LinkedIn: Pierre Oppetit

Current

Owner at Spacelinks (Sole Proprietorship)

Past

Space Sector Sales Manager at Capgemini
Space Director at International Aerospace
Mission Director at Inmarsat

2 more...

Education

Institut national polytechnique de Grenoble

Recommended

4 people have recommended Pierre

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Defense & Space

Pierre Oppetit’s Summary

Pierre's career started over 20 years ago when he joined Intelsat's Spacecraft Program Office in Palo Alto, California as a test engineer. There he monitored and followed up the integration and tests (I&T) of the Intelsat V series of spacecraft at the Ford Aerospace (now Loral) plant.

Four years later, he returned to his native France as the I&T manager for the Eurostar programme with Matra Marconi (now Astrium) in Toulouse. At the completion of the Eurostar test program, he moved on to satellite operations and developed the first Eurostar operating procedures.

Pierre's next job was with Inmarsat in London where he managed the Launch and Early Operations (LEOP) contract awarded by Inmarsat to the French Space Agency CNES to launch its second generation of spacecraft. For its third generation, Inmarsat decided to acquire the capability of launching its own spacecraft, and Pierre was chosen to lead that project. This culminated in five successful launches for which he acted as Mission Director.

Following this, Pierre combined his expertise on satellite launch and operations and internet experience working as a consultant, particularly for the aerospace industry.

After 13 years in UK, Pierre went back to Toulouse where he was International Business Development Manager for the Space Sector of Cap Gemini Ernst & Young.

Pierre is now heading up Spacelinks, his own company. With a career spanning over 20 years in the space business covering engineering, sales and programme management activities, and with his in-depth knowledge of the space industry, Pierre can now help you develop your space activities in Europe and recruit the space professionals you need. Find out how by contacting Pierre Oppetit at poppetit@spacelinks.com

Pierre Oppetit’s Specialties:

Spacelinks is an independent consultancy firm specialising in the space industry. The services we provide include Executive Search & Selection Assignments (Head Hunting) in the Defence and Aerospace sectors. Spacelinks probably holds one of the largest database of space professionals in Europe.

Spacelinks is also operating Space Careers, the leading space and defense industry employment website (www.space-careers.com).

Additional Information

Pierre Oppetit’s Groups:

Space Moves, Aerospace Professionals, Moon Society, International Space Fellowship, Satellite Group

InterFrench member
IASE member
Réseau Polytechnique de Grenoble member
LinkedHR member
Technical Recruitment [Members 3000+ ] member
Space Moves community member
Space Robotics member
International Space Fellowship member
Recruiting Professionals Network member
CV Sourcing Consultants & CV Sourcers. member
Global Recruiters member
International Orbit/Attitude Determination and Spacecraft Guidance Navigation and Control member
Aerospace Professionals member
UKSEDS member
The Moon Society member
Innovative Recruitment Forum member
Recruitment Consultants (4500+) member
Defence Recruitment member
Satellite Group member
Talent Hunters - (Recruiters / Head Hunters) member
GPS/GIS Jobs member
European Internet Professionals member
Aerospace & Defence member
Interfrench World member
Online Recruitment Magazine member