Sierra Space
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How Sierra Space hires
Truth index
B 78/100
Median time to fill
36 days
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
89%
Reposted roles
0%
Sierra Space scores B on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 28 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 89% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 36 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
Sierra Space is a space technology company that develops the Dream Chaser spaceplane and inflatable orbital habitats. Its vehicles are designed to deliver cargo to orbit and land on conventional runways, and the company also builds environmental control systems and space robotics. The company is headquartered in Louisville, Colorado, United States.
News
Dr. Robert Morrow Awarded AIAA Jeffries Aerospace Medicine and Life Sciences Research Award
We're incredibly proud of Dr. Robert Morrow, Sierra Space's Lead Plant Scientist, who has been awarded the prestigious AIAA Jeffries Aerospace Medicine and Life Sciences Research Award for his excellence in scientific and technical leadership toward the d
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Sierra Space CEO Dan Jablonsky Named to Denver Business Journal Power Book
"Space is no longer just a domain of exploration; it's a warfighting domain, and what we build matters for American leadership in that domain." - Dan Jablonsky, CEO of Sierra Space Dan Jablonsky, CEO of Louisville, Colorado-based Sierra Space, has been re
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Sierra Space Awarded $798 Million Missile Defense Contract in Support of Golden Dome for America
Sierra Space contracted to deliver an additional 18 satellites for the tracking layer, strengthening the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture LOUISVILLE, Colo. - July 13, 2026 - Sierra Space, a defense-tech space company delivering solutions for the
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Sierra Space Names Jeff Schrader Chief Financial Officer
LOUISVILLE, Colo. - June 30, 2026 - Sierra Space Corp. ("Sierra Space"), a defense-tech space company delivering solutions for the nation's most critical missions and advancing the future of security in space, announced today the appointment of Jeff Schra
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Celebrating International Women in Engineering Day
Today, we celebrate International Women in Engineering Day by spotlighting some of the remarkable women at Sierra Space who are shaping the future of defense-tech. From the design floor to mission control, from research labs to operations centers, women a
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Sierra Space Appoints Jill Pomeroy as Senior Vice President of Government Relations
LOUISVILLE, Colo. - June 22, 2026 - Sierra Space Corp. ("Sierra Space"), a defense-tech space company delivering solutions for the nation's most critical missions and advancing the future of security in space, today announced that Jill Pomeroy has joined
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Sierra Space Elects Retired Lieutenant General John E. Shaw to Board of Directors
LOUISVILLE, Colo. - April 30, 2026 - Sierra Space Corp. ("Sierra Space"), a proven defense-tech space company delivering solutions for the nation's most critical missions and advancing the future of security in space, today announced the election of Retir
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Sierra Space's Dream Chaser Spaceplane Successfully Completed Milestone at NASA's Kennedy Space Center
LOUISVILLE, Colo. - April 14, 2026 - Sierra Space Corp. ("Sierra Space"), a defense-tech space company delivering solutions for the nation's most critical missions and advancing the future of security in space, announced today the completion of launch aco
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Sierra Space Appoints Jeff Schrader as Chief Strategy Officer
LOUISVILLE, Colo. - March 30, 2026 - Sierra Space Corp. ("Sierra Space"), a proven defense-tech space company delivering solutions for the nation's most critical space missions and advancing the future of security in space, today announced that Jeff Schra
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Sierra Space over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
103
Postings analysed
146
Stack modernity
69/100
Languages
Python43%
MATLAB25%
C++20%
SQL14%
Frameworks & libraries
FastAPI3%
Angular1%
Django1%
React.js1%
Databases
MySQL5%
PostgreSQL5%
Oracle1%
Cloud & platforms
Power BI18%
AWS16%
Azure16%
Kubernetes12%
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103 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks
Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$164k
Typical range
$84k – $347k
Open positions
132
129
Jobs
Junior
14.7%
Middle
38%
Senior
30.2%
Staff
3.9%
Principal
8.5%
Architect
4.7%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 19 | $106k | $89k – $115k |
| Middle | 49 | $145k | $101k – $217k |
| Senior | 39 | $189k | $138k – $347k |
| Staff | 5 | $217k | $159k – $230k |
| Principal | 11 | $230k | $174k – $283k |
| Architect | 6 | $274k | $214k – $277k |
Highest paying role
Sr Director, Business Development, Space Superiority (Clearance Required)
$347k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Sierra Space
By role, level and city, against the market · 132 jobs with pay
People
Tom Vice
Executive Officer, Director
Jeff Babione
Executive Officer
Kelly Garehime
Executive Officer
Troy Lahr
Executive Officer
Dan Jablonsky
Executive Officer, Director
John Abizaid
Director
Cyrus Behbehani
Director
Fatih Ozmen
Director
Eren Ozmen
Director
Philippe Laffonte
Director
William Ford
Director
Gregory Smith
Director
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Growth
Hiring Momentum
90/100
Scaling fast
Open positions
157
86 opened / 56 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
36 days
faster than 35% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~11 hours
10/15/2026
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
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
36% ▼
Hardware
9% ▲
DevOps
6%
Operations
6%
Field & Service
5%
Analytics
4%
Actively hiring for Industrial Engineering (+24 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
New location: Arlington
Oct 2026
New location: Durham
Oct 2026
New location: Huntsville
Oct 2026
Added SLI/SLO/SLA to stack
Oct 2026
Added Node JS to stack
Oct 2026
Added Conan to stack
Oct 2026
Added CMake to stack
Oct 2026
Added VPN to stack
Oct 2026
Added VLAN to stack
Oct 2026
Added TCP/IP to stack
Oct 2026
Added Defense in Depth to stack
Oct 2026
Added Zero Trust to stack
Oct 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
9
Hiring now
9
Countries
1
Busiest office
Louisville
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Louisville
United States
HQ
Louisville, CO (S Taylor) - CO_CL2
129 open roles 150 posted in 90 days 43% engineering 1000-5000 est. staff $169k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering, Hardware, DevOps
Centennial
United States
Plant / site
Centennial, CO (Arapahoe 2) - CO_ARA
97 open roles 94 posted in 90 days 45% engineering 500-1000 est. staff $177k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering, Hardware, DevOps
Broomfield
United States
Plant / site
Broomfield, CO - CO_CB4
11 open roles 18 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $131k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service, Industrial Engineering, Management
Madison
United States
Plant / site
Louisville, CO (Taylor) - CO_CL1
8 open roles 10 posted in 90 days 13% engineering 50-200 est. staff $134k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering, Operations, Enterprise Apps
Englewood
United States
Plant / site
Louisville, CO - CO_LOU
6 open roles 7 posted in 90 days 17% engineering 50-200 est. staff $132k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering, Field & Service, Analytics
Durham
United States
Durham, NC - NC_DUR
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 50% engineering 10-50 est. staff $116k Avg Salary
hires for QA, Industrial Engineering
Middleton
United States
Middleton, WI (Murphy) - WI_WM5
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Field & Service
Arlington
United States
Arlington, VA - VA_WDC
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff $316k Avg Salary
hires for Sales
Huntsville
United States
Huntsville, AL (Market) - AL_AH4
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff $197k Avg Salary
hires for Management
Jobs
≈ $62k – $123k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • 2+ years exp • Centennial
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$208k – $286k per year • In office • Full-Time • 15+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Louisville • Centennial
Azure
Cybersecurity
NIST 800-171
Analytics
Master Data Management
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$137k – $189k per year • In office • TS/SCI • Full-Time • 8+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Centennial • Louisville
MATLAB
Simulink
Chips/EDA
Altium Designer
HyperLynx
Design
AutoCAD
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$157k – $215k per year • In office • Full-Time • 8+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Louisville • Centennial
RTOS
CI/CD
Git
Linux
Management
Agile
Scrum
Kanban
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$144k – $198k per year • In office • Full-Time • 3+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Louisville • Centennial
Jira
Agile
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$84k – $115k per year • In office • Full-Time • Bachelor's Degree • Louisville • Centennial
Python
C++
Bash
Conan
CMake
DevOps
Terraform
Ansible
GCP
GitHub Actions
Prometheus
GitLab CI
Azure
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Git
AWS
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Kubernetes
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Linux
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$84k – $115k per year • In office • Full-Time • Bachelor's Degree • Centennial • Louisville
Python
C++
Git
Management
Agile
Scrum
Kanban
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$84k – $115k per year • In office • Full-Time • Bachelor's Degree • Centennial • Louisville
Python
JavaScript
TypeScript
Node JS
FastAPI
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
CI/CD
Git
Windows
Unix
TCP/IP
Management
Agile
Scrum
Kanban
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$77k – $106k per year • In office • Full-Time • Bachelor's Degree • Louisville • Centennial
Python
C++
MATLAB
Simulink
Chips/EDA
Altium Designer
Design
AutoCAD
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$77k – $106k per year • In office • Full-Time • Bachelor's Degree • Centennial • Louisville
Python
C++
MATLAB
Simulink
Chips/EDA
Altium Designer
Design
AutoCAD
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$77k – $106k per year • In office • Full-Time • Bachelor's Degree • Centennial • Louisville
Python
C++
MATLAB
Simulink
Chips/EDA
Altium Designer
Design
AutoCAD
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$61k – $84k per year • In office • Full-Time • Bachelor's Degree • Centennial • Louisville
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Financials
Total raised
$550M
Latest round
Series C
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | Valuation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series C | 2026 | $550M | $8B | Details |