Erik Daehler, Senior VP Sierra Space Defense at Sierra Space
In this episode we speak with Erik Daehler, Senior Vice President of Sierra Space’s Defense organisation, focused on delivering national security satellite capabilities including missile warning and tracking.Erik shares how a hands-on childhood, from rebuilding cars to fixing pinball machines, shaped his engineering mindset, and how early work in remote sensing at NASA took on new urgency after 9/11. He explains his shift into defence missions, the lessons learned from programme cancellations, and why adaptability matters as much as technical depth.The conversation covers Sierra Space’s…
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