SEAKR Engineering is a manufacturer of advanced electronics designed for space applications, specializing in data management systems, processing units, and avionics. They provide solutions for data storage, processing, and communication in space, including radiation-hardened systems. SEAKR serves commercial entities, government agencies like NASA and the Department of Defense, and large prime contractors, and they were acquired by Raytheon Intelligence & Space in 2021.
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Jeff Schrader previously served as president of SEAKR Engineering and Blue Canyon Technologies.
Jeff Schrader led execution and growth for a combined workforce of more than 1,000 employees at SEAKR Engineering and Blue Canyon Technologies.
Dave Jungkind joined SEAKR in 2004 when the company had under 160 employees and helped grow the organization to over 500 employees.
DARPA plans to launch four Blackjack satellites later 2023 built on Blue Canyon buses and equipped with SEAKR radio-frequency communications payloads.
Raytheon Technologies acquired Blue Canyon Technologies and SEAKR Engineering and expanded its space payload and satellite bus capabilities and expertise.
Since acquiring Blue Canyon Technologies and SEAKR Engineering, Raytheon Technologies expanded its space payload and satellite bus capabilities and expertise.
The satellites will carry a wide-field-of-view overhead persistent infrared sensor developed by Raytheon and an electronics payload provided by Raytheon subsidiary SEAKR Engineering.
SEAKR Engineering delivered the first two Pit Boss mission data processing payloads that will fly on Blackjack satellites on 2022-09-07.
SEAKR Engineering was acquired by Raytheon Technologies in 2021.
SEAKR Engineering successfully demonstrated optical inter-satellite links between two DARPA Mandrake 2 satellites.
SEAKR led the Mandrake 1 program that completed its mission and established Technical Readiness Level 9 for some of the highest performing CPUs to ever fly.
SEAKR Engineering’s RHBD techniques have been deployed in more than 300 space missions with a 100% on-orbit success rate.
Raytheon acquired commercial satellite manufacturer Blue Canyon Technologies and spacecraft engineering firm SEAKR.
SEAKR Engineering designs, builds, and tests space-qualified electronics at facilities in Colorado.
SpaceLink selected SEAKR Engineering, Inc. to provide key payload technology for SpaceLink’s relay satellite system.
SEAKR Engineering’s Radiation Hardened system By Design (RHBD) techniques have been deployed in over 300 missions with a 100% on-orbit success rate.
In March, DARPA awarded SEAKR Engineering a $60,400,000 contract to develop a data processing and artificial intelligence system known as Pit Boss for the Blackjack program.
In March 2020, Lockheed Martin selected SEAKR Engineering to help develop a satellite communications payload for the U.S. Space Force under the Protected Tactical Satcom (PTS) program.
The acquisition of SEAKR Engineering expands Raytheon Technologies’ core space business and enhances its capability to provide qualified systems faster.
Over the last 40 years, SEAKR Engineering has delivered more than 300 flight units with a 100% on-orbit success rate.