Strategic Technical Advisor, Orbital Systems & Spacecraft Architecture

Sumer Systems is building the world's first Orbital Compute Network, enabling AI compute, storage, and routing in Low Earth Orbit.

As a Technical Advisor, Spacecraft Thermal & Power Systems, you will provide strategic guidance on the architecture and feasibility of Sumer Systems' patent-pending orbital computing infrastructure.

Responsibilities include:

• Advise on spacecraft thermal management and radiative cooling architectures
• Review orbital power generation, storage, and energy budgeting concepts
• Evaluate system-level tradeoffs affecting compute, power, thermal, and mission operations
• Validate technical assumptions used in investor materials and strategic planning
• Support fundraising and strategic partnership discussions as a subject matter expert
• Provide guidance on future spacecraft, hosted payload, and orbital infrastructure development
• Introduce relevant industry relationships where appropriate

Availability & Expectations

• Advisory role requiring approximately 4-6 hours per month
• Attend a monthly strategy and technical review meeting
• Provide feedback on architecture, engineering assumptions, and roadmap decisions
• Be available for occasional investor, customer, or partner discussions as a technical advisor
• Flexible and remote, with no day-to-day operational responsibilities

Ideal Background

• Spacecraft thermal engineering
• Spacecraft power systems engineering
• Satellite systems engineering
• Mission architecture or spacecraft chief engineering roles

Ideal backgrounds include:

• SpaceX
• NASA
• JPL
• Rocket Lab
• Loft Orbital
• Planet Labs
• Blue Origin
• Lockheed Martin Space
• Northrop Grumman Space
• Airbus Space
• Maxar

Mission

Help build the future of space-native computing infrastructure and validate the technical foundations of a next-generation Orbital Compute Network.

This is a part-time advisory position helping shape the future of space-native computing infrastructure.

• Equity Compensation Only.