Independent Advisory — Space & Defence
Independent advisory for space and defence organisations — at any stage of a program's life — navigating strategy, execution, capability development, and the organisational design required to deliver at scale.
Perspective
Space is experiencing a convergence unlike anything in its history. Demand for space assets is accelerating across communications, navigation, earth observation, and defence. Exploration ambitions — lunar, cislunar, and beyond — are expanding simultaneously across sovereign, commercial, and international programs. The technologies enabling all of it — propulsion, sensing, robotics, computing — are advancing in parallel. The result is compressing timelines and raising the stakes on every major program decision.
The cost of getting foundational decisions wrong in space is measured in years and hundreds of millions. The window to course-correct closes faster than most programs expect.
How I work
Full-arc program leadership — from concept through delivery and sustainment — for organisations that need the rigor and clarity to execute at scale.
Independent assessment of technical credibility and execution risk — for primes, contractors, and partners evaluating programs or making build-vs-buy decisions.
Senior program direction without a full-time hire — for programs at critical junctures that need experienced leadership embedded at the right moment.
Translating mission requirements into structured development pathways and executable long-range plans.
Building the engineering organisations required to deliver — drawing on experience leading large multidisciplinary teams across mission/safety-critical programs.
Who this is for
Space and defence companies — established primes, mid-tier contractors, and new entrants — navigating program design, execution, capability development, or organisational growth as the sector accelerates.
Get in touch
If your program or organisation could benefit from this kind of experience, reach out directly.
info@868b.xyz