Space electronics, sensors, and command-control systems for defense missions
Trident designs and manufactures mission-critical hardware for space and defense: flight electronics, RF processing units, optical sensors, and C4ISR command systems. The tech stack—Xilinx, VHDL, FreeRTOS, VxWorks, embedded Linux, MATLAB, LabVIEW—reflects a hardware-first culture focused on radiation-hardened, real-time embedded systems. With 38 of 52 active hires in engineering and heavy seniority weighting (20 senior + 10 principal roles), Trident is scaling engineering depth to handle concurrent flight programs and tighter cost-quality-schedule commitments across space and airborne domains.
Trident operates three specialized divisions: Space Electronic Systems (flight units and power/processing), Integrated C4ISR Solutions (command and control), and Optical Precision Sensors. Founded in 1985, the company has spent over four decades delivering custom, small-form-factor hardware to classified and unclassified defense and space customers. Current project work spans aerial surveillance, multi-function RF data storage for orbit, PCB/PCA development, mixed-signal embedded systems, and predictive maintenance logistics. The organization navigates radiation mitigation, secure DoD network requirements, and integration of recent acquisitions into unified operations.
Core hardware design: Xilinx FPGAs, VHDL, Vivado, Altium Designer, SolidWorks. Embedded OS: FreeRTOS, VxWorks, Embedded Linux (Yocto). Development: C/C++, Python, MATLAB, LabVIEW. Infrastructure: Jira, Confluence, Subversion, VMware ESXi, Oracle Primavera.
Active projects include aerial surveillance systems, RF processing and data storage for space, mixed-signal embedded hardware, PCB/PCA development, embedded systems for space and defense, predictive maintenance logistics, and flight program management.
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