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Space is Congested
Outdated, ground-based, fragmented space traffic management systems put orbit safety at risk.
How do we detect uncooperative space objects and react to them?
MISSION
EraDrive Autonomy
EraDrive provides a unified, single-source platform for space safety, performance, and defense. We streamline the complexities of the modern orbital environment by seamlessly integrating space traffic management, on-orbit logistics, and space situational awareness into a cohesive ecosystem.
Driven by our AI-native architecture, our platform handles everything from deep learning perception and real-time trajectory optimization to resilient alternative positioning and automated collision avoidance. This enables our partners to focus entirely on their primary missions while actively participating in a real-time, global space traffic intelligence network.
CORE CAPABILITIES
Why Choose Us?
EraDrive's modular autonomy products reduce mission complexity, enabling partners to focus on their core mission.
TRL 9 autonomy with 5 heritage missions (12 satellites) across RPO, formation-flying, and swarming
Standardized software-hardware kits that integrate with any spacecraft bus via common interfaces
Deep learning perception, trajectory optimization, reasoning, and space traffic management built-in
THE PROBLEM
Three Pressing Problems in Spaceflight
Legacy space infrastructure faces critical barriers across security, performance, and traffic management.
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Space is Scaling
Outdated, rule-based, micromanaged, human-controlled systems are not able to meet requirements.
How to enable fully autonomous, multi-satellite prox ops and formation flight?
03
Space is Contested
Legacy technology is not ready to counteract adversarial threats, to provide surprise or offense.
How do we navigate above the GPS constellation and when RF is jammed?
FLIGHT HERITAGE
Starling Swarm
EraDrive and NASA are deploying flight-proven satellite autonomy at scale. Discover how EraDrive technology enables state-of-the-art swarm operations.
PRODUCT SUITE
Full-Stack Space Autonomy
Modular, standardized, and dual-use. Deployable into all layers of space mission design, integration, testing, and operations.
ONBOARD AUTONOMY
Era-Core
AI-Boosted Autonomous RPO, alt-PNT, SDA, and STC flight software.
Era-Node
Low-SWaP module: HDR camera + processor + cross-link (for virtual constellation). Includes Era-Core.
OFFBOARD INTELLIGENCE
Era-Forge
Cloud-based service for customized training and validation of AI models to support full mission lifecycle.
Era-Cloud
Cloud-based adaptation of Era-Core for automated ground-in-the-loop ops and data products generation.
VALIDATION
Era-Twin
High-fidelity digital & robotic twin for V&V and AI&T (cross-cutting)
FOUNDERS
Three Minds,
One Trajectory
A founding team fused from Stanford's Space Rendezvous Laboratory - 23 years of distributed-satellite research and 12 satellites flown.
Sumant Sharma, PhD
Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer
A Stanford PhD from the Space Rendezvous Lab, he helped pioneer the vision-based navigation research that EraDrive commercializes today. Before founding EraDrive, he built and scaled the autonomy organization at Boeing-backed Wisk Aero, architecting and delivering navigation and conflict resolution for autonomous aircraft. He leads EraDrive's execution and growth, building the team, capital, and operations that turn flight-proven research into fielded products for spacecraft autonomy at scale.
Justin Kruger, PhD
Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer
Spearheads the design, development, and deployment of EraDrive’s core software and hardware systems. Justin’s expertise in vision-based navigation, distributed systems, and on-orbit autonomy are cornerstones for ensuring EraDrive’s vision becomes reality, leveraging his PhD and postdoc experience from Stanford and extensive flight experience from NASA Starling.
Simone D’Amico, PhD
Co-founder & Chief Science Officer
A Stanford AeroAstro professor and director of the Stanford Space Rendezvous Lab, he pioneered state-of-the-art research in distributed space systems, swarm operations, and satellite rendezvous, bringing decades of flight heritage and academic excellence.
CAREERS
Open Positions
Full Time • Palo Alto
GNC Engineer
Full Time • Palo Alto
Hardware and Embedded Test Engineer
Full Time • Palo Alto
Software Engineer
Full Time • Palo Alto
AI/ML Engineer
Full Time, Part Time • Palo Alto
Autonomy Internship (GNC, HW, SW, AI)
Full Time, Part Time • Palo Alto
Future Autonomy Opportunities
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