Spacecraft design and operations for national security and commercial space missions
Turion Space builds operational spacecraft for satellite servicing, debris mitigation, and space domain awareness. The tech stack—C++, Python, MATLAB, FreeRTOS, Xilinx FPGAs, and traditional ERP/MES systems (SAP, Oracle, Costpoint)—reflects a hardware-forward organization managing both embedded flight software and complex supply-chain operations. Hiring is heavily skewed toward senior engineers (19 of 27 roles) across the stack, with concurrent projects in production scaling, supplier management, and trajectory analysis; pain points cluster around supply-chain risk and on-time delivery, signaling operational maturity constraints as they move from prototype (DROID.001, DROID.002 launched) toward sustained manufacturing.
Turion Space designs, builds, and operates spacecraft for national security and commercial customers. Founded in 2021 and based in Irvine, California, the company has launched two DROID satellites (June 2023, March 2025) with a third scheduled for 2026. The product portfolio spans satellite servicing, debris mitigation, and tactical intelligence gathering. Operations span both flight software engineering (embedded Linux, FPGA design) and production infrastructure (ERP/MES implementation, supplier management, TVAC testing). Current headcount is 51–200 employees, with active hiring concentrated in engineering roles.
Turion Space launched DROID.001 in June 2023 and DROID.002 in March 2025. DROID.003 is scheduled for launch in 2026.
Flight software: C++, Python, MATLAB, FreeRTOS, Embedded Linux, Xilinx Ultrascale FPGAs. Design: SolidWorks, Thermal Desktop, FreeFlyer, Cameo Systems Modeler. Operations: SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Costpoint for ERP/MES.
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