Junior Regulatory Affair Specialist

Leaf Space; Lomazzo; In loco; EUR 30.000 - 45.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A leading company in the space industry seeks a Junior Regulatory Affairs Specialist in Lomazzo, Italy. In this role, you'll manage regulatory activities for satellite operations, work with international laws, and support the company's growing ground station network. This full-time position offers a flexible working environment and requires a university degree in legal or engineering fields.

Servizi

Comprehensive benefits

Flexible remote work options

Competenze

• Law/policy education with knowledge of international, telecommunication, or space law preferred.
• Engineering background with telecommunication/radiofrequency knowledge is a plus.
• Familiarity with space industry trends and international telecommunication trends is beneficial.

Mansioni

• Support obtainment and maintenance of authorizations for satellite missions.
• Research regulatory frameworks to expand the ground station network.
• Engage with regulatory authorities to obtain necessary permissions and advocate for client interests.

Conoscenze

Fluency in English

Technical writing

Organizational skills

Proactivity

Ability to juggle multiple deadlines

Formazione

University degree in legal, policy or engineering

Strumenti

MS Suite

Descrizione del lavoro

At Leaf Space, we operate with a flat organizational structure, we are growing in economic and people aspects, we are working in a professional and autonomous manner in fast paced environment. We prioritize hiring top talent and cultivating a collaborative, high-achieving, and supportive workplace. Our core team is headquartered in Lomazzo (Como), Italy, and we have expanded our presence in the U.S. with headquarters based in Northern Virginia.

As we continue to develop innovative technologies to support the NewSpace economy, we are looking for world-class talent ready to tackle challenging projects to drive expansion and sustainability of the space ecosystem.

Leaf Space offers comprehensive benefits, and flexible remote work options to support our employees in achieving their goals.

• JUNIOR REGULATORY AFFAIRS SPECIALIST
• Leaf Space is looking for a Junior Regulatory Affairs Specialist to support the company’s operations and ongoing regulatory and policy activities.
• Support the obtainment and maintenance of authorizations across Leaf Space’s network, doing so for every satellite mission supported by Leaf Space
• Support the expansion of Leaf Space’s ground station network by researching national telecommunication, satellite, and remote sensing regulatory frameworks around the world.
• Support the drafting of deliverables as part of Leaf Space’s advocacy activities, consultancy services, and in line with Leaf Space’s duties as active member of industry associations, such as the Commercial SmallSat Spectrum Management Association.
• Coordinate with Leaf Space’s Mission Management team and Sites Management team to ensure the timely obtainment of authorizations as needed.
• Engage with Leaf Space current and potential customers and partners (they build and launch satellites!), assisting them in navigating the multiple telecom regulatory frameworks across which Leaf Space operates.
• Engage with National and International Regulatory Authorities to get familiar with national and international telecom regulatory frameworks, to obtain radiofrequency authorizations, and to advocate on behalf of Leaf and its customers’ interests.
• Experience hands-on the practical side of Space and Telecommunication Law
• Learn fast, and a lot!
• BACKGROUND PREFERENCES
• University degree in either legal, policy or engineering education
• If you have a legal / policy education : preference for knowledge of international, telecommunication, or space law and policy.
• If you have an engineering education : preference for telecommunication, radiofrequency, or electronical engineering.
• Good familiarity with space Industry trends and actors will help you.
• Good familiarity with space policy trends will help you.
• Good familiarity with international telecommunication trends will help you.
• QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
• Fully fluent in English (95% of the job is in English).
• Any other language, and particularly Spanish, can be a plus
• Italian knowledge is not mandatory to work with us.
• Knowledgeable of MS Suite
• Capable of working with shared documents
• Good with (technical) writing and drafting.
• Organized, precise, and detail oriented.
• You will work with many documents and spreadsheets, a lot of data and multiple technical conversations going on at the same time for multiple missions.
• Autonomous and proactive
• Fast learner
• Good at juggling with multiple deadlines at the same time (Our work pace is set by rocket launches!)
• Ready to step outside of their comfort zone. In fact :
• If you have an engineering background, you will be exposed to a good number of international treaties, national regulations and policy discussions.
• If you have a policy or legal background, you will be exposed to a good number of notions on satellite operations and on what is generally considered black magic : Radiofrequency Engineering
• have most of what it takes,
• like this position
• See yourself growing into this position
• EMPLOYER ELIGIBILITY
• Reports to : Head of Regulatory Affairs
• Job Location : Leaf Space Headquarters in Lomazzo (Italy). On-site working and remote working balance is gladly accepted.
• Expected Start Date : April 2025
• Job Type : Full Time