Farheen Rizvi
Human Mind Exploration & Expansion
- Role
- Senior Spacecraft Guidance Navigation & Control Engineer at Vast
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Farheen Rizvi
I’m passionate about spacecraft exploration and humanitarian work.I have 15+ years of experience in Spacecraft Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC). I’m a Senior Spacecraft GNC Engineer with end-to-end ownership of GNC hardware and software across the full mission lifecycle, including concept development, requirements definition, PDR/CDR, verification and validation, integration and test, launch, and mission operations.My experience spans a wide range of spacecraft missions and environments, with a strong focus on practical, flight-proven solutions, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and technical leadership within complex programs.Alongside full-time industry roles, I am the Founder and CEO of the nonprofit organization Human MEE (EIN 84•••••67), where I develop creative and innovative spacecraft engineering, educational, and humanitarian community-based projects. This work complements my industry experience and reflects my commitment to advancing space technology while contributing positively to society.I’m motivated by technically challenging missions, strong engineering cultures, and teams that value rigor, curiosity, mentorship, and execution.
Experience
Senior Spacecraft Guidance Navigation & Control Engineer
Feb 2025 — Present
Education
University of Colorado Boulder
MS and BS, Aerospace Engineering
2005 — 2010
Skills
- Algorithm Development
- Flight Dynamics
- Astrodynamics
- Algorithms
- Matlab
- Spacecraft
- Mission Operations
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