James Truitt

James Truitt is an experienced automation and controls engineer currently working at Blue Origin since January 2022, where roles include Automation and Controls Engineer III and previously Data Systems and Controls Engineer II. Prior to this, James held the position of Senior Controls Engineer at Concept Systems Inc from October 2018 to December 2021, and served as a Senior Applications Engineer and Applications Engineer at MTorres America between December 2014 and September 2018. Earlier career experience includes working as a Design Engineer at Pacifica Engineering from October 2012 to November 2014, and as an Engineering Intern at both the Applied Physics Laboratory - UW in 2012 and TearLab Corporation in 2010. James holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on Mechatronics from the University of Washington, earned between 2008 and 2012.