Kelly Reid

Kelly Reid is a seasoned aerospace engineer with extensive experience in project engineering and system design. Currently serving as a Portable Life Support System Senior Project Engineer at Amentum since October 2025, Kelly previously held a senior engineering role at Axiom Space, focusing on PLSS from October 2021 to October 2025, and contributed as a Space Station Propulsion Engineer during a Matthew Isakowitz Fellowship in mid-2021. Kelly's background includes significant positions at USC Liquid Propulsion Laboratory as a Feed System Test Engineer, SSL as a Harness Design Engineer, and Software Test Engineer, where responsibilities encompassed mechanical design and software validation for communication satellites. Educational qualifications include a Master of Science in Astronautical Engineering from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from San Diego State University, coupled with leadership roles in professional and academic organizations.