QUARTUS ENGINEERING INCORPORATED
Custom optical telescope payloads for CubeSats and small satellites, with validated analytical thermal design models
- Sector
- Aerospace
- Headquarters
- San Diego, CA
- Total capital
- $13.7M
- Federal grants
- $2M
- 4 awards · 2020–2025
- Rank in peer group#4 of 91
- Private capital raised
- None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
- Federal contracts
- $11.7M
- 17 awards · Defense, NASA
- Rank in Aerospace#211 of 1335
- Granted patents
- 6
- 8 pending · first 2016
- Rank in peer group#13 of 91
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal contractDefense · Spectral Signature Of Objects In A Space-like Operational Environment$3.2M
- Federal contractDefense · Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (shield) Initial Order.$500
- Federal contractNASA · SBIR I Robust Lidar-stereo Fusion For Lunar Autonomy$149K
- Federal grantNASA · Phase I · SBIR I Robust Lidar-stereo Fusion For Lunar Autonomy$149K
- Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase III - Deformable Membrane Telescope Optical Design, Wavefront Correction, And Analysis$148K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Research And Development$995K
- Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$2M
Show 14 earlier federal awards
- Federal contractNASA · Demeter SBIR Phase III 2 Pr's 4200844437 + 4200848578$3.9M
- Federal contractNASA · Phase III - Deformable Membrane Telescope Optical Design And Analysis$99K
- Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I$240K
- Federal contractNASA · E014042 SBIR Phase III Sparce Aperture Telescope Design And Fabrication$172K
- Federal grantNASA · Phase II · SBIR NASA CubeSat: Custom Optical Science Telescope Payloads-as-a-Service (COSTPaaS) Development$749K
- Federal contractNASA · SBIR NASA Cubesat Phase 2 Technical Proposal.advanced Optical Systems And Fabrication/testing/control Technologies For Euv/optical And IR Telescope$1.1M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Algorithmic Solutions for Third Party Low-Cost Sensing of LPBF$100K
- Federal contractDefense · Quartus SBIR Phase I 8507280527 Proposal L193-002-0019$100K
- Federal contractNASA · SBIR NASA Cubesat Phase 1 Technical Proposal$124K
- Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igfsupport Of Nasa/jsc In Providing An Expert Vibroacoustic Analyst To Support Orion Crew Module$40K
- Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Expert Vibroacoustic Analyst$142K
- Federal contractDefense · Rapid, Accurate, Satellite Structural Dynamic Modeling Methods For Responsive Space Needs$100K
- Federal contractNASA · In Accordance With Blanket Purchase Agreement (bpa) NND07AA91Z Terms And Conditions, The Contractor Shall Provide The Resources Necessary To Complete The Attached Statement Of Work (sow), Dated August 7, 2008, For Verification Coupled Loads Analysis On The Launch Abort System Ascent Abort 1. Period Of Performance Is 30 Days After Call Order Award.$38K
- Federal contractDefense · SBIR I$100K
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Standing among 91 peers
Line = medianAerospace · Satellite · Device
- Federal grants#4 · top 4%
- Granted patents#13 · top 14%
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Founders and team
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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026
Claim this profile to add your teamWhat it has protected
USPTO · 6 granted of 14- PendingWavefront Sensors With Irregular Aperture Masks, Diffusers, And Cameras, And Methods Of Making And Using The SameUSPTOApplication 19255604
- GrantedMethods And Systems Of Generating Camera Models For Camera CalibrationUSPTOUS 12,403,606
- GrantedWavefront Sensors With Irregular Aperture Masks, Diffusers, And Cameras, And Methods Of Making And Using The SameUSPTOUS 12,366,483
Show all 14 patent records
- Wavefront Sensors With Irregular Aperture Masks, Diffusers, And Cameras, And Methods Of Making And Using The SameFeb 19, 2026 · Application 19255604Pending
- Methods And Systems Of Generating Camera Models For Camera CalibrationSep 2, 2025 · US 12,403,606Granted
- Wavefront Sensors With Irregular Aperture Masks, Diffusers, And Cameras, And Methods Of Making And Using The SameJul 22, 2025 · US 12,366,483Granted
- Methods And Systems Of Generating Camera Models For Camera CalibrationMar 4, 2025 · US 12,240,129Granted
- Wavefront Sensors With Irregular Aperture Masks, Diffusers, And Cameras, And Methods Of Making And Using The SameDec 31, 2024 · US 12,181,347Granted
- Driving Devices and Methods for Determining Material Strength in Real-TimeFeb 22, 2024 · Application 18501223Pending
- Driving Devices and Methods for Determining Material Strength in Real-TimeDec 12, 2023 · US 11,839,385Granted
- Optical Scanning Devices And SystemsMar 15, 2016 · US 9,285,581Granted
- Methods And Systems Of Generating Camera Models For Camera CalibrationApplication PCTUS2022041751Pending
- Wavefront Sensors With Irregular Aperture Masks, Diffusers, And Cameras, And Methods Of Making And Using The SameApplication PCTUS2021063348Pending
- Camera CalibrationApplication 63260690Pending
- Wavefront SensorApplication 63125742Pending
- Wavefront Sensor Systems And Methods Of Using The SameApplication 63681571Pending
- Wavefront Sensor Systems And Methods Of Using The SameApplication PCTUS2025041373Pending
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Regulatory activity · Aerospace
- Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
- Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Special Conditions: Honeywell Aerospace US LLC, Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 900EX Airplane; Electronic System Security Protection From Unauthorized External AccessFederal Aviation Administration
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Sources
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