Mission-critical

When the race back to space is a natsec priority, offering on-prem deployments to support airgapped environments is not a “nice-to-have.” It’s table stakes.

Energy infrastructure for the next generation of compute

How Sift supports the technologies of tomorrow's warfighters.

Anna Waldron is building data infrastructure that holds up under pressure, helping aerospace teams trace failures and move faster with confidence.

Kevin Limburg went from using Sift to building Sift. Find out why he joined the team that powers the telemetry infrastructure for satellites, autonomous freight vehicles, airplanes, and more.

Alexa Agnew went from managing roadmaps to writing code. Now she’s building the software behind tomorrow’s launch systems.

From tracking China's space program to helping US rocket teams move faster, Mike Casey brings urgency and impact to his work at Sift.

Transform orbit determination from a manual process into an automated workflow with Sift.

Russ Parrish designs the tools behind rocket launches and robotic surgery. Now he’s building for the next wave of hard tech at Sift.

El Segundo is becoming the Florence of hard tech, where engineers, founders, and investors unite around purpose, proximity, and building what matters.

Generic databases weren’t built for telemetry. This post breaks down why high-frequency, schema-rich data demands a platform built for scale.

Karthik shares lessons from SpaceX and discusses how Sift simplifies hardware observability so teams verify behavior, capture knowledge, and move faster.

Sift gives hardware teams a consistent, governed way to work with telemetry making data easy to query, trust, and share across engineering workflows.

Learn how aerospace and defense teams are closing the traceability gap with real-time genealogy to reduce risk, speed audits, and improve reliability.

Teams who can see, understand, and act on complexity in real time will define what’s next. The age of flying blind is over. This is what comes after.

Complex machines demand complete clarity. Sift and Manufacturo close the loop between what was built and how it behaves accelerating diagnostics, certifications, and operational readiness.

Frequent, small releases improve reliability in hardtech by automating validation and reducing late-stage risk. Learn how Sift’s Rules feature enables continuous releases without compromising safety.

Modern machines don’t stop changing at launch—they’re autonomous, software-defined, and always evolving. Testing can’t be a checkpoint. It has to be continuous.

CX2 has partnered with Sift to move from test to insight without delay — accelerating root cause and powering confident decisions at flight speed.

Operating a single satellite is one thing—managing a constellation is another. K2 Space turned to Sift for instant root-cause analysis, seamless data review, and an engineering workflow built for scale.

Legacy databases can’t keep up with real-time data. The future is modular, decoupled architectures that scale efficiently and power AI-driven systems. Read why the shift is happening now.

Situational Unawareness: Learn why in-house observability tools often fall short, leading to inefficiencies, knowledge silos, and operational risks in mission-critical industries.

When data lives in silos, insights are lost. Learn how Sift empowers satellite teams with centralized, real-time observability.

Aerospace professionals reveal how internal data tools are creating hidden costs, delays, and risks in hardware development, while stifling innovation.

Monitoring with dashboards is reactive—like a check engine light. In our latest post we dig into the fundamentals of why “good enough” isn’t an option.

Learn how unified telemetry streamlines data-driven testing in propulsion system development ensuring reliable testing across all phases.

Aerospace professionals reveal how internal data tools are creating hidden costs, delays, and risks in hardware development, while stifling innovation.

Legacy systems hold engineering teams back, creating silos and increasing risk. Explore how committing to modern infrastructure enables faster iterations, real-time data insights, and better decision-making.

Aerospace professionals reveal how internal data tools are creating hidden costs, delays, and risks in hardware development, while stifling innovation.

Legacy systems hold engineering teams back, creating silos and increasing risk. Explore how committing to modern infrastructure enables faster iterations, real-time data insights, and better decision-making.

Monitoring with dashboards is reactive—like a check engine light. In our latest post we dig into the fundamentals of why “good enough” isn’t an option.

Risk isn’t the enemy—it’s a tool. Learn how Hans Koenigsmann’s SpaceX strategies—testing, adaptability, and knowledge-sharing, turn uncertainty into reliability.

Discover how Critical Loop uses Sift’s real-time telemetry to tackle utility grid instability and ensure reliable mobile energy delivery.

Discover how Astro Mechanica uses Sift to refine supersonic jet testing with precision, speed, and clarity.

When data lives in silos, insights are lost. Learn how Sift empowers hardware teams with centralized, real-time observability.

With Sift managing their data systems, JetZero accelerated innovation while maintaining clarity and precision in operations. Read our latest customer story.

Situational Unawareness: Learn why in-house observability tools often fall short, leading to inefficiencies, knowledge silos, and operational risks in mission-critical industries.

System V Engineering and Sift automation enable continuous validation, turning unpredictable cycles into scalable workflows for hardware engineering teams.

Great machines start with great teams. Learn how customer-driven design, rapid iteration, and collective wisdom redefine how we build hardware in mission-critical industries.

The hidden risk in hardware engineering isn’t failure—it’s knowledge loss. Discover how to break the bottleneck with tools and workflows that capture expertise.

Managing massive telemetry data streams is tough. Learn how Sift uses LTTB downsampling to balance efficiency, accuracy, and critical insight preservation in real-time analysis.

R&D knowledge loss slows innovation and costs teams time and resources. Read how we help hardware engineers capture, retain, and share critical insights.

Sift's CTO, Austin Spiegel, reflects on lessons from SpaceX and Riot Games, and how Sift is helping engineers simplify data complexity in modern hardware

Legacy systems hold engineering teams back, creating silos and increasing risk. Explore how committing to modern infrastructure enables faster iterations, real-time data insights, and better decision-making.

Learn how Karthik applied first principles from SpaceX to build Sift, tackling engineering complexity and shaping tools for mission-critical systems.

SIft named a top innovator by Fast Company. From lunar rovers to freight rail, Sift’s platform empowers engineers with robust data insights to improve AV safety, efficiency, and compliance.

Building reliable systems isn’t just about tools—it’s about outcomes. Learn how Sift’s ex-SpaceX engineers work with our customers to reduce risk and improve outcomes.

Aerospace professionals reveal how internal data tools are creating hidden costs, delays, and risks in hardware development, while stifling innovation.

The surge in hardware data is overwhelming outdated monitoring tools. This post explores how observability transforms data review and problem-solving in aerospace and other industries.

Monitoring with dashboards is reactive—like a check engine light. In our latest post we dig into the fundamentals of why “good enough” isn’t an option.

Discover how observability is transforming hardware engineering, going beyond monitoring to uncover root causes and navigate the unexpected in complex systems.

Proudly calling El Segundo home, Sift thrives in a community rooted in aerospace innovation, collaborating closely with engineers to build modern machines

Sift's CEO Karthik Gollapudi and CTO Austin Spiegel recently appeared on the Pathfinder podcast to discuss our mission of revolutionizing software tools for complex machines, with a focus on advanced telemetry solutions.

Learn how unified telemetry streamlines data-driven testing in spacecraft development ensuring reliable testing across all phases.

Learn how Sift improved Apache Flink with key-level watermarking to better handle multi-channel telemetry.

In the aviation industry, safety and reliability are paramount. Reliable Robotics, a Mountain View-based company founded in 2017 by experienced aerospace engineers Robert Rose and Juerg Frefel, is taking a measured, practical approach to enhancing aviation safety through automation. Their mission is to bring safe, certified autonomous systems to commercial and defense aviation.