Orca Aerospace
AI spacecraft operators that lives onboard the vehicle
At Orca, we are focused on creating the future of spacecraft operations by moving control onto the vehicle. By allowing AI models to control the satellite using deterministic tooling, we are able to achieve the same holistic, high-quality decisions on "what" to do to carry out a mission while maintaining the safety of systems that decide "how" to execute it.
Active Founders
Founder/CEO
Jacob spent over a decade at Lockheed Martin in guidance, navigation, and control, rising from intern to GNC Manager and founding the company's first AI-GNC team. His work focused on autonomous fault recovery and self-healing systems for aerospace platforms. Jacob has an MS in Robotics from Santa Clara University and an MS in Computer Science from Georgia Tech.
Jacob spent over a decade at Lockheed Martin in guidance, navigation, and control, rising from intern to GNC Manager and founding the company's first AI-GNC team. His work focused on autonomous fault recovery and self-healing systems for aerospace platforms. Jacob has an MS in Robotics from Santa Clara University and an MS in Computer Science from Georgia Tech.
Jobs at Orca Aerospace
San Francisco, CA, US / Remote (US)
$100K - $200K
0.25% - 2.00%
1+ years
Founded:2026
Batch:Fall 2026
Team Size:3
Status:Active
Location:San Francisco
Primary Partner:Nicolas Dessaigne