Those Space People

Vinayak Vadlamani is a Chief Engineer at Redwire space and currently based in Luxembourg. He has a background in systems engineering.
Redwire Space in Luxembourg designs and develops robotic arms for satellite servicing and refuelling, in-space manufacturing, debris capture, etc.

Vinayak takes us through the journey of a space systems engineer and elaborates on how responsibilities evolve with career progression as a systems engineer. He shares an overview of the Luxembourg space scene and talks about the process of landing opportunities and getting a work-permit as a non-EU citizen in the space sector there. He provides a lot of insights into the various tools and softwares used for space systems engineering and talks about AI integrations into the process of requirements engineering and systems engineering in general.

Resources
INCOSE (International Council on Systems Engineering) - https://www.incose.org/systems-engineering 

Regina Kozyra is a market development manager at Planet and she is currently located in Berlin, Germany. Regina has a background in economics and management. She had previously founded Skyvory Projects, a consulting and business development company.

Having worked in the Earth Observation space at the Polish Space Research Center and then later at the European GNSS agency, Regina talks about the opportunities and gaps in earth observation. She reminisces about her experiences with Skyvory. She also shares insights into market development in the earth observation vertical and what skillset is required to pursue a career in this space.

Harleen Kaur Mann is an astrodynamics and Space Surveillance & Tracking expert with Okapi orbits which is a Germany based SAAS startup offering collision avoidance software for satellites. She has a background in aerospace engineering and a PhD in astronomy. Harleen is currently based in Brunswick, Germany.

Gavin Tolometti is a Postdoctoral researcher at the Western University in Ontario, Canada. His current research is in planetary sciences. He has a background in geology. Gavin is also the host of the awesome podcast - The Diaries of Space Explorers - also available on all podcasting platforms.

Ian Stammers is the head of RPO services and workforce solutions at Sapienza consulting. He has a background in recruiting and has worked with several recruitment companies across multiple geographies.

Venkat Athmanathan is a research scientist at the Purdue University in the USA. He has a background in aerospace engineering and provides amazing insights into the finer workings of the American space ecosystem.

Suryakiran Peravalli is a currently a research fellow at DESY (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron) which is a particle research laboratory in Germany. He has a background in aerospace engineering and has been applying his deep knowledge across a variety of fields from biomedicine to ship building and now particle research.

Claudia Kessler is the founder of Astronautin GmbH which is a non-profit that aims to bring the first German woman to space. She is also the co-founder of the Women in Aerospace Europe (WIA-E) networking group. Claudia has a background in aerospace engineering and also holds an MBA. She is currently based in Berlin, Germany!

Tanya Harrison is the director of science strategy at Planet and had previously worked on several NASA Mars missions for over a decade. She has a background in geology and she specialises in planetary science and exploration. Tanya is currently based in Washington DC, United States.

Anastasia Volkova is the CEO and co-founder of Regrow, a startup empowering agriculture and trying to reverse climate change through satellite imagery and technology. Anastasia has a background in aerospace engineering and UAV navigation. She is currently based in Los Angeles, USA.