What Teledyne Scientific & Imaging does

Teledyne Scientific & Imaging (TSI) is a U.S.-based research and development subsidiary of Teledyne Technologies (NYSE: TDY), operating from Thousand Oaks, California since 1960. The company specializes in advanced electronics and imaging sensor technology, with a particular focus on scientific imaging hardware for space-based applications — including infrared detectors, sensor systems, and optical components designed for space telescopes and defense platforms. Its flagship commercial contribution is as one of three named industrial partners (alongside BAE Systems and L3Harris Technologies) delivering key hardware for NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, supporting infrared surveys of dark matter and dark energy and the detection of isolated neutron stars via gravitational microlensing.

TSI's business model is built around long-cycle B2B government and defense contracting. Revenue is generated through hardware sales under government aerospace procurement, with direct supply relationships to agencies such as NASA and to prime defense contractors including Northrop Grumman. The company has historically supplemented organic R&D with targeted acquisitions, absorbing Nova Sensors (2011), Teledyne Optimum Optical Systems (2010), and Teledyne Judson Technologies (2008) to expand its sensor and optical systems portfolio. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and follows the quote-based, sole/dual-source contracting model typical of mission-qualified aerospace suppliers.

Strategically, TSI has positioned itself within federally supported microelectronics and defense ecosystems, including the California DREAMS superhub initiative under the U.S. CHIPS and Science Act. Operating as a privately held subsidiary within a diversified publicly traded parent, TSI does not publicly report standalone financials, and its revenue, headcount, and growth metrics are not separately disclosed. The company employs 251–500 people and is led by CFO Susan L. Main, with no publicly listed CEO or broader management team in the available data.

Name

Teledyne Scientific & Imaging

Legal name

Teledyne Scientific and Imaging

Website

https://teledyne-si.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Teledyne Scientific & Imaging is a U.S. subsidiary of Teledyne Technologies that develops advanced infrared sensors, imaging detectors, and optical hardware for space telescopes and defense platforms, serving NASA and prime defense contractors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Scientific Imaging Hardware

NAICS

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345), Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515)

SIC

Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Space Payloads & Instruments (Sensors, Comms, EO/IR) (IMABACAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) Sensors & Targeting Systems (IMABAGAC), Sensors, MEMS & Imaging ICs (HDAHAAAG), Optoelectronic Receivers & Transceivers (Photodetectors/Optical Modules) (HDAHALAM)

Keywords

• Scientific imaging sensors
• Infrared detector systems
• Space telescope hardware
• Aerospace electronics
• Defense microelectronics

Headquarters

HQ city

Thousand Oaks

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Operations

Revenue model

1. Government Aerospace Hardware Contracts: Revenue generated through providing specialized scientific imaging hardware to government space programs like NASA. These are likely long-term development and production contracts for space-based detection and imaging systems.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Teledyne Scientific & Imaging provides research, development, and manufacturing services in advanced electronics and imaging sensors. Its core products are space-qualified infrared sensors and scientific imaging detector systems supplied to government space and defense programs, including hardware components for NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. The company also contributes to defense microelectronics manufacturing through partnerships with U.S. defense integrators.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Roman Space Telescope Infrared Imaging Hardware
• Scientific Imaging Sensors and Detector Systems
• Defense Microelectronics Components

Quantifiable outcome

• Telescope capable of identifying dozens of isolated neutron stars through gravitational microlensing
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NASAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 February 2026Teledyne Scientific & Imaging is one of three key industrial partners (alongside BAE Systems and L3Harris Technologies) providing hardware for NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. The mission will conduct the broadest planned infrared survey of the cosmos to study dark matter and dark energy.
• Northrop GrummanminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in California Defense Ready Electronics and Microdevices Superhub (California DREAMS), a regional innovation hub funded by the U.S. CHIPS and Science Act, aimed at bolstering U.S. microelectronics industry for defense technologies.
• BAE SystemscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-industrial partner with Teledyne providing key hardware for NASA's Roman Space Telescope mission.
• L3Harris TechnologiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-industrial partner with Teledyne providing key hardware for NASA's Roman Space Telescope mission.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• BAE Systems Electronic Systems: BAE Systems is a direct peer in EO/IR sensors and defense electronics, and is explicitly co-developing hardware alongside Teledyne for NASA's Roman Space Telescope. Its acquisition of Ball Aerospace expanded its space-instruments franchise directly competitive with Teledyne's.
• L3Harris Technologies: L3Harris is a direct peer in space payloads, infrared sensors, and mission-critical defense electronics. It is one of three industrial partners on the Roman Space Telescope alongside Teledyne and BAE, making it a tightly overlapping competitor and collaborator.
• Leonardo DRS: Leonardo DRS manufactures advanced EO/IR sensors and defense electronics with direct overlap to Teledyne's infrared detector portfolio. It serves similar defense and aerospace customers and competes on infrared imaging payloads for military platforms.
• Mercury Systems: Mercury Systems specializes in mission-critical defense electronics and embedded sensor processing for aerospace and defense applications. It overlaps with Teledyne's signal-processing and imaging electronics work for space and defense platforms.
• Ball Aerospace (a BAE Systems company): Ball Aerospace is a specialist in space scientific instruments and infrared sensors, now part of BAE Systems. It directly competes with Teledyne on NASA astrophysics and Earth-science payloads and was a co-Roman partner via its BAE parent.

Broad incumbents

• Northrop Grumman: Northrop Grumman is a defense prime and space-systems integrator that both competes with and partners alongside Teledyne on EO/IR payloads. It co-leads California DREAMS with Teledyne and builds major space telescopes (JWST, Roman prime contractor), overlapping deeply in infrared sensor demand.
• Raytheon (RTX): RTX (Raytheon) is a broad incumbent in defense EO/IR sensors, missile warning systems, and space electronics. It competes with Teledyne for defense infrared payload contracts and offers overlapping capabilities across its Raytheon and Collins Aerospace divisions.
• Lockheed Martin Space: Lockheed Martin Space is a defense prime and major space-systems integrator producing scientific and national-security payloads. It competes with Teledyne for infrared sensor and space-imaging subsystem awards on both NASA and DoD programs.
• Honeywell Aerospace: Honeywell Aerospace is a broad incumbent producing space-grade sensors, inertial measurement units, and radiation-hardened electronics. It competes with Teledyne in select space-sensing niches and serves overlapping NASA and defense customers.

Emerging players

• Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions: Curtiss-Wright provides ruggedized electronics, sensors, and signal processing for defense and aerospace platforms. It competes in adjacent niches to Teledyne's imaging electronics, particularly for defense space and airborne sensing applications.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A3 records

Investments1 record

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