---
type: hub
status: active
owner: "[[Sarah Chen]]"
created: 2025-06-15
updated: 2026-01-02
tags:
  - team
  - organization
  - people
---
# [[Team Roster]]

## [[Organization Overview]]

**[[Team Size]]**: 15 [[Full]]-time employees + 8 contractors
**[[Location]]**: Hawthorne, CA (main office) + [[Remote]] ([[Engineering]])
**Structure**: Flat organization, [[System]]-[[Based]] teams

[[See]] [[RACI Matrix]] for detailed responsibilities.

## [[Leadership Team]]

### [[Sarah Chen]] - [[Chief Engineer]] & Co-Founder
**Email**: sarah.chen@artemisrocket.com
**Location**: Hawthorne, CA
**[[Start Date]]**: 2025-06-01

**Responsibilities**:
- Overall [[Technical]] authority
- [[Project Roadmap]] ownership
- [[Risk Register]] [[Management]]
- Customer & investor relations
- [[Critical Design Review]] [[Lead]]

**Background**:
- 12 years at SpaceX ([[Falcon 9]] structures, Dragon propulsion)
- MS [[Aerospace Engineering]], Caltech
- [[Licensed Professional Engineer]] (CA)

**[[Current Focus]]**:
- [[Preliminary Design Review]] closeout actions
- [[Budget Tracker]] management
- Series A [[Extension]] discussions
- [[Stakeholder Map]] management

**[[Key Meetings]]**:
- [[All]] team meetings (see [[meetings]])
- [[Weekly 1]]:1s with system leads
- [[Monthly]] [[Board]] updates
- [[2025-12-18 PDR Review]]
- [[2025-12-30 Year End Review]]

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### [[Marcus Johnson]] - [[Propulsion Lead]]
**Email**: marcus.johnson@artemisrocket.com
**Location**: Hawthorne, CA
**Start [[Date]]**: 2025-06-15

**Responsibilities**:
- [[Propulsion System]] [[Design]] & development
- [[Engine Design]] - gas generator cycle
- [[Test Campaign Overview]] - [[Hot]] fire [[Testing]]
- [[Turbopump]] development & [[Integration]]
- [[Risk]] owner: R-003 ([[Turbopump]] delivery)

**Background**:
- 8 years at [[Blue Origin]] (BE-4 [[Engine]] development)
- MS [[Mechanical Engineering]], Purdue
- Expert in liquid rocket propulsion

**Team**: 4 engineers + 2 technicians

**[[Current]] [[Focus]]**:
- [[Engine Hot Fire Results]] - campaign [[Execution]]
- Managing [[Turbopump]] delivery delay (see [[Risk Register]] R-003)
- [[Fuel Tanks]] and [[Oxidizer System]] integration
- [[Cooling System]] thermal analysis
- [[Vendor Meeting Acme Aerospace]] - supplier negotiations

**[[Key Decisions]]**:
- [[ADR-001 Propellant Selection]] - LOX/RP-1 selection
- [[ADR-004 Test Campaign]] - incremental [[Test]] approach

**[[Recent Meetings]]**:
- [[2025-12-23 Propulsion Standup]]
- [[2026-01-02 Sprint Planning]]

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### [[Elena Rodriguez]] - Avionics & [[GNC Lead]]
**Email**: elena.rodriguez@artemisrocket.com
**Location**: Remote (Austin, TX)
**Start Date**: 2025-07-01

**Responsibilities**:
- [[Avionics System]] [[Architecture]]
- [[GNC System]] - guidance, navigation, control
- [[Flight Software]] development
- [[Sensor Suite]] selection & integration
- Risk owner: R-007 ([[Flight Software]] schedule)

**Background**:
- 10 years at [[NASA JPL]] (Mars rovers, [[Deep]] space)
- PhD [[Electrical Engineering]], MIT
- Flight [[Software]] certification expert

**Team**: 5 engineers (3 [[Hardware]], 2 software)

**Current Focus**:
- [[Flight Computer]] triple redundancy implementation
- [[Autopilot Software]] development (addressing schedule risk)
- [[Landing Algorithm]] [[Validation]]
- [[Communications]] and [[Telemetry]] [[Systems]]
- [[Avionics Integration Test]] planning ([[July 2026]])

**[[Key]] Decisions**:
- [[ADR-002 Flight Computer]] - triple [[Redundancy Architecture]]
- [[ADR-005 Telemetry Protocol]] - S-band + C-band redundancy

**Subsystems**:
- [[Flight Computer]] - computing platform
- [[Sensor Suite]] - IMU, GPS, altimeters (see [[IMU Selection]])
- [[Communications]] - S-band/C-band radios
- [[Telemetry]] - [[Data]] downlink
- [[Power Distribution]] - electrical power system
- [[Redundancy Architecture]] - fault tolerance

**[[Recent Activity]]**:
- Contractor support secured for software (2 developers [[Starting Jan]] 6)
- Managing [[Risk Register]] R-007 mitigation

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### [[James Park]] - [[Structures Lead]]
**Email**: [[James]].park@artemisrocket.com
**Location**: Hawthorne, CA
**Start Date**: 2025-07-15

**Responsibilities**:
- [[Structures System]] design
- [[Airframe Design]] - [[Carbon]] [[Fiber]] composite
- [[Landing System]] - propulsive landing gear
- [[Stage Separation]] mechanisms
- Risk owner: R-015 (fairing [[Separation]])

**Background**:
- 9 years at [[Northrop Grumman]] ([[Launch]] vehicle structures)
- [[MS Aerospace]] Engineering, [[Georgia Tech]]
- Composite structures specialist

**Team**: 3 engineers + 4 [[Fabrication Technicians]]

**Current Focus**:
- [[Airframe Design]] fabrication (started [[Dec 2025]])
- [[Material Selection]] certification (see [[Risk Register]] R-008)
- [[Fairing Design]] separation system testing
- [[Landing System]] propulsive landing gear design
- [[Stage Separation]] mechanism qualification

**Key Decisions**:
- [[ADR-003 Landing Strategy]] - propulsive landing approved
- [[Material Selection]]: carbon fiber composite

**Subsystems**:
- [[Airframe Design]] - primary structure
- [[Stage Separation]] - inter-stage mechanisms
- [[Fairing Design]] - payload fairing
- [[Landing System]] - landing gear & shock absorption
- [[Material Selection]] - composites & metals

**[[Test Planning]]**:
- See [[ADR-004 Test Campaign]] for structural test plan
- [[Upcoming Tests]] - near-term structural tests

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## [[Engineering Team]]

### [[Propulsion Team]] (Marcus Johnson)

**[[Senior Propulsion Engineer]]**: [[David Kim]]
- Focus: [[Engine Design]], [[Combustion Chamber]]
- Background: [[Aerojet Rocketdyne]]

**[[Fluids Engineer]]**: [[Rachel Martinez]]
- Focus: [[Fuel Tanks]], [[Oxidizer System]], plumbing
- Background: [[Virgin Orbit]]

**[[Thermal Engineer]]**: [[Alex Thompson]]
- Focus: [[Cooling System]], thermal analysis
- Background: [[Firefly Aerospace]]

**[[Controls Engineer]]**: [[Sarah Patel]]
- Focus: [[Engine Controller]], [[Thrust Vector Control]]
- Background: [[Rocket Lab]]

**[[Test Engineers]]** (2): [[Tom Wilson]], [[Jennifer Lee]]
- Focus: [[Test Campaign Overview]], [[Engine Hot Fire Results]]
- Manage test stand operations

### [[Avionics Team]] (Elena Rodriguez)

**[[Flight Software Lead]]**: [[Robert Zhang]] (Contractor)
- Focus: [[Flight Software]], [[Autopilot Software]]
- Background: Boeing (787 flight [[Controls]])

**[[Embedded Systems Engineer]]**: [[Michelle Torres]]
- Focus: [[Flight Computer]] firmware, [[Redundancy Architecture]]
- Background: [[Lockheed Martin]]

**[[Sensors Engineer]]**: Kevin O'Brien
- Focus: [[Sensor Suite]], [[IMU Selection]]
- Background: [[Honeywell Aerospace]]

**[[RF Engineer]]**: [[Lisa Anderson]]
- Focus: [[Communications]], [[Telemetry]]
- Background: L3Harris

**[[Software Contractor]]** (2): Starting [[Jan 6]], 2026
- Focus: [[Landing Algorithm]] development
- Addressing [[Risk Register]] R-007

### [[Structures Team]] (James Park)

**[[Lead Structures Engineer]]**: [[Christopher Lee]]
- Focus: [[Airframe Design]], stress analysis
- Background: Boeing (737 fuselage)

**[[Composites Engineer]]**: [[Amanda Foster]]
- Focus: [[Material Selection]], carbon fiber fabrication
- Background: [[Scaled Composites]]

**[[Mechanisms Engineer]]**: [[Brian Scott]]
- Focus: [[Stage Separation]], [[Fairing Design]]
- Background: [[NASA Marshall]]

**Fabrication Technicians** (4):
- Focus: Airframe manufacturing, assembly
- Background: Aerospace manufacturing

## [[Systems Engineering]]

**[[Lead Systems Engineer]]**: [[Patricia Davis]]
- Focus: [[System Requirements]], [[Interface Requirements]]
- Manages [[Requirements]] traceability
- Background: Raytheon

**[[Mission Analyst]]**: [[Daniel Wong]]
- Focus: [[Performance Requirements]], trajectory design
- See [[Trajectory Optimization]] (GNC team collaboration)
- Background: [[Aerospace Corporation]]

## [[Safety]] & Quality

**[[Safety Engineer]]**: [[Mark Stevens]]
- Focus: [[Safety Requirements]], range safety [[Approval]]
- Risk owner: R-011 (range safety approval)
- Background: NASA [[Kennedy Space Center]]

## Business & Operations

**[[Operations Manager]]**: [[Jessica Williams]]
- Focus: [[Budget Tracker]], facilities, [[HR]]
- Background: SpaceX operations

**[[Supply Chain Manager]]**: [[Robert Taylor]]
- Focus: [[Supplier Directory]], procurement
- Manages [[Relationships]]: [[Acme Aerospace]], [[Precision Components Inc]]
- Coordinates [[Vendor Meeting Acme Aerospace]]
- Background: Blue Origin [[Supply]] chain

## Contractors & [[External Support]]

### [[Design Contractors]]

**CAD [[Design Services]]** (2 contractors)
- Focus: Detailed design drawings, manufacturing prints
- Part-time, as-needed basis

### [[Manufacturing Support]]

**[[Composite Fabrication Specialists]]** (3 contractors)
- Focus: Carbon fiber layup, curing operations
- On-[[Site]] at fabrication facility
- Background: Aerospace composites shops

### [[Software Contractors]]

**[[Flight Software Developers]]** (2 contractors)
- Starting: [[January 6]], 2026
- Duration: 3 months (through CDR)
- Focus: [[Landing Algorithm]], [[Autopilot Software]]
- Mitigating [[Risk Register]] R-007

## [[Key External Partners]]

### [[Primary Suppliers]]

[[Acme Aerospace]]
- Products: [[Turbopump]], precision machined [[Components]]
- Contact: [[Steve Morrison]] ([[VP Engineering]])
- [[Status]]: [[Active]] - managing delivery delay (R-003)
- See [[Vendor Meeting Acme Aerospace]]

[[Precision Components Inc]]
- Products: Machined structural components, fittings
- Contact: [[Linda Chen]] ([[Sales Engineering]])
- Status: Potential backup turbopump supplier

See [[Supplier Directory]] for [[Complete]] vendor list.

### [[Technical Advisors]]

**Dr. [[James Mitchell]]** - [[Propulsion Advisor]]
- Former SpaceX Merlin program
- Monthly technical reviews

**Dr. [[Susan Martinez]]** - [[GNC Advisor]]
- Former NASA JPL (Mars landing)
- [[Quarterly]] reviews of [[Landing Algorithm]]

## [[Organization Chart]]

```
Sarah Chen (Chief Engineer)
├── Marcus Johnson (Propulsion)
│   ├── David Kim (Senior Prop)
│   ├── Rachel Martinez (Fluids)
│   ├── Alex Thompson (Thermal)
│   ├── Sarah Patel (Controls)
│   └── Test Engineers (2)
├── Elena Rodriguez (Avionics/GNC)
│   ├── Robert Zhang (Flight SW - Contractor)
│   ├── Michelle Torres (Embedded)
│   ├── Kevin O'Brien (Sensors)
│   ├── Lisa Anderson (RF)
│   └── SW Contractors (2 - starting Jan 6)
├── James Park (Structures)
│   ├── Christopher Lee (Lead Structures)
│   ├── Amanda Foster (Composites)
│   ├── Brian Scott (Mechanisms)
│   └── Fab Technicians (4)
├── Patricia Davis (Systems Engineering)
├── Daniel Wong (Mission Analysis)
├── Mark Stevens (Safety & Quality)
└── Jessica Williams (Operations)
    └── Robert Taylor (Supply Chain)
```

## [[Communication Channels]]

**[[Daily Standup]]**: 9:00 [[AM PT]] (All engineering)
- Logged in [[daily-notes]]

**[[Weekly Review]]**: [[Monday 2]]:00 [[PM PT]] ([[Leadership]] + Systems)
- [[Notes]] in [[weekly-notes]]

**[[Monthly All]]-Hands**: [[First]] [[Friday 10]]:00 [[AM]] PT (Everyone)
- [[Meeting Notes]] in [[meetings]]

**[[Slack Channels]]**:
- #general - [[Company]]-wide
- #propulsion - [[Propulsion System]] team
- #avionics - [[Avionics System]] team
- #structures - [[Structures System]] team
- #testing - [[Test Campaign Overview]]
- #random - Social

## Onboarding

New team members: See [[Onboarding Guide]] for first-week checklist and access setup.

## [[Related Documents]]

- [[RACI Matrix]] - Detailed [[Responsibility]] assignment
- [[Project Roadmap]] - [[Project]] schedule and ownership
- [[Risk Register]] - Risk ownership assignments
- [[Stakeholder Map]] - External relationships
- [[Project Charter]] - Company mission and organization

**Meeting Notes**:
- [[2025-12-18 PDR Review]]
- [[2025-12-23 Propulsion Standup]]
- [[2025-12-30 Year End Review]]
- [[2026-01-02 Sprint Planning]]
- [[Vendor Meeting Acme Aerospace]]

**[[System Documentation]]**:
- [[Propulsion System]]
- [[Avionics System]]
- [[Structures System]]
- [[GNC System]]

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*[[Last]] [[Updated]]: 2026-01-02 by [[Sarah Chen]]*
*[[Next]] review: Monthly (first [[Friday]] all-hands)*
