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title: 'Vice President, Space Logistics at Turion Space'
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# Vice President, Space Logistics at Turion Space

- **Company:** Turion Space
- **Location:** Irvine, CA
- **Compensation:** $140k–$240k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-10-29
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-03
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/turion-space/5c7ccd62-9344-4436-986c-2c5f75d45b5e

## Job description

At Turion Space, we’re on a mission to secure Earth and expand humanity’s reach beyond it. We’re developing spacecraft for national security, space logistics, and remote sensing. As we prepare for upcoming launches and expand our portfolio of government and commercial programs, we’re looking for a Vice President to join our Business Development team and drive the growth of our spacecraft bus and payload sales. This role is based in Southern California, with a flexible schedule split between our Irvine, California headquarters and our presence in the El Segundo aerospace hub. As Vice President, Space Logistics, you will manage full-cycle capture across large-scale government and commercial programs. Our Business Development team doesn't just "find" leads; we manage the entire journey from opportunity creation to final contract close. You will work hand-in-hand with our engineering teams to ensure our technical solutions align perfectly with customer needs. You should be a leader and a performer who thrives on the persistence required to win space vehicle opportunities within complex government frameworks.

## Key Responsibilities

- Develop and mature a mission area strategy for 1, 3 , 5, and 10 year growth plans including identifying potential customers, products, services, and partners
- Build and maintain an opportunity pipeline for a mission area including projected opportunities over the next 1, 3, 5, and 10 years.
- Shape opportunities with prospective customers to optimize alignment with Turion’s capabilities.
- Develop and implement comprehensive capture strategies, including analysis of customer needs, competitive landscape, and pricing strategies.
- Prepare review packages to support decisions to bid and approval to submit.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key customers, stakeholders, and partners.
- Ensure touchpoints within the company are integrated and synchronized to deliver a consistent message to customers, stakeholders, and partners.
- Develop and articulate clear, compelling and unique win themes and value propositions, and ensure they are articulated throughout the proposal process.
- Organize and lead the end-to-end development of proposals, including RFI, RFP, RPP, and RFQ responses. This includes organizing internal writing teams, identifying external talent needed to support proposal management and writing, and scheduling associated work

## Minimum Qualifications

- 5+ years of experience as a Program Management or Systems Engineer for space hardware programs within the aerospace or defense industry.
- Strong USG Space Network: Direct experience working with the US Space Force and Intel communities as a military member, employee, or as a prime contractor.
- Proven Shaping Experience: Experience personally influencing a customer or key stakeholder to change their mind from a previously decided path.
- Technical Fluency: Ability to engage deeply with engineering teams and speak confidently about spacecraft architecture and mission requirements. This is not an enterprise IT, finance, or contracts position.
- Contractual Knowledge: Solid understanding of government contracting vehicles and how to navigate the "win" process.
- Travel: Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time.
- Security Clearance: Active Secret clearance with ability to attain Top Secret/SCI clearance.

## Preferred Qualifications

- Subject Matter Expertise: Specific mission knowledge related to space logistics systems including launch systems, orbital transfer vehicles, on-orbit refueling systems, space robotics, and/or other.
- 5+ years of experience in business development, account management, or sales of space hardware within the aerospace or defense industry.
- Proposal and Shaping Expertise: Experienced in leading teams and developing opportunities from early concept/trend identification through qualification, deciding to bid, through proposal development and submittal, and management of early phases of new start programs.
- Multi-Agency Background: Experience navigating multiple government entities (e.g., Space Systems Command, Space Development Agency, Air Force Research Lab, NASA, and the National Reconnaissance Office).
- Security Clearance: Active Top Secret/SCI clearance.
- Regional Presence: Familiarity with the El Segundo and Southern California aerospace ecosystems.

Vice President, Space Logistics Salary Range: $140,000 - $240,000 USD Employees may be asked to support alternate shifts, extended shifts, and/or travel during peak work periods.

ITAR Requirements: This position may include access to technology and/or software source code that is subject to U.S. export controls. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Benefits: We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package designed to support the well-being and professional growth of our employees. In addition to a competitive base salary and company stock, determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, education, skills, experience, and market demand, full-time employees are eligible for:

- Equity: Receive equity in Turion Space, letting you benefit from the company's success
- Health Insurance: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their dependents.
- Retirement Plans: Access to a 401(k) plan with a 3% Employer Direct Contribution to help you plan for your future.
- Paid Time Off: Generous vacation days, personal days, sick days, and holidays to ensure you have time to recharge.
- Parental Leave: Paid parental leave following the birth of a newborn or adoption.
- Emotional Wellbeing: A no-cost Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to support you and your household’s emotional health and wellbeing.
- Professional Development: Opportunities for ongoing internal training, workshops, and courses to advance your skills and career growth.
- Team Building Activities: Regular social events, team outings, and company-sponsored activities to foster a positive work environment.

We are dedicated to providing a supportive and enriching environment for our team members, recognizing that our collective success is built upon the well-being and satisfaction of each individual. Turion Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Turion Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

## About Turion Space

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Turion Space builds critical space infrastructure—an integrated platform of software, spacecraft, payloads, and mission command & control to enable space logistics, tactical space operations, and space domain awareness.
- **Entity Type**: Private (venture-backed, $112M+ total raised)
- **Headquarters**: Irvine, California, USA (also has an office in Washington, DC)
- **Founded**: 2021
- **Founders**: Not publicly disclosed

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Space infrastructure, space logistics, defense, space domain awareness, orbital servicing
- **Target customers**: Government and defense agencies (US Space Force, NASA, NRO, DARPA) and likely commercial satellite operators
- **Mission statement**: “For all of human history, space was the destination. Now it becomes the foundation. Turion builds critical space infrastructure: the systems that turn humanity’s dream of colonizing space into a reality.”

## Products & Services
Turion operates three core missions supported by an integrated platform:

- **Mission Software (Starfire core: PRISM & TMPL)**: End-to-end mission planning software that consolidates modeling & simulation, ground and flight software into a unified command & control platform. Already tested and in active use on orbit.
- **Payloads (Farsight, Beholder, Spectre)**: Self-developed, industry-leading imagery and sensing payloads for space domain awareness and reconnaissance.
- **Space Vehicles**: Maneuverable spacecraft proven in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), deploying soon to Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO), designed for long-duration missions including orbital transport, refueling, and servicing.
- **Space Logistics**: Orbital transport, refueling, and servicing capabilities to make long-duration space operations sustainable and economically viable.
- **Tactical Space**: Highly maneuverable space missions, including rendezvous and proximity operations for objects across orbits, supporting space domain awareness and defensive operations.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly available
- **Key Metric – Total Funding**: $112M+ raised (seed round noted on website)
- **Key Growth Signal**: 276% year-over-year growth
- **Key Operational Metrics**: 200+ team members, 30+ government contracts, 29 months on orbit, 72k+ images captured, 21,256 (likely number of objects tracked or orbits logged)
- **Notable Customers/Partners**: US Space Force (USSF), NASA, National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), DARPA
- **Recent Milestones**: AUGUSTA contract awarded (2024–2025 timeline); Acquisition of Tychee Research Group (date not specified)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Integrated platform**: Software, spacecraft, payloads, and command & control designed and built as a cohesive system—drives reliability and mission success.
- **Proven in orbit**: Hardware already demonstrated in LEO with successful missions; expanding to GEO.
- **Deep government relationships**: 30+ government contracts with top-tier defense and space agencies.
- **Rapid growth**: 276% YoY growth signals strong product-market fit and scaling capability.
- **Maneuverability & logistics focus**: Differentiating capabilities in orbital transport, refueling, and servicing that most competitors are still developing.

## Strategic Focus
- Continue scaling hardware and software for orbital logistics and tactical space operations.
- Expand from LEO to GEO and beyond.
- Deepen partnerships with defense and intelligence agencies (USSF, NRO, DARPA).
- Grow the team rapidly (hiring across propulsion, avionics, GNC, software, and operations) to support increasing government contracts and commercial opportunities.

## Why Work Here
- **High-impact mission**: Directly contribute to building space infrastructure that enables human colonization of space.
- **Fast-growing startup**: 200+ employees with 276% YoY growth – a rapidly scaling environment.
- **Location**: Irvine, CA (HQ) and Washington, DC office. Likely hybrid/office presence (not specified but typical for defense space companies).
- **Engineering culture**: Hiring for propulsion, avionics, GNC, software, operations – deep technical challenges.
- **Veterans welcome**: Explicitly states “Veterans welcome” on careers page.
- **Diverse contract portfolio**: Work on projects for USSF, NASA, NRO, DARPA.
- **Perks**: Not detailed on the site, but typical of well-funded space startups (equity, competitive salary, meaningful roles).

## Sources
1. [turionspace.com](https://www.turionspace.com/) – Company overview, products, metrics, about page
2. [turionspace.com/careers](https://www.turionspace.com/careers) – Careers page
3. [linkedin.com/company/turion-space](https://www.linkedin.com/company/turion-space) – LinkedIn company profile
4. [tracxn.com](https://tracxn.com/d/companies/turionspace/__sGL_i7ZEjj-LWAjAObXwRaMIrfxPaEgL_JkGz9luChM) – Tracxn company profile (2026)

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