Delivering scalable, flight-ready systems for modern satellite constellations.
What We’re Contributing
We are not here to reinvent space. We bring hard-won engineering experience from high-volume, high-reliability industries and apply it with the discipline spaceflight demands.
Core spacecraft systems like Electrical Power Subsystem (EPS) and Command and Data handling (CDH) are critical and unforgiving. If they fail, the mission ends. But once defined, they should not consume engineering time. Our job is to make them dependable , simple to integrate, and ready to scale.
We are starting with EPS because the need is immediate and the design space is familiar. But our broader focus is on compute, power, and data systems that reduce complexity and accelerate integration.
“The MP Space team have impressed us with their good judgement, deep experience in battery and power systems, and vigorous execution.”
-Dr Michael Frater, CEO, Skykraft
How we build
We build for performance, not just compliance. That means every gram, watt, and line of code is considered. The system has to work. It also has to be efficient, repeatable, and ready to scale.
Our approach starts with deep understanding. We test early and often to understand failure modes and reduce process variability. That lets us tighten tolerances with confidence and avoid compensating with unnecessary design margin.
We don’t rely on margin to hide uncertainty. We work the problem until we know exactly how the hardware behaves.
Our Team
-
Jay Manley
Co-Founder & CEO
-
Sam Paterson
Co-Founder & CCO
-
Michael Moorhead
Principal ME & Manufacturing Lead
-
Jimit Doshi
Firmware & Tech Architecture Lead
-
Chris Quirk
Finance
Our Advisors
-
Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Larry D. James
Strategic Advisor, MP Space | Former Deputy Director, NASA JPL
Brings 40+ years of leadership across NASA, the U.S. Air Force, and the NRO. Former Deputy Director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where he helped guide major planetary and earth science missions. Now advising MP Space with deep expertise in mission operations, launch systems, and national security space. -
Shaun Kenyon
Strategic Advisor, MP Space | Co-founder, Starbound Space Solutions
A veteran of 20+ satellite missions, Shaun brings deep experience across commercial and defense space programs, with prior roles at Surrey, Spire Global, and the Satellite division of Gilmour Space. Now leading Starbound, he’s focused on streamlining compliance and mission delivery."
-
Dr David Snowdon
Firmware, Systems & Networking Advisor
Co-founded Metamako (acquired by Arista) and brings deep embedded systems and networking expertise. Now guiding firmware and systems architecture for scalable, flight-ready spacecraft at MP Space..
Join The Team
Please fill in the form below to submit a general enquiry.