Commercial Spaceflight Federation Job Opening - apply by Dec 5

[Rick Hanton]

All SEDS December graduates, please read the below job opening with CSF.  Also, please join the seds-alumni mailing list to communicate with other alumni and receive announcements targeted towards our many former SEDS members.
- Rick Hanton

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Job Opening – Commercial Spaceflight Federation to Expand Staff

Are you a recent graduate - or someone about to graduate in December - who is passionate about commercial spaceflight?  Are you interested in entrepreneurship, business, “big picture” policy decisions, 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 is enabling the Commercial Spaceflight Federation to expand its staff and therefore we are accepting applicants for a new immediate job opening.  Located two blocks from the White House, the Commercial Spaceflight Federation (www.commercialspaceflight.org) is an industry group with over 40 company members including SpaceX, Virgin Galactic, Sierra Nevada Space Systems, Bigelow Aerospace, Blue Origin, XCOR Aerospace, Masten Space Systems, Scaled Composites, and many others.  The Commercial Spaceflight Federation, which is led by a CEO-level Board of Directors, is located at the epicenter of this fast-paced industry, playing a key role during this pivotal time.

In joining the CSF team, you will work with the CSF Executive Director and CSF Associate Director to fulfill our exciting, challenging, and world-changing goals.  CSF 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.  CSF staff handle a diverse range of tasks including: research and analysis, policy and advocacy, education and public outreach, running and growing a nonprofit organization, technical regulatory topics, industry and governmental relations, business operations, and articulating our exciting vision for humanity's future in space.  At CSF, you will solve these types of challenges, and you will be in a position to pursue new projects and ideas of your own choosing as well.  Joining the CSF offers the opportunity to gain professional experience that will be invaluable to anyone whose long-term career goals include being a entrepreneur, program manager, CEO, technical leader, or senior policy-maker.  As a CSF staffer you will work with our industry CEOs and attend our closed-door CSF Board of Directors Meetings.  

This job opening is ideal for anyone with an educational background in engineering or science who likes to think about “big picture” issues, is interested in learning about the business, politics, and economics of spaceflight, and would like to work on issues that affect tens of thousands of people.  The successful candidate will be energetic, a great writer, able to thrive in a fast-paced environment, personable, and passionate about commercial spaceflight.  Applicants must have at least a bachelor’s degree 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 also a plus.

To apply, please send a short cover letter and resume to CSF Associate Director Matthew Isakowitz at ma...@commercialspaceflight.org with the subject heading “CSF job opening.”  Please apply as soon as possible as we will conduct interviews on a rolling basis.  The final deadline for applicants is Monday, December 5, 2011.