Space Talent Launches New Career Platform for Commercial Space Industry
Summary
This includes over 5,000 current job listings, which range from launch technicians and engineering to software development, accounting, HR, marketing, senior management and more. A key priority of Space Talent is providing career and startup support for the emerging space-technology stack, which will be one of the fastest growing platforms over the next decade. Software developers and engineers will play a significant role in democratizing space-based technologies, by building new platforms that make these capabilities more accessible to businesses here on earth, as well as the general public. In its recent “GPS Playbook” report (www.spacecapital.com/publications/the-gps-playbook-report), Space Capital predicted this convergence of traditional space-based technology with new innovation by Silicon Valley-style tech companies will jumpstart many new services and markets, spurring a wave of startups equivalent to the Dot-com and mobile app booms. This space-tech economy is dependent on finding talent from a range of industries who will apply their unique skills to utilize new technology and solve complex challenges.