Spacecraft builder for space domain awareness and in-space servicing
Turion Space designs and operates spacecraft for national security and commercial missions, with a flight-software stack built on C++, FreeRTOS, Embedded Linux and Keil alongside orbital tools Orekit, STK and FreeFlyer. Requirements tooling (Jama Connect, IBM DOORS) plus Windchill and an active PLM implementation point to a maturing hardware quality program. Hiring is senior-heavy, engineering-led and slowing.
Turion Space is a privately held spacecraft company headquartered in Irvine, California, with 51–200 employees. It designs, builds and operates satellites focused on space domain awareness, in-space servicing and debris mitigation for defense and commercial customers. The company has flown its DROID.001 and DROID.002 satellites, with DROID.003 planned for 2026. Engineering work spans embedded flight software, electronics design in Altium Designer, mechanical design in SolidWorks and mission analysis, with business operations running on NetSuite and hiring concentrated in the United States.
Turion Space uses C++, Python, MATLAB, FreeRTOS and Embedded Linux for flight software, Orekit, STK and FreeFlyer for mission analysis, SolidWorks and Altium Designer for hardware, plus Windchill, Jama Connect, IBM DOORS and AWS.
Job posts reference a GEO space domain awareness mission program, a new product line program, mission risk assessments, an operator training program and a PLM implementation and integration.
Turion Space is headquartered in Irvine, California, and currently hires in the United States, mostly for senior and staff-level engineering roles.
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