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From a garage in Switzerland, we now operate across UK and Europe, and are working with world-leading institutions and companies to bring our dream of a sustainable space ecosystem to life.</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">We are looking for a System Architect to join our team who will work on both our current missions and future projects.</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(255, 64, 0); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">The Role</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">This is a key leadership position based out of our  Luxembourg office for one of ClearSpace’s pioneering space mission developments. The successful candidate will act as the technical authority for the mission and will ultimately be responsible for its technical success. We are looking for an experienced, confident leader who has held a senior position before and displays a strong balance of technical acumen, management skills and stakeholder management skills. 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