Emma Young

Systems Engineer at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Emma Young is an accomplished Systems Engineer with extensive experience in aerospace, particularly at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where responsibilities included leading Mars 2020 mission training and serving as a systems engineer for the Mars Sample Return project. Emma's expertise encompasses mission operations systems architecture, requirement authoring, and verification/validation planning. Previous roles include Systems Engineer at Maxar Technologies, where Emma designed mission control systems and led operational reviews, and earlier stints at NASA and Lockheed Martin, contributing to significant space missions such as Curiosity and GOES-R. Emma holds a Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering Sciences, focusing on Bioastronautics, from the University of Colorado Boulder.

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NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

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Formed in 1936, the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a federally funded research and development center managed for NASA by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech.) JPL joined NASA as an FFRDC when the agency was founded in 1958. JPL helped open the Space Age by developing America's first Earth-orbiting science satellite, creating the first successful interplanetary spacecraft, and sending robotic missions to the solar system. Today, JPL continues its world-leading innovation, implementing programs in planetary exploration, Earth science, space-based astronomy and technology development while applying its capabilities to technical and scientific problems of national significance. We have big aspirations, driven by our values. We aim to be: Bold, Inclusive, Trusted. We turn ideas for science investigation into the reality of groundbreaking space missions, partnering with our strategic business teams to guide JPL into the future. We Dare Mighty Things Together.


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