Cofounder · Shooting for YC S26 · T-9 days

We're making orbit quiet enough to think in.

Q-Locker is the first active vibration isolation platform built for commercial space stations. If you want to ship hardware that matters — and get there before anyone else — this is the call.

boyer103@purdue.edu  ·  PATENT FILED  ·  CUSTOMER LOCKED  ·  PURDUE-1 FLIGHT 2027
Position open · technical cofounder

A builder with the depth to match the problem.

Grad/PhD or exceptional undergrad. ECE · mechanical · controls · space systems. Hands-on with magnetic actuators or precision mechanisms a strong plus. Shipping hardware this summer is non-negotiable.

T-MINUS · 09 DAYS TO YC S26 DEADLINE
§ 01 — the partner

Who we need.

Background
Grad/PhD or exceptional undergrad in engineering, controls, or space systems.
Hands-on
Magnetic actuators, precision mechanisms, embedded firmware. You've built things that have to work the first time.
Non-negotiable
Hardware in the loop this summer. The first flight is real. The customer is locked. There is no slip schedule.
Milestones
Provisional patent filed
White paper complete
First customer committed
YC S26 application submitted
Technical cofounder — you
Purdue-1 first flight, 2027
Haven-1 — first commercial flight
Axiom Space flight
Starlabs flight
§ 02 — hardware specs

The numbers.

ISO Floor
< 3 µg
T1 baseline
Upgrade
< 100 ng
T3 config
DOF
6
full spatial
Band
0.01–100 Hz
full spectrum