IEEE Space Systems Resilience Engineering Pilot Cohort

Space systems are becoming increasingly connected, software-driven, and essential to global communications, navigation, security, research, and critical infrastructure. As these systems grow in complexity, so do the risks— from cyber threats and supply chain exposure to mission disruption and on-orbit anomalies.

The IEEE SA is launching a focused pilot cohort for the Certified IEEE Space Systems Resilience Engineering Pilot Cohort course. This pilot will bring together a select group of founding organizations and professionals to help refine an IEEE-aligned credential designed for the realities of today’s space and cyber environments.

Applications open 1 June. The pilot is limited to 10 founding organizations, representing approximately 100 pilot professionals.

Pilot participants will receive early access to a standards-aligned course designed to help connect technical knowledge with mission-focused applications.

Participants will gain:

• Full access to 24 instructional hours across six modules
• Access to the 3-hour pilot certification exam
• A deeply discounted $500 USD pilot rate
• Recognition as part of the founding pilot cohort
• A direct feedback channel to the IEEE SA
• Priority standing when the course moves to general release

For organizations, this is an opportunity to help prepare teams for the evolving technical, operational, and cybersecurity demands of space systems. For individuals, it is a way to strengthen professional knowledge in a field where resilience, security, and systems-level thinking are becoming increasingly important.

This pilot is designed for organizations and professionals working at the intersection of space systems, cybersecurity, resilience engineering, and mission assurance.

Ideal participants include:

• Space agencies and civil space programs
• Commercial space companies, launch providers, satellite operators, and ground segment integrators
• Government cyber organizations with space-related mandates
• Defense contractors and suppliers with space system portfolios
• Systems engineers and systems security engineers
• Cybersecurity practitioners supporting space or mission-critical environments
• Ground segment, mission operations, and architecture personnel
• Program and technical leaders responsible for connecting standards, threats, and mission outcomes
• Students and early-career professionals seeking a structured pathway into space systems resilience engineering

The course begins with the modern space threat landscape, examines common causes of exposure, reviews the current guidance environment, and then walks through the P3536 engineering process and a full worked example.

Module 1: Space Systems Resilience Engineering Foundations
Core concepts, terminology, and mission-focused principles that frame the rest of the program.

Module 2: Common Root Causes of Space System Exposure
Why exposure persists even in technically mature organizations and how resilience gaps emerge.

Module 3: Current Space System Security Guidance Landscape
An overview of the treaties, laws, regulations, and standards shaping space cybersecurity practice.

Module 4: P3536 Foundations, Purpose, and Prerequisites
The purpose of the P3536 method and the prerequisite artifacts needed to apply it effectively.

Module 5: P3536 Normative Clause Deep Dive
A closer look at the six-step process for deriving traceable, mission-relevant protection requirements.

Module 6: Full Worked Example and Capstone Preparation
An end-to-end worked example, exam preparation, and pilot debrief.

The course also includes a separate 3-hour pilot certification exam with 50 scenario-based multiple-choice and multiple-select questions.