Sierra Space Expanding Space Applications Business

Sierra Space has announced a key hire for its expanding space applications business. Erik Daehler becomes the company’s Vice President of Orbital Systems and Services, a role that highlights Sierra Space’s commitment to expanding its growth and diversified offerings within the space applications business unit that has already accrued more than 30 years and 500 missions of space flight heritage.

“Our innovative and rapidly expanding space applications business is accelerating toward a position as a key prime system and services provider for the space industry.”

Sierra Space CEO Tom Vice.

In his new role, Daehler will be responsible for the innovation, development, production and operation of Sierra Space’s satellite products and services. He brings more than two decades of aerospace and defense experience to the company, with a broad background in program management, business development and product innovation.

“Our innovative and rapidly expanding space applications business is accelerating toward a position as a key prime system and services provider for the space industry,” said Sierra Space CEO Tom Vice. “Erik brings a wealth of knowledge and proven execution experience to our team across not only satellite products and services but also in space systems engineering with applications in communication systems, space protection, re-entry vehicles and exquisite Earth Observation systems. Sierra Space is committed to bringing our customers affordable, resilient, and responsive systems that meet their commercial and national security needs.”

Space Applications Business will Benefit from Daeler's Industry Experience

Most recently at Lockheed Martin Space, Daehler served as Senior Director of Protected Communication, where he led development of next-generation satellite communications product offerings, technology solutions, satellite design and system architectures for the U.S. Space Force, U.S. Navy and the Space Development Agency. Prior to that role, he was Director of Product Innovation for Boeing Space, and worked on new satellite platforms such as the first-of-a-kind 702SP all-electric, dual-stacked satellite and the 502 Phoenix remote sensing and servicing satellites. He also developed next-generation space systems at Boeing Space, including the X-37B.

Daehler has a strong background in optical physics with broad applications in communication and space remote sensing missions. He first joined Lockheed Martin at NASA’s John C. Stennis Space Center in 2000, where he performed radiometric calibrations of space and aircraft based multispectral and hyperspectral earth observation systems.

(Source: Sierra Space news release. Images provided)