About Us

Engineers
Expert
Innovators
World-Class

Based in California, our team’s instruments are orbiting Earth and on the surface of Mars. With decades of sensor innovation and dozens of space missions behind us, we’re building the future of vision infrastructure for our world!

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Leadership
Position
Vishnu Sridhar
Chief Executive Officer
Vicki Cheung
Chief Technology Officer
Tom Chrien
Technical Director
Scotty Gilmore
Sensors Director
Core Team
Position
Pantazis Mouroulis (Zakos)
Designed every NASA spectrometer for 40 years at Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Chief Optical Designer
Chris Chovit
Led NASA AVIRIS development and operations, calibrated Mars Pathfinder's first camera
Lead Payload System Engineer
Carlos Peralta
Led NASA's AVIRIS operations development, designs power modules and FPGA systems
Principal Electrical Engineer
Marcel Schoppers
Led NASA software for Curiosity and Perseverance rovers, speaks multiple languages fluently
Flight Software Director
Nimrod Carmon
Invented Shape-from-Spectra topographic mapping method, develops Matter's ML and image processing
Principal Scientist
Peter Vanecek
Designed image processor operating at -55°C at 70,000 feet, witnessed Harrison Ford crash
Principal Electrical Engineer
Karl Yee
NASA Honor Medal recipient for advanced sensor design and microfabrication, passionate salsa dancer
Matter Engineering Fellow
Victor White
Created Black Silicon at NASA JPL with nanometer precision, manages California olive ranch
Matter Engineering Fellow
Apostolos Deslis
Creates engineering drawings and simulations for Matter's advanced optical systems
Principal Optics Designer
Nathan Stein
NASA mission scientist, led NGA's Project Maven ML, 40+ papers, rovers on two planets
Founding Scientist
Rob Royce
NASA Honor Award recipient for AI development, featured on StarTalk demonstrating robotic exploration
Principal Software Engineer
Ben Worker
US Air Force Military Scientist of Year, managed 70+ satellites, Lieutenant Colonel Reserves
Program Manager
Clay Sader
Founding Palantir BizOps, COO at Zenysis, led polio eradication data team, Burning Man artist
Business Operations
Matthew Stein
Manages engineering operations for Matter's EARTH-1 satellite program and delivery
Dept Program Manager
Mads Bering
Youngest State Farm executive fast-track leader, private pilot visiting every US airport
Senior Business Development Manager
Alex Netto
Led Skydio X2 launch for defense markets, completed three marathons with persistent dedication
Business Development Manager
Gregory Lloyd
Founding member of Google Maps enterprise sales team, secures customer contracts and LOIs
Business Development
Dennis Cha
Helped PG&E establish wildfire mitigation program and emerge from wildfire bankruptcy
Utilities GTM Lead
Dmitry Menon
Developed Google Maps pricing strategy, guided high-profile VR hardware launches at Meta
Pricing Strategy
Duane Dier
Program Manager at Boeing's Millennium Space Systems, passionate about people-focused aerospace leadership
Spacecraft Contracts Lead
John Davis
Subject matter expert for sensor programatics and technical strategy development
Sensors SME
Noah Howard
Brown|RISD dual degree graduate, designed products for animals ranging from anteaters to giraffes
Lead, Brand, Design and Outreach

Current Openings

Account Executive
Chief of Staff / Business Operations
Entry-level Opto-Mechnical Engineer
Entry-level Software Engineer
Head of Commercial Operations
Image Processing Intern
Subject Matter Expert (SME)