Today’s Talent Pool

SpaceX is preparing to launch the largest IPO of all time, with expectations that it could raise more than all U.S. listings in 2024 and 2025 combined. The company reportedly wants to raise around $75B.

  1. Jadon Smith in LA (Stealth)

    1. Role: Senior Engineer @ SpaceX (11 yrs)

    2. Other Experience: CTO @ Mach Industries ($185M from Khosla, Bedrock, Sequoia), Principal Engineer @ Anduril, Co-Founder & VP System Architecture @ Arrivo, Weapons Intelligence Analyst @ CIA, MIT BS, Stanford MS Aerospace

    3. Description: Stealth since 9/24

  2. JB Rajsky in LA (Stealth)

    1. Role: Senior GNC Engineer @ SpaceX (9.5 yrs)

    2. Other Experience: VP Engineering @ Mach Industries, VP GNC & Flight Software @ Argo Space, Principal Rocket Re-Use Engineer @ Relativity Space, Cornell MEng Aerospace

    3. Description: Stealth since 5/25

  3. Tom Tarlton & Rob Tarlton in LA (Stealth)

    1. Role: Principal Structures Engineer @ SpaceX (13 yrs)

    2. Other Experience: Program Manager @ Purdue FSAE

    3. Description: Stealth since 7/25

    4. Contact: [email protected]

  4. Robert Wiggenhorn & William Seidel in LA (Stealth)

    1. Role: Director Starlink Enterprise Engineering & Director Starlink Aviation @ SpaceX (4 & 13 yrs)

    2. Other Experience: VP Space Station Engineering @ Vast, Customer Engineer @ Google Cloud, Senior Director @ Bromium

    3. Description: Stealth since 12/25

  5. Kyle Cothern in LA (Founder @ Flotilla Space)

    1. Role: Launch Ops Engineer @ SpaceX (2.5 yrs)

    2. Other Experience: 1st Employee @ Vast ($1B+ from Balerion, IQT, QIA, Mitsui), Lead Project Engineer @ Arrivo, Señor Design Engineer @ Hyperloop One

    3. Description: "Ad astra per tubos"

    4. Contact: Site

  6. Jackson Lindauer in SF (Potential Founder)

    1. Role: Director, Swarm @ SpaceX (3 yrs)

    2. Other Experience: 1st FTE @ Swarm Technologies ($30M from Craft Ventures, Social Capital → acquired by SpaceX)

    3. Description: "Founder exploring what's next"

  7. Evan DeSantola in SF (Stealth)

    1. Role: Propulsion R&D @ SpaceX (<1 yr)

    2. Other Experience: Founder & CEO @ Agot AI ($22M raised —> acquired by HM Electronics), Quant Systems @ D.E. Shaw, Deep Learning RA @ CMU, CMU BS CS

    3. Description: "Turning Sick Care to Prevent Care"

    4. Contact: [email protected]

  8. Christine Odaba in SF (Stealth)

    1. Role: Propulsion & Mech Design Engineer & Launch Chief Engineering @ SpaceX (3 yrs)

    2. Other Experience: Head of Surgery R&D & Head of Surgery Engineering @ Neuralink, Princeton BSE Mech & Aero

    3. Description: Stealth since 3/26

  9. Andrew Hoff in NYC (Stealth)

    1. Role: SWE @ SpaceX (1.5 yrs)

    2. Other Experience: Director SWE @ Anduril, SWE @ Two Sigma, Northwestern BS IE, UCLA MS CS

    3. Description: “Cross-domain engineering, deploy in the field, build from first principles"

  10. Jack Oswald in LA (Stealth)

    1. Role: Combustion Devices @ SpaceX (<1 yr)

    2. Other Experience: 1st Technical Hire @ Impulse Space ($525M Founders Fund, Lux), Researcher @ MIT Media Lab, Founded High School Rocket Propulsion Lab, MIT BS, Stanford MS Aerospace

    3. Description: Stealth defense tech since 6/23

  11. Kyle Vacca in LA (Stealth)

    1. Role: Mission Manager @ SpaceX (5.5 yrs)

    2. Other Experience: Sr. Manager Launch Ops @ Blue Origin, USAF Instructor Pilot & JTAC, NASA KSC Intern, USAFA BS Astronautical Engineering, CU Boulder MS Bioastronautics

    3. Description: Stealth since 2/26

  12. David Caponio in LA (Co-Founder @ Space Habitat Corporation)

    1. Role: Mission Manager @ SpaceX (5 yrs)

    2. Other Experience: SVP Product & BD @ VAST, Head of Product & BD @ Launcher, VP Commercial Space & Launch @ Tyvak, Senior Mission Manager @ Virgin Orbit, Development Engineer @ USAF,

    3. Description: "The Space Habitat Corporation is a new venture that integrates with and complements NASA’s Commercial LEO Destinations (CLD program), private market capacity, and international civil space priorities and resources.”

  13. Maxwell Wang in SF (Founder @ Stealth)

    1. Role: SWE II @ SpaceX (1 yr)

    2. Other Experience: Founding Engineer & Software Lead @ Paladin ($21M from Khosla, YC, Gradient), SWE @ Sentry, Tesla intern, UIUC MS & BS CS

    3. Description: Stealth since 2025

    4. Funding: Backed by a16z Speedrun

  14. Nick Orenstein in LA (Co-Founder & CEO @ Manifest Space)

    1. Role: Crew Equipment Engineer @ SpaceX (6.5 yrs)

    2. Other Experience: Co-Founder & CEO @ Hstar Space, Co-Founder @ Lono Medical Systems, Grad Research @ Los Alamos National Lab, Harvard SB ME, USC PhD Astronautical Engineering

    3. Description: “Manifest Space is building core infrastructure for space traffic coordination”

  15. Sam Lynch in LA (Co-Founder & CEO @ Ibis Industries)

    1. Role: TPS Technician & Thermal Engineer Intern @ SpaceX (3.5 yrs)

    2. Other Experience: Manager Manufacturing Engineering @ Anduril, MFG Engineer @ Relativity Space

    3. Description: “At Ibis Industries, we serve as your dedicated manufacturing partner, leveraging our intelligent automation platform to bring your products to market with precision and speed.”"

    4. Contact: [email protected]

  16. Matthew Singer in LA (Stealth)

    1. Role: Global Supply Manager & Sr. Production Development Engineer @ SpaceX (8 yrs)

    2. Other Experience: Head of Supply Chain @ Critical Energy, Sr. Supply Chain Manager @ Radiant, Head of Ops @ RotorVault, Manager Logistics Engineering @ Heliogen

    3. Description: "Modernizing the domestic nuclear supply chain"

  17. Bram Schork in Pasadena (Co-Founder & CEO @ General Astronautics)

    1. Role: Starlink Lasers Engineering Intern @ SpaceX (<1 yr)

    2. Other Experience: Robotics Engineering Intern @ Cosmic Robotics, SWE Intern @ Ansys, Caltech BS ME

    3. Description: "Robots for high throughput microgravity research and manufacturing"

    4. Funding: Backed by YC W26 and Planet Ventures

  18. Casey Jones Steuer & Brian Komlos in El Segundo (Co-Founders @ Maritime Technology)

    1. Role: Senior Space Operations Engineer & Manager Recovery Ops @ SpaceX (5.5 yrs)

    2. Other Experience: Director Recovery & Marine Ops @ Rocket Lab, Sr. Regulatory Systems Engineer @ Radiant, SkySat Mission Ops Crew Chief @ Planet, Flight Ops Controller @ Terra Bella

    3. Description: Stealth since 7/25

    4. Contact: [email protected]

  19. Jonathan Kornich in El Segundo (Stealth)

    1. Role: Flight SWE @ SpaceX (2.5 yrs)

    2. Other Experience: Engineer @ Radiant, Electronics & Firmware Engineer @ Tesla

    3. Description: Stealth since 1/26

    4. Contact: Site

  20. Denys Metelskyy in LA (Stealth)

    1. Role: Flight SWE @ SpaceX (5.5 yrs)

    2. Other Experience: Principal Flight SWE @ Inversion, Principal SWE @ CHAOS, Sr. Flight SWE @ Talyn Air

    3. Description: Stealth since 6/24

  21. Aditya S. in US (Founder @ Stealth Drone Startup)

    1. Role: Supplier Dev Engineer, Starlink @ SpaceX (1 yr)

    2. Other Experience: Commodities & Equipment Specialist @ ABL Space Systems, Leadership Dev Program @ Howmet Aerospace

    3. Description: Stealth drone startup since 6/25

  22. Zach Lupei in LA (CEO & Founder @ Daemon)

    1. Role: Engineering Manager Dynamics @ SpaceX (3.5 yrs)

    2. Other Experience: GPM @ Snapchat, PM @ Google YouTube, Analyst @ Oaktree Capital, Harvey Mudd BS Engineering, HBS MBA

    3. Description: “AI-native engineering intelligence platform”

    4. Contact: [email protected]

  23. Narek Kajikian in LA (Co-Founder & CEO @ Guard Owl) - Series A Lead

    1. Role: Build Reliability Engineer (Dragon) @ SpaceX (2 yrs)

    2. Other Experience: PearX S25 Founder @ Pear VC, UC Irvine BS Aerospace Engineering

    3. Description: “AI-native operating system for physical security.”

    4. Funding: Raised $3M from Tower Research Capital, Pear VC, and angels.

    5. Contact: [email protected]

  24. Haley Weinstein, Ph.D. in LA (Founder @ Stealth)

    1. Role: Space Laser Intern & EE Intern @ SpaceX (1 yr)

    2. Other Experience: PhD Candidate @ USC Viterbi, Northeastern BS/MS EE

    3. Description:Stealth since 5/25

    4. Contact: [email protected]

  25. Emily Henriksson in LA (Stealth)

    1. Role: Propulsion Engineer @ SpaceX (3.5 yrs)

    2. Other Experience: Principal @ Root Ventures, Stanford BS & MS ME, Harvard MBA

    3. Description: Stealth since 4/24

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