Serco invited applications to recruit young national engineers for its Graduate Space Program in Saudi Arabia

Serco issued an open call for applications on Tuesday to hire young national engineers for its Graduate Space Programme in Saudi Arabia. The worldwide public services business has inaugurated its Saudi Space Division, the first of its type in the Kingdom, situated in Riyadh. Its graduation programme is the first step in assuring the transfer of operational knowledge and skills to Saudi Arabia's young engineers and scientists. With the nation's international reputation in the space business growing, the Communications, Space, and Technology Commission is responsible with cultivating local talent in a booming sector.

Serco leverages its worldwide space experience as a government impact partner to harness national inhabitants' talent and skills in key domains. It employs almost 2,000 space professionals worldwide. For more than four decades, it has supported civil and military space programmes such as the ESA, the UK Ministry of Defence, and NASA.

Applications are currently being accepted for two weeks, with many graduates expected to be hired by October. The application process will remain accessible after the original deadline, allowing students from around the Kingdom to learn more about the opportunities. Graduates accepted into the programme will get on-the-job training during a six-month internship at world-class space facilities in Europe, allowing them to gain worldwide experience through Serco and its partners. On their return to Saudi Arabia, they will continue their adventure through theoretical lessons, shadowing, and mentorship before being deployed into Serco's operational contracts in the regional space industry.

Serco is presently taking candidates for two immediate needs positions: a graduate space data engineer and a graduate space operations engineer. The graduate space data engineer will be essential in the management and use of Earth observation data for diverse projects. This position will entail a six-month placement in Frascati, Italy, supporting programmes for the ESA Centre for Earth Observation. The graduate spacecraft operations engineer will be responsible for the planning, implementation, and monitoring of spacecraft operations for a variety of missions. It will involve a six-month placement in Darmstadt, Germany, where you will support functions for the European Space Operations Centre on an operational contract, receiving hands-on experience in a real-world operating setting.