Co-Founder & CEO, Xona
Co-Founder & CEO at Xona Space Systems
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Brian Manning is Co-Founder & CEO at Xona Space Systems. He attended London Business School.
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Xona Space Systems operates with a flat organizational structure where engineers own subsystems end-to-end, enabling rapid iteration and decision-making. This culture drives speed in deploying the Pulsar constellation as a GPS alternative but creates tension between autonomy and sustainability, attr
Xona Space Systems opened its Burlingame manufacturing facility on April 9, 2026, posting 44 salaried engineering roles with a median compensation of $178,000 to support a five‑year, 300‑satellite Pulsar LEO navigation constellation delivering two‑centimeter accuracy. The hiring surge enables parall
Xona Space Systems is building Pulsar, a LEO satellite constellation to fix GPS's weaknesses: weak signals and no authentication. With its first operational satellite in orbit, Xona is scaling fast — and hiring aggressively in Montreal and California.