The Spanish Space Agency has launched a call for 16 permanent labor positions, published in the Official State Gazette on April 6, 2026. The roles target specialists to lead key areas including international relations, strategic studies, regulation, sustainability, and scientific exploration.
The selection process follows a concurso-oposición system, with the opposition phase weighted at 60% and the merit phase at 40%. The opposition includes two eliminatory written exercises: a 90-point practical case test in Spanish requiring at least 45 points, lasting two hours, and a 10-point English-language technical case test requiring at least five points, followed by a public reading and 15-minute tribunal discussion.
Candidates need a higher university degree in fields such as aeronautical, telecommunications or industrial engineering, physics, mathematics, law, social sciences, management, or economics. Positions include department heads, area chiefs, and technicians, drawn from the 2024 and 2025 public employment offers. Applications are open from April 6 to May 5, 2026, with required professional experience of four to eight years. Merits are valued up to 70 points, plus 30 from a one-hour personal interview assessing job suitability.