Jill Brigham

Jill Brigham is a highly experienced engineering professional currently serving as Principal Systems Engineer at 5-D Systems, Inc. since August 2020. Previously, Jill held the position of Executive Director at the Sustainable Wine & Food Processing Center at UC Davis, where responsibilities included advancing best practices in food and beverage production and managing a diverse research portfolio focused on sustainability. Prior roles at NASA included Project Manager for the Orbiting Carbon Observatory 3 and Systems Engineering Lead for the Radiation Environment Monitor, alongside a significant tenure at NASA Johnson Space Center as Project Engineer/Project Manager and Engineering Branch Chief. Jill's early career began at Ford Aerospace as an Electrical Design Engineer specializing in avionics for the Shuttle Training Aircraft. Jill holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin and an MS in Computer & Systems Engineering from the University of Houston.