Adam Oakes

Adam Oakes is currently the VP of Launch at Firefly Aerospace. Adam has 3 years and 4 months of experience with the company, during which time they have also served as the VP of Launch Vehicles and the Director of Production. Prior to joining Firefly Aerospace, Adam spent 10 years and 3 months at SpaceX, where they held various positions including Principal Engineer, Director of Propulsion Production, Director of Texas Production and Test, Manager of Test Engineering, Lead Test Engineer, and Propulsion Test Engineer. Before SpaceX, Adam worked as a Design Engineer at Alliant Techsystems for 3 years.

Adam Oakes attended the University of Washington from 2000 to 2005, where they received a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering.