CSF Looking for New D.C. Staff Member

[Rick Hanton]

Here is a job opening for any graduate students or newly graduated undergrads looking for work in space policy from our good friends at the Commercial Spaceflight Federation.  If you want to represent the big space companies in Washington politics and fight for the commercial space industry, this job is for you!

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Job Opening – Commercial Spaceflight Federation to Expand Staff

Are you a recent graduate who is passionate about commercial spaceflight?  Are you a young engineer who is interested in entrepreneurship, business, “big picture” policy, and humanity’s future in space?  Are you interested in accelerating your career by tackling challenges that most people your age would never get to work on, while getting to meet and work with successful CEOs?  And would you like to contribute to opening up the space frontier to everyone?

The growth of the commercial space industry has created an immediate job opening at the Washington, D.C. office of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation. Located two blocks from the White House, the Commercial Spaceflight Federation (www.commercialspaceflight.org) is an industry group with over 40 company members including Virgin Galactic, Bigelow Aerospace, SpaceX, Blue Origin, XCOR Aerospace, Masten Space Systems, Scaled Composites, Sierra Nevada Space Systems and others.  The Commercial Spaceflight Federation is located at the epicenter of this fast-paced industry, playing a key role during this pivotal time.  The Federation is led by a CEO-level Board of Directors, and promotes the development of commercial spaceflight through policy and advocacy work with Congress, the White House, and NASA, as well as regulatory and technical work with the Federal Aviation Administration's Office of Commercial Space Transportation (FAA-AST) and outreach to national and international media.

This job opening is ideal for an engineer who likes to think about “big picture” issues and is interested in learning about the business, politics, and economics of spaceflight, would like to work on issues that affect tens of thousands of people.  The successful candidate will be energetic, able to thrive in a fast-paced environment, personable, and passionate about commercial spaceflight.  Applicants must have at least a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university, with engineering or science degrees being a strong plus. Excellent research, writing, and organizational skills are a must.  A history of top-notch accomplishments such as engineering internships, participation in the NASA Academy, leadership roles in clubs such as AIAA and SEDS, and entrepreneurial experience are a plus.

The staff of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation have a simple but challenging mandate: solve all the problems that emerge when a new form of commercial human transportation is created -- for the first time in over 100 years.   You will not only need to thrive on solving these challenges, but you will be in a position to pursue new projects and ideas of your own choosing.  The CSF offers the opportunity to gain professional experience that will be invaluable to a future entrepreneur, program manager, CEO, or senior policy-maker.

To apply, please send a short cover letter and resume to us at in...@commercialspaceflight.org with the subject heading “CSF job opening.”

Rick Hanton
SEDS-USA Chairman
Senior in Computer Engineering, Iowa State University
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