Keyur Patel
Associate Director for Flight Projects and Mission Success at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Role
- Associate Director for Flight Projects and Mission Success at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Location
- Pasadena, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Keyur Patel
As associate director for Flight Projects and Mission Success, Keyur Patel oversees the implementation and operations of all JPL flight missions. JPL currently manages more than three dozen flying missions and science instruments to study Earth, our solar system, and beyond. Keyur has been a member of the professional staff at the JPL since 1985 and in executive management since 2008. He has served as director for Astronomy and Physics, deputy director for Planetary Science, director for the Interplanetary Network Directorate, deputy director for Solar System Exploration, and deputy director for the Office of Safety and Mission Success. He has led flight projects as project manager for the Dawn mission, deputy project manager and chief engineer for Deep Impact, and flight engineering office manager for the Spitzer Space Telescope. Earlier roles at JPL include 15 years in flight systems and engineering for missions including Mars Observer, Topex/Poseidon, and Voyager. He also served five years as a line manager in the Avionics Division.
Experience
Associate Director for Flight Projects and Mission Success
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Apr 2024 — Present
Education
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Bachelor of Science (BS), Aerospace Engineering
1982 — 1986
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Master of Science (MS), Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
1988 — 1992
Skills
- Integration
- Fortran
- Finite Element Analysis
- Propulsion
- Flight Test
- System Design
- Telelogic Doors
- Labview
- Radar
- Configuration Management
- Requirements Management
- Simulations
- Physics
- Aerodynamics
- Astrodynamics
- Spacecraft
- Mechanical Engineering
- Engineering Management
- Orbit Determination
- Earned Value Management
- Program Management
- System Architecture
- Spacecraft Design
- Aerospace Engineering
- Simulink
- Testing
- Defense
- Technical Writing
- Matlab
- Systems Engineering
- Mission Operations
- Dod
- Astronomy
- Satellite
- Sensors
- Systems Modeling
- Avionics
- Composites
- Space Systems
- Engineering
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