Observable Space
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Optics & Photonic Components
Satellite Manufacturing
Space Services
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Funding and backers
Total raised
$90M
1 round on record
Latest round
$90M
Series A · May 2026 · 5 mo ago
Team
201-500
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
21
+1 posted in 30 days
The money's age
Fresh money
5 months since the last round · and hiring
Momentum
37/100
hiring for its size, in the news, fresh money
Last sign of life
1 mo ago
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
May 28
Raised a round Series A $90M
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 6%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series A | May 2026 | $90M | — | investing.com |
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How Observable Space hires
Truth index
B 78/100
Median time to fill
67 days
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
67%
Reposted roles
0%
Observable Space scores B on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 9 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 67% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 67 days. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed
Overview
Observable Space is a vertically integrated space technology company building precision optics platforms for Earth and in space. Its systems are used by customers including NASA, JPL, SpaceX, Boeing, RTX and the US Space Force, and it hires optical, mechanical, thermal and embedded software engineers. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, United States.
News
Observable Space
Observable Space which is SoCal's #49 aerospace and defense company, led by Dan Roelker, is headquartered in Los Angeles with a total of 27 employees.
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Observable Gets Contract, Series A
Observable Space, a Sawtelle-based aerospace company, nabs a $94 million Space Force contract and closes a $90 series A funding round.
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Observable Space fetches $90M in Series A capital
The one-year-old company also secures a $94 million Space Force contract to scale up the production of its optical telescopes.
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Observable Space's CDK 14 can capture your cosmos
Superb optics, top-notch engineering, and a relatively small footprint make this scope a winner.
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Exclusive: Two space startups have merged to create the next generation of telescopes
On a clear spring evening in Michigan, the stars aligned - just not in the way Upfront Ventures partner Nick Kim expected. He'd just led a $9.5 million
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Observable Space over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
38
Postings analysed
22
Stack modernity
71/100AI adopter
Languages
Python32%
MATLAB32%
C++27%
C#5%
Frameworks & libraries
OpenCV5%
PyTorch5%
TensorFlow5%
TensorFlow C++5%
Cloud & platforms
Linux18%
RTOS18%
AI & ML
Vision Transformer5%
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Full Observable Space tech stack
38 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks
Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$178k
Typical range
$90k – $250k
Open positions
20
19
Jobs
Junior
5.3%
Middle
21.1%
Senior
47.4%
Staff
26.3%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 1 | $150k | $150k |
| Middle | 4 | $140k | $90k – $150k |
| Senior | 9 | $180k | $130k – $200k |
| Staff | 5 | $230k | $230k – $250k |
Highest paying role
Controller
$250k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Observable Space
By role, level and city, against the market · 20 jobs with pay
Growth
Hiring Momentum
35/100
Slowing
Open positions
21
1 opened / 3 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
67 days
faster than 19% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~5 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Industrial Engineering
28% ▲
Hardware
22% ▼
Operations
11% ▼
AI/ML
6% ▼
Administrative
6% ▼
Finance
6% ▼
Activity Timeline
Added Statistical Process Control to stack
Oct 2026
Added GD&T to stack
Oct 2026
Added AS9100 to stack
Oct 2026
Added Thermal Desktop to stack
Oct 2026
Added Nastran to stack
Oct 2026
Added ANSYS to stack
Oct 2026
Added CCSDS to stack
Oct 2026
Added Rest API to stack
Sep 2026
Added Machine Learning to stack
Sep 2026
Added Microsoft Office to stack
Sep 2026
Added Linux to stack
Sep 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
United States
HQ
22 open roles 16 posted in 90 days 50% engineering 200-500 est. staff $175k Avg Salary
hires for Hardware, Industrial Engineering, Backend
Earlier presence
Detroit, United States
Jobs
$130k – $180k per year · Equity · Hybrid · Full-Time · 5+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Los Angeles
Python
MATLAB
SolidWorks
SpaceTech
Nastran
ANSYS
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$140k – $200k per year · Equity · Hybrid · Full-Time · 5+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Los Angeles
Statistical Process Control
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$100k – $140k per year · Equity · Hybrid · Full-Time · 3+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Los Angeles
Python
MATLAB
SolidWorks
SpaceTech
Nastran
ANSYS
AS9100
Thermal Desktop
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$100k – $140k per year · Equity · Hybrid · Full-Time · 3+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Los Angeles
Python
MATLAB
SolidWorks
SpaceTech
Nastran
ANSYS
AS9100
GD&T
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$130k – $150k per year · Equity · Hybrid · Full-Time · 2+ years exp · Los Angeles
LTspice
Ansys SIwave
HyperLynx
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$140k – $170k per year · Equity · Hybrid · Full-Time · 5+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Los Angeles
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$150k – $190k per year · Equity · Hybrid · Full-Time · 5+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Los Angeles
Python
MATLAB
Nastran
ANSYS
Thermal Desktop
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$65k – $90k per year · Equity · Hybrid · Full-Time · Associate's Degree · Los Angeles
SolidWorks
Apply
$160k – $200k per year · Equity · Hybrid · Full-Time · 5+ years exp · Los Angeles
LTspice
Ansys SIwave
HyperLynx
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$130k – $150k per year · Equity · Hybrid · Full-Time · 3+ years exp · Los Angeles
C++
RTOS
Linux
Robotics
Sensor Fusion
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$190k – $230k per year · Equity · Hybrid · Full-Time · 10+ years exp · Master's Degree · Los Angeles
C++
TensorFlow C++
AI/ML
OpenCV
Computer Vision
TensorFlow
PyTorch
Vision Transformer
Machine Learning
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$180k – $230k per year · Equity · Hybrid · Full-Time · 5+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Los Angeles
Python
C++
MATLAB
RTOS
Linux
SpaceTech
CCSDS
Apply
Financials
Total raised
$90M
Latest round
Series A
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series A | 2026 | $90M | Details |