Scottish rocket company Orbex countdowns to launch with hiring spree
UK-based space services company Orbex is hiring an additional 50 staff members over the next six months to support the company’s final push to prepare for the first vertical rocket…
UK-based space services company Orbex is hiring an additional 50 staff members over the next six months to support the company’s final push to prepare for the first vertical rocket launch from UK soil over the coming months.
Many of the new roles will support ‘integrated testing’ of the complete rocket at the Orbex LP1 launch platform test facility at Kinloss.
The facility allows for full ‘dress rehearsals’ of rocket launches at Kinloss, situated a few miles from the Orbex headquarters in Forres in Moray, Scotland.
Rocket development
The new roles will also strengthen existing teams responsible for key areas of development of the rocket, including propulsion, structures, avionics, CNC machining and embedded software.
Other recruitment areas will facilitate communications between ground staff and the rocket in flight, covering fields such as GNC (guidance, navigation & control) systems, sensors, data capture, ground segment software, and radio engineering.
Orbex recently revealed the full rocket in its final form, making this the first full orbital micro-launcher to be unveiled in Europe.
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Chris Larmour, CEO, Orbex, said: “We have already tripled the size of our team over the last twelve months. And now, the roles we’re recruiting for are the clearest demonstration that we’re in the final countdown to launch from UK soil.
“There’s no better time to join Orbex – we have an extremely exciting few years ahead of us and we encourage people to find out more about the roles we have on offer.”
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