Head-to-head
Telesat vs Eutelsat
Which pays more, which is easier to get into, and which fits the work you want. Compared on the pay each states, the kind of company, where each hires, and the roles open right now.
Telesat
EutelsatTelesat vs Eutelsat, in brief
, the SpaceJobs.Now board shows 57 open Telesat roles and 76 open Eutelsat roles.
Neither Telesat nor Eutelsat posts enough pay on its roles to compare them, so compare the pay stated on the roles you would apply to, or ask at the first interview.
What we know does not show which of the two hires more of the people who apply. Both work in space data and services.
Both hire for RF & Payloads, Software & IT, Systems & Test, Launch & Ops, and Programs & Business; Telesat also covers Supply Chain.
Right now Eutelsat has more live roles (76 vs 57).
Bottom line: what we know does not separate these two on pay or on how many people they hire, so choose on the specific work each hires for.
| Telesat | Eutelsat | |
|---|---|---|
| Typical pay | Stated per posting | Stated per posting |
| Type of company | Space data & services · Satellite operator | Space data & services · Satellite operator (GEO and OneWeb) |
| Kinds of work | RF & Payloads, Software & IT, Systems & Test, Launch & Ops, Programs & Business, and Supply Chain | RF & Payloads, Software & IT, Launch & Ops, Systems & Test, and Programs & Business |
| Where it hires | Ottawa, Ontario; Quebec; United States | Issy-les-Moulineaux, France; London, United Kingdom; Mexico City, Mexico; Turin, Italy |
| Open roles now | 57 live | 76 live |
| Employee ratings | See its review | See its review |
Pay shows each employer's live measured band where its board has enough roles that state pay, otherwise our compiled benchmark. How we compile pay.
Best for people looking for RF & Payloads and Software & IT roles.
See 57 open roles →Best for people looking for RF & Payloads and Software & IT roles.
See 76 open roles →Telesat and Eutelsat in our research
What the two employers' open postings on 4 Nov 2026 show, measured the same way for both by our space industry research, rebuilt every day. Every figure opens the row of the report it comes from.
| Measure | Telesat | Eutelsat |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles | 57 | 76 |
| Share of all open space roles | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| Posted in the last 30 days | 12 | 1 |
| Posted this week | 1 | 1 |
| Taken down this week | 4 | 2 |
| Open roles with a known posting date | 57 | 1 |
| Half of its postings come down within (days) | 20 | n/a |
| Kinds of work hiring | 8 | 9 |
| Open only to US persons or citizens | 3.5% | 3.9% |
| Name a security clearance | 17.5% | 5.3% |
| Take a diploma or an associate's degree | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Name a master's or PhD | 29.8% | 48.7% |
| Postings that state pay | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Ask for weekend work | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Ask for overtime or extended hours | 3.5% | 0.0% |
| Name an evening, night or rotating shift | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| State a share of time traveling | 0.0% | 1.3% |
| Postings that offer relocation | 1 | n/a |
| Postings that say no relocation is offered | 0 | n/a |
| Applications asking citizenship or U.S. person status | 0.0% | n/a |
| Applications asking about a security clearance | 0.0% | n/a |
| Applications asking a GPA | 0.0% | n/a |
| Applications asking SAT, ACT or GRE scores | 0.0% | n/a |
| Applications asking salary expectations | 0.0% | n/a |
| Applications asking about past work or interviews there | 0.0% | n/a |
| Starter roles (internships, new graduate, entry level) | n/a | 6 |
| Starter roles' share of its open roles | n/a | 7.9% |
| Internships and co-ops | n/a | 1 |
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Telesat vs Eutelsat: common questions
Which pays more, Telesat or Eutelsat?
Neither Telesat nor Eutelsat posts enough pay on its roles to compare them, so compare the pay stated on the roles you would apply to, or ask at the first interview.
Is Telesat or Eutelsat easier to get hired at?
What we know does not show which of the two hires more of the people who apply. Both work in space data and services.
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