A small Farnborough-based space engineering company, founded in 2016, that designs satellite systems for small satellites and runs space-sector training.
KISPE is a small space engineering company in Farnborough, Hampshire. A case study on Space South Central describes it as a project engineering, system design and implementation company working across space, telecommunications and electronics, which also provides training across the space sector. One of its main projects is the Next Generation Microsatellite Platform, which aims to deliver the performance of small satellites at a lower price than is normal today. It has also developed an integrated platform avionics system, which is the electronics brain of a satellite, designed so that one version can be shared across several satellite designs, saving design and engineering effort.
KISPE was founded in 2016. The case study does not name its founders. It describes a goal of making small satellite performance more affordable, but it does not state a formal mission statement. The company also runs courses, from introductory training to mission design, spacecraft systems engineering, testing and verification, and business courses, and it has built a satellite training model used as a hands-on demonstration. Training is a notable part of the work, which makes KISPE unusual among small space engineering firms.
KISPE is based at Cody Technology Park in Farnborough, Hampshire, a long-standing aerospace and technology area. The ADS Group, the UK trade body for aerospace, defence and space, lists KISPE Ltd as a member. The company is small, with about 14 employees at the time of the case study, so its UK presence is a single base. The article is undated, so the current size and the exact location should be confirmed on its website.
The case study does not describe culture directly. It does mention that KISPE offers part-time roles for students and supports STEM programmes that raise awareness of space careers, and that it is interested in learning from other sectors. It names one team member, Dr Kathryn Graham, a senior system engineer. A team of this size usually means that each person covers a wide range of tasks, which can suit someone who likes to learn many parts of a project. That is a general observation, not a company claim.
Roles at a firm of this kind include systems engineers, electronics and software engineers, people who test and verify spacecraft designs, project managers and trainers who explain space systems to others. Subjects such as engineering, physics, computing and mathematics are the usual routes in, and the interest in student roles suggests that it welcomes people at the start of their studies. The company's website is the place to check what is open.
Website: www.kispe.co.uk
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