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Integrated Solutions for Precise Navigation

Psionic was founded by former NASA engineers with a vision to dramatically enhance navigation for land, air, and space vehicles in the harshest terrains.

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Powered by NASA Innovation

Psionic transforms decades of NASA R&D into a cutting-edge, GPS-denied navigation system. Exclusively licensed through NASA’s Technology Transfer program and enhanced with SBIR/STTR funding, our proprietary PSNDL technology delivers precise, interference-proof navigation across land, air, and space—built for extreme environments and adaptable to a wide range of mission-critical applications.

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Psionic’s Proprietary Technology

From outer space to below earth’s surface, let Psionic’s GPS-alterative navigation system lead the way.

PSNDL

Psionic’s Space Navigation Doppler Lidar delivers precise, reliable navigation for critical space missions—including lunar and Mars landings, docking, and surface operations. It supports mobility and positioning for landers, rovers, and human exploration, while enhancing space situational awareness and enabling high-accuracy rendezvous and proximity maneuvers.

SurePath™

Psionic’s SurePath™ delivers highly accurate 3D velocity, attitude, and position data—enhancing performance in GPS-denied or contested environments. Easily retrofitted to existing systems, it integrates seamlessly across a wide range of commercial and defense platforms to support autonomous operations.

Addressing the Threat

As dependence on GNSS and other centralized navigation systems grows, so do the risks of disruption. Spoofing and jamming incidents have exposed critical vulnerabilities, revealing how fragile these infrastructures can be. Most systems rely on satellites or cell towers—single points of failure in hostile environments. Our solution is different: a fully self-contained navigation system that operates independently of external signals. Even when satellites go dark or towers go silent, our technology keeps you on course.

Key Benefits

Our system enables accurate autonomous and semi-autonomous navigation in GPS-denied environments. Its low-cost, compact design is proven at TRL 7 and easily integrates into existing systems. As a non-RF solution, it offers low probability of intercept or detection. It actively mitigates GPS jamming and spoofing, enhancing positional accuracy. Powered by coherent Doppler lidar, it delivers precise velocity and position data. It is fully compatible with DoD’s MOSA framework for seamless PNT sensor fusion.

Our Capabilities

Our system enables accurate autonomous and semi-autonomous navigation in GPS-denied environments. Its low-cost, compact design is proven at TRL 7 and easily integrates into existing systems. As a non-RF solution, it offers low probability of intercept or detection. It actively mitigates GPS jamming and spoofing, enhancing positional accuracy. Powered by coherent Doppler lidar, it delivers precise velocity and position data. It is fully compatible with DoD’s MOSA framework for seamless PNT sensor fusion.

Space

  • Lunar and Mars Landing & Docking
  • Lunar Surface Operations
  • Space Situational Awareness
  • Rendezvous and Proximity Operations

Aviation

  • Commercial
  • Military
  • Advanced Air Mobility
  • Low Altitude UAS

SurePath™ Commercial

  • Mining & Construction
  • Trucking
  • Agriculture
  • Last Mile Delivery

SurePath™ Defense

  • Manned Fighting Vehicles
  • Autonomous Resupply, Logistics
  • Support Vehicles
  • Special Operations Platforms
  • Surveillance and Reconnaissance
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Our Mission

Psionic was founded by former NASA engineers with a vision to dramatically enhance navigation for land, air, and space vehicles.

Psionic pursues that vision by producing navigation systems and inertial sensors for commercial and space sectors that do what no one else can. Our cutting-edge technology works without satellites or networks, performs in the harshest terrain, and calculates precise velocity and position accuracy, just for starters.

About

  • Private company founded by former NASA engineers

  • Offers unique extended navigation INS performance without GPS

  • Space, aviation, land, and defense applications

  • Received NASA’s Commercial Innovation of the Year Award

  • Completed Series A financing; Series B in progress

  • AS9100 compliant

Leadership

Steve Sandford

Founder and CEO

25+ years NASA leadership, advanced optoelectronic instrumentation

Sean McCormack

Senior Vice President SurePath™

25+ years inertial navigation, KVH Industries, Dell EMC and Pentair

Diego Pierrottet

Founder and Chief Engineer

25+ years NASA, USAF lidar (navigation, military), multiple patents

Bill Cook

Senior Vice President Space

30+ years Faber Astrum, Kepler, Blue Origin, SAIC, Northrop Grumman

Rob Fleishauer, Ph.D

Senior Vice President Operations and Engineering

30+ years USAF, NASA, SSAI

Jaafar Asri

Senior Director Civil Aviation

20+ years business development, Safran

Jim Blom

Corporate Development

20+ years, corporate business development executive

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Jerry Miller

Chairman

Owner, The Miller Group LLC, Fairlead Integrated, USNA

Dan Akerson

Director

Former Chairman & CEO, General Motors

Board of Directors, General Motors, American Express  and the U.S. Naval Academy Foundation

Vice Chairman and Special Advisor,  The Carlyle Group

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Join a team that’s redefining what it means to navigate. At Psionic, we build autonomous navigation systems that work where GPS and towers don’t—harsh terrains, hostile environments, and the edge of the unknown. We’re engineers, scientists, and explorers pushing the limits of perception and precision.

We value bold ideas, technical excellence, and a mindset wired for resilience. Whether you're designing next-gen sensors, writing mission-critical software, or supporting operations that keep us moving, your work here has purpose.

If you're ready to build the future of navigation—where others can't go—we want to hear from you.

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White papers

White Paper: Overcoming Issues in Precise Navigational Methods

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Psionic Doppler LIDAR™ Application Development Kit (ITAR Restricted)

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Psionic Technical Brief: Errors and Uncertainty in GPS Navigation (Excerpt)

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