Hybrid Head of Spectrum & Regulatory Affairs

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About the role

  • Lead the stewardship of Open Cosmos’ global spectrum assets in satellite communications. Drive compliance, strategy, and licensing across various jurisdictions.

Responsibilities

  • Define and execute the regulatory and spectrum strategy required to secure and protect ITU filings.
  • Enable international market access, and ensure compliance across all operational jurisdictions.
  • Own the lifecycle of Open Cosmos’ spectrum assets, including the management and protection of ITU filings and regulatory rights.
  • Lead global frequency coordination with satellite operators and national administrations.
  • Oversee technical studies supporting regulatory submissions, including compatibility analyses, interference modelling, link budgets and EPFD assessments.
  • Enable global market access, managing licensing processes for gateways, TT&C infrastructure and user terminals across multiple jurisdictions.
  • Act as the key regulatory interface for Mission Operations, Ground Segment and engineering teams.
  • Ensure operational compliance with regulatory limits, including spectrum usage, interference thresholds and shutdown procedures.
  • Represent Open Cosmos with regulators, international bodies and industry stakeholders.

Requirements

  • Deep expertise in ITU Radio Regulations, filing procedures and international coordination processes.
  • Strong understanding of satellite communications systems, including RF performance, link budgets, interference analysis and EPFD constraints.
  • Experience leading spectrum strategy and regulatory negotiations with administrations and satellite operators.
  • Strong knowledge of national licensing frameworks and global regulatory environments.
  • Ability to translate regulatory requirements into technical, operational and commercial strategy.
  • Confidence representing organisations in international regulatory forums and industry bodies.
  • Strong collaboration skills across engineering, mission operations, legal and commercial teams.
  • Strategic thinking combined with the ability to drive complex regulatory programmes through to delivery.

Benefits

  • 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.

Job title

Head of Spectrum & Regulatory Affairs

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Location requirements

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