Ian McCubbin
Over the last 25 years have watched the space economy, earth observing systems, critical minerals, wildfire tech, and commercial weather evolve. Interested in new start-ups and venture funding in Space & Wildfire Tech.
- Role
- Project Manager and Systems Engineer at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Location
- Salt Lake City, UT, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Ian McCubbin
Systems Engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) specializing in remote sensing and in situ instrumentation for studies of atmospheric & Earth sciences. Most recently, he has been focusing on small satellite technology and missions. He has led numerous complex airborne field campaigns for understanding climate change impacts. Currently, he is a Program Manager in JPL’s Space Technology Office for NASA Flight Opportunities. As an outside activity, he manages Storm Peak Laboratory, a high elevation mountain-top atmospheric science facility in Colorado. The site is recognized by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Global Atmospheric Watch for long term observations of aerosols, clouds, meteorology and trace gases.
Experience
Project Manager and Systems Engineer
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Sep 2015 — Present
2019-Present: Startup and VC Engagement Program Manager 2016 - Present: NASA Flight Opportunities Program Manager 20••••21: Oceans Melting Greenland Project Manager and Systems Engineer20••••21: NASA Small Satellite Technology Partnership Manager20••••18: NASA and State of California Airborne Methane Survey Task Manager20••••18: Airborne Visible and Infrared Imaging Spectrometer Mission Manager
Education
UC Santa Barbara
B.S., Physical Geography, Geological Science
1996 — 2000
Skills
- Risk Assessment
- Gps Navigation
- Airworthiness
- Global Navigation Satellite System (Gnss)
- Navigation
- Program Management
- Research
- Environmental Awareness
- Integration
- Physics
- Airworthiness Certification
- Commercial Space
- Risk Management
- Climate Change
- Navigation Systems
- Inertial Navigation
- Aerospace
- Data Analysis
- Proposal Writing
- Geographic Information Systems (Gis)
- Aircraft Leasing
- Aircraft Management
- Program Development
- Systems Engineering
- Environmental Science
- Remote Sensing
- Project Management
- Aircraft Systems
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