOP and contingency experience. HEADHUNTING.SPACE identifies European professionals whose ground-segment expertise and operational responsibility match mission-critical Space hires.
Read moreExpertiseProduct Assurance
Recruit Product Assurance specialists with proven Space programme expertise. HEADHUNTING.SPACE identifies European professionals across ECSS compliance, quality, dependability, EEE components, materials and processes, supplier assurance and nonconformance control.
Read moreExpertiseProject Management
Recruit Project Management specialists with proven Space programme delivery experience. HEADHUNTING.SPACE identifies European leaders with responsibility for technical milestones, schedules, budgets, risks, suppliers and complex spacecraft or subsystem programmes.
Read moreExpertisePropulsion Engineering
Recruit Propulsion Engineering specialists with proven Space hardware expertise. HEADHUNTING.SPACE identifies European engineers across chemical and electric propulsion, thrusters, feed systems, qualification testing and spacecraft integration.
Read moreExpertiseQuality Assurance
Recruit Quality Assurance specialists with proven Space manufacturing expertise. HEADHUNTING.SPACE identifies European professionals across ECSS compliance, process control, inspections, supplier quality, nonconformances and flight-hardware traceability.
Read moreExpertiseRAMS Engineering
Recruit RAMS Engineering specialists with proven Space dependability expertise. HEADHUNTING.SPACE identifies European engineers across reliability, availability, maintainability, safety, FMECA, fault trees and hazard analysis.
Read moreExpertiseRF Engineering
Recruit RF Engineering specialists with proven Space communications and microwave expertise. HEADHUNTING.SPACE identifies European engineers across RF hardware, payloads, link budgets, TT&C, high-power systems and flight verification.
Read moreExpertiseSatellite Engineering
Recruit Satellite Engineering specialists with proven spacecraft, subsystem and mission heritage. HEADHUNTING.SPACE identifies and approaches satellite engineers across European Space hubs through technical screening, market mapping and direct search.
Read moreExpertiseSatellite Operations
Recruit Satellite Operations specialists with proven mission-control, LEOP, flight dynamics and anomaly-recovery experience. HEADHUNTING.SPACE identifies European operations talent with the spacecraft knowledge and operational responsibility required for mission-critical hires.
Read moreExpertiseSoftware Engineering
Recruit Software Engineering specialists for mission-critical Space systems, from embedded flight software and avionics interfaces to ground systems, verification and ECSS-controlled development across European programmes.
Read moreExpertiseSpace Business Development
Recruit Space Business Development specialists who understand European customers, programmes and procurement. HEADHUNTING.SPACE identifies commercial leaders across institutional capture, strategic partnerships, bids, market development and customer acquisition.
Read moreExpertiseSpace Cybersecurity
Recruit Space Cybersecurity specialists with mission-specific security expertise. HEADHUNTING.SPACE identifies European professionals across spacecraft security, TT&C protection, ground segments, threat modelling, cryptography and cyber operations.
Read moreExpertiseSpacecraft Engineering
Recruit Spacecraft Engineering specialists with proven vehicle-level architecture, subsystem integration and verification experience. HEADHUNTING.SPACE identifies European engineers whose technical ownership and mission heritage match complex spacecraft programmes.
Read moreExpertiseThermal Engineering
Recruit Thermal Engineering specialists with proven Space hardware expertise. HEADHUNTING.SPACE identifies European engineers across thermal analysis, spacecraft control, ESATAN-TMS, thermal-vacuum testing and model correlation.
Read moreCountryBarcelona
Space headhunting in Barcelona connects employers with specialist talent across small satellites, Earth Observation, payloads, ground segment, systems engineering and Catalonia’s expanding NewSpace ecosystem.
Read moreCountryBelgium
Space headhunting in Belgium requires access to specialist talent across Flanders, Wallonia, Brussels and the Redu ecosystem. We identify engineers through technical capability, mission heritage and programme responsibility.
Read moreCountryBremen
Space headhunting in Bremen connects employers with specialist talent across satellites, launch systems, propulsion, human Spaceflight, systems engineering and AIT/AIV in one of Germany’s key Space clusters.
Read moreCountryBrussels
Space headhunting in Brussels connects employers with specialist talent across EU Space programmes, secure satellite communications, systems engineering, Earth Observation and Belgium’s wider Space ecosystem.
Read moreCountryCannes
Space headhunting in Cannes connects employers with specialist talent across telecommunications satellites, optical payloads, spacecraft platforms, systems engineering and satellite Assembly, Integration and Test.
Read moreCountryCologne
Space headhunting in Cologne connects employers with specialist talent across ESA astronaut training, human Spaceflight, aerospace medicine, lunar exploration, systems engineering and DLR research.
Read moreCountryCzech Republic
Space headhunting in the Czech Republic requires specialist talent across Prague, Brno and a growing European Space ecosystem. We identify engineers through subsystem expertise, programme heritage and technical responsibility.
Read moreCountryDarmstadt
Space headhunting in Darmstadt targets one of Europe’s deepest mission-operations markets, connecting ESOC, EUMETSAT and specialist engineering talent across spacecraft control, ground systems, software and flight dynamics.
Read moreCountryDenmark
Space headhunting in Denmark requires specialist talent across satellites, instrumentation, software and Earth observation. We identify engineers and technical leaders through subsystem expertise, mission heritage and programme responsibility.
Read moreCountryFinland
Space headhunting in Finland requires specialist talent across satellites, Earth observation, software and Arctic technologies. We identify engineers and technical leaders through subsystem expertise, mission heritage and programme responsibility.
Read moreCountryFrance
Space headhunting in France requires access to specialist talent across satellites, launchers, payloads, systems and operations. We help Space employers identify technically relevant professionals in France and across Europe.
Read moreCountryFrascati
Recruiting Space professionals in Frascati means accessing specialist talent around ESA-ESRIN, Earth Observation, ground segment, software and European Space programmes through targeted technical headhunting.
Read moreCountryHarwell
Space headhunting in Harwell connects employers with specialist talent across ESA ECSAT, RAL Space, satellite communications, Earth Observation, instrumentation, systems engineering and the UK’s leading Space cluster.
Read moreCountryItaly
Space headhunting in Italy requires access to specialist talent across Turin, Rome and regional aerospace clusters. We identify engineers and technical leaders through subsystem expertise, mission heritage and programme responsibility.
Read moreCountryKiruna
Space headhunting in Kiruna connects employers with specialist talent across Esrange, launch systems, sounding rockets, satellite ground operations, RF engineering and Europe’s emerging orbital launch capabilities.
Read moreCountryLeicester
Space headhunting in Leicester connects employers with specialist talent across Space instrumentation, Earth Observation, satellite engineering, AIT, systems engineering and Space data technologies.
Read moreCountryLuxembourg
Space headhunting in Luxembourg requires access to a concentrated international market spanning satellite communications, spacecraft, Space resources and emerging technologies. We identify specialist talent through capability, mission heritage and technical responsibility.
Read moreCountryLuxembourg City
Space headhunting in Luxembourg City connects employers with specialist talent across satellite communications, secure connectivity, multi-orbit networks, Space systems, software and ground-segment engineering.
Read moreCountryMadrid
Madrid concentrates some of Spain’s most advanced Space capabilities across satellites, payloads, electronics and secure communications. We help employers recruit specialist Space professionals in Madrid through technical headhunting, direct search and European talent sourcing.
Read moreCountryMunich
Space headhunting in Munich connects employers with specialist talent across launchers, satellites, mission operations, navigation, Earth Observation, systems engineering and Bavaria’s growing NewSpace ecosystem.
Read moreCountryNetherlands
Space headhunting in the Netherlands requires access to specialist talent around ESTEC, Noordwijk, Delft and the wider European ecosystem. We identify engineers through subsystem expertise, mission heritage and programme responsibility.
Read moreCountryNoordwijk
Space headhunting in Noordwijk connects employers with ESTEC-centred talent across spacecraft systems, software, testing and verification. We identify specialists through technical ownership, ESA programme heritage and lifecycle responsibility.
Read moreCountryNorway
Space headhunting in Norway requires specialist talent across satellites, Arctic ground infrastructure and launch operations. We identify engineers and technical leaders through subsystem expertise, mission heritage and programme responsibility.
Read moreCountryParis
Space headhunting in Paris connects employers with ESA, CNES and launcher-industry talent across systems, software and aerospace engineering. We identify specialists through technical ownership, programme heritage and lifecycle responsibility.
Read moreCountryPoland
Space headhunting in Poland requires access to a growing talent market across satellite systems, software, robotics and Space security. We identify engineers through technical capability, mission heritage and programme responsibility.
Read moreCountryPortugal
Space headhunting in Portugal requires specialist talent across satellite systems, software, Earth observation and emerging Atlantic launch infrastructure. We identify engineers through technical capability, mission heritage and programme responsibility.
Read moreCountryPrague
Space headhunting in Prague gives employers access to specialist talent across EUSPA, Galileo, secure satellite communications, systems engineering, software and the expanding Czech Space ecosystem.
Read moreCountryRome
Space headhunting in Rome connects employers with specialist talent across satellite manufacturing, systems, software and AIT. We identify engineers through subsystem expertise, programme heritage and technical responsibility.
Read moreCountrySeville
Space headhunting in Seville helps employers access specialist talent across aerospace engineering, advanced manufacturing, systems, software and emerging Space capabilities within Andalusia’s major technical cluster.
Read moreCountrySpain
Space headhunting in Spain requires access to specialist talent across Madrid, Seville and regional technology clusters. We identify engineers and technical leaders through capability, mission heritage and programme responsibility.
Read moreCountrySweden
Space headhunting in Sweden requires access to specialist talent across Stockholm, Gothenburg and Kiruna. We identify engineers and technical leaders through subsystem expertise, mission heritage and programme responsibility.
Read moreCountrySwitzerland
Space headhunting in Switzerland requires access to specialist engineering and deep-tech talent across a compact, internationally connected ecosystem. We identify Space professionals through subsystem expertise, programme heritage and technical responsibility.
Read moreCountryToulouse
Space headhunting in Toulouse requires access to a concentrated but competitive talent market spanning CNES, satellite primes, specialist suppliers, research and engineering organisations. We identify Space professionals locally and across Europe.
Read moreCountryTurin
Space headhunting in Turin connects employers with specialist talent across spacecraft, human Spaceflight, orbital infrastructure, planetary exploration, mission operations and systems engineering.
Read moreCountryUnited Kingdom
Space headhunting in the United Kingdom requires access to specialist engineering talent across a distributed national ecosystem. We identify Space professionals by technical capability, mission heritage and programme relevance.
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