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Dr Thomas Clayson

Founder & CTO, Magdrive

I am an experimental plasma physicist and pulsed power engineer with an extensive set of technical and software skills.

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Magdrive is developing next generation spacecraft propulsion for LEO satellites. The Magdrive delivers a high thrust, with a high and variable specific impulse.

This enables cheaper access to space by improved fuel efficiency, enabling efficient de-orbiting and avoidance, and enabling entirely new business models for satellite operators and manufacturers based on new capabilities.

Code tested, alumni interviewed and visa approved candidates, selected from over 1,000 applicants, available for 1 year or 18 month software developer roles at top Bay Area startups