Spacecraft manufacturer for national security and commercial orbit missions
Lanteris Space Systems is an Intuitive Machines subsidiary building flight-ready spacecraft and avionics for government and commercial customers. The tech stack reveals dual operating modes: embedded real-time systems (VxWorks, FreeRTOS, C++) for on-orbit control paired with enterprise Oracle infrastructure (RAC, Data Guard, ASM) and cloud compute (AWS EKS, Azure OCI) for ground operations—a pattern typical of aerospace primes managing both mission-critical firmware and large-scale telemetry pipelines. Active hiring leans engineering-heavy with senior roles concentrated in avionics and propulsion subsystems, while pain points around process inefficiencies and stakeholder alignment suggest scaling challenges as the org absorbs higher-complexity payloads.
Notable leadership hires: Chief of Staff
Lanteris Space Systems designs and manufactures spacecraft, avionics subsystems, and flight software for NASA, national security, and commercial space customers. The company operates across the full stack: modular spacecraft architectures, propulsion systems (including the Power Propulsion Element), radiation-hardened avionics, and command-and-data handling subsystems. Current work includes NASA's Artemis program, on-orbit deployment support, and mission-critical validation environments (HWIL test systems). The engineering organization is located in the United States, headquartered in Palo Alto.
Embedded: VxWorks, FreeRTOS, C++, Creo CAD. Ground systems: Oracle Database (RAC, Data Guard, ASM), AWS (EKS, ECR), Azure OCI, SQL/PL/SQL. Real-time avionics operate on RTOS; mission telemetry and payload data route through hybrid Oracle on-premises and cloud infrastructure.
NASA Artemis program missions, Power Propulsion Element development, avionics unit design, single-event and total-dose radiation analysis, command/data handling subsystems, flight software validation, and HWIL test systems for mission simulation and orbit-raising activities.
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