Our team

We are an international team of innovators committed to our vision of scalable and sustainable space transportation. From Earth to space. From space to everywhere else. We believe in hardware-rich design and are always looking to push the limits of our technology in the real world. Whether it’s with our spaceplane demonstrator or the propulsion systems we supply to customers worldwide, work at Dawn is always solutions-focused and hands-on.

20+

Nationalities

3

Locations

130+

Team members


Our values

We are driven by five key values across everything we do and believe as a company:

Integrity
We do what we say. We are trusted, authentic and transparent. We collaborate and focus on building others up.

Sustainability
We are working for a sustainable aerospace industry and are
creating technology that’s solving big waste problems. Our people are conscious of the environment and believe in doing
what’s right for our planet and universe.

Courage
There’s a lot of space in space, so we aren’t afraid to stand out. We are comfortable making tough decisions, asking questions, and embracing new ideas to find simple, smarter solutions.

Pragmatism
We approach difficult problems with sensible solutions. Our creativity works hand in hand with evidence, practicality, and simplicity.

Innovation
We love creating useful stuff. Our curiosity unearths simplicity and gets to the heart of issues. It’s about long-term results over short-term comfort.

Our culture

Through our core values, our company culture champions these elements:

Working for a better future
We’re passionate humans who believe anything is possible. What we build matters, and how we work is changing the way people think about space.

Authenticity and inclusivity
We are a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace, and it’s important to us that everyone can be themselves at work. We are serious about what we do, but foster a relaxed working environment. We are confident that our differences make us stronger, more agile, and better informed.

Hands-on experience
Our people know their stuff and have the autonomy to solve problems. They investigate, test, and implement solutions that drive our projects.

Communication
As a global company with multiple teams, respectful communication binds us together. We are considerate and open with each other.

Learn about Jennifer’s career journey in this Podcast episode, and how she transitioned from the turbomachinery to space industry 🚀

We build real things and fly them
and so will you

Internships

We like to give our interns big goals, resources, and full support from senior engineers to complete a project from start to finish. They typically require you to research, design, build, test, and prove a particular system or subsystem. The result will be an invaluable hands-on experience that you cannot get from the classroom.

Past examples of projects include developing reaction control engines, UAV recovery parachute and deployment systems, satellite propulsion avionics, designing test and support infrastructure, flight trajectory simulations, and flight testing our vehicles.