How to Enter the Space Industry in 2026: A Practical Guide for Software and Cybersecurity Engineers
The space industry is hiring, but not who you think.
For every rocket engineer, the industry needs many more software engineers, security specialists, and systems people. And it cannot find them.
Meanwhile, thousands of experienced engineers assume space is closed to them because they do not hold an aerospace degree. Both sides are wrong about each other.
You are likely a few months of targeted learning away from a space industry role, not a career restart.
This free event shows you the map. Which roles actually exist. Which of your current skills already transfer. And the two most realistic entry routes for people like you.
You will also hear briefly from a few of the experts who teach on the platform, sharing what they have learned and where they see the field heading.
George Salazar recently retired from NASA after more than 40 years in human spaceflight. His work spans the International Space Station, the Space Shuttle, the SpaceX Crew Dragon crew displays, and the Artemis Human Lander interfaces. A licensed professional engineer and INCOSE-certified Expert Systems Engineer, he holds several patents and has spent decades showing that you do not need to start in space to end up building it.
George will share his own route in, what he looked for as a NASA recruiter, why soft skills matter as much as technical ones, and stories from the work itself.
Read George's full profile →- The surprising shape of space industry hiring in 2026, and why the roles in demand are not the ones you would expect
- The role map: real job titles that exist for software and security engineers, and which of your current skills already transfer
- A headline talk from a 40-year NASA engineer: his own non-traditional route in, what he looked for when recruiting, and why soft skills matter as much as technical ones
- A few words from experts who teach on the platform, on what they have learned building in deep tech
90 minutes live online via Google Meet, with open Q&A. Free to attend, limited seats.
Software engineers, cybersecurity professionals and anyone else curious about pivoting into space.