What are the career prospects?
Based on official data from the Hellenic Association of Space Technology & Applications Industries (EVIDITE), Greece's exports in the aerospace sector surpass 150-200 million Euros per year, demonstrating a substantial need for a specialized workforce in this sector.
Graduates from our Department have significant career prospects in both the private and public sectors. They are equipped to work in a variety of areas, including but not limited to satellite communications, satellite navigation, radar systems, Earth remote sensing and surveillance, digital signal and image processing, architecture of reliable digital systems, and electronics, as well as development of telecommunications in emerging technologies like 5G-6G, environmental and climate change monitoring, precision agriculture, emergency prevention measures (e.g., flood and forest fire response), and 'smart' city infrastructure development.
Our graduates also have job opportunities in the design, analysis, implementation, monitoring, operation, and evaluation of software/hardware systems, applications, services, and high-tech products, as well as in telecommunication and satellite service companies. Additionally, they can engage in teaching (under the ESA ESERO program), scientific and technological research in aerospace, and the development of innovative start-ups (via the ESA BIC program, Egg Incubator).
They can find employment opportunities in the fields of satellite systems, design and construction of satellite space missions, space instruments, unmanned vehicles (UAV, UGV), and advanced robotic systems. Our graduates are also sought after by national and international organizations such as the Hellenic Space Center, European Space Agency, EUMETSAT, EU Space Programs Agency, and the European Defense Agency, among others.