Juan Felipe Ruiz

Juan Felipe Ruiz is a Senior Mechanical Engineer at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, specializing in the Space Exploration Sector since August 2014. Ruiz serves as Chief Engineer of the Mechanical Systems Group and has played key roles in various NASA missions, including serving as Rotor Mechanical Engineer for the Dragonfly Mission and Lead Mechanical Engineer for the GUSTO Balloon-Borne Observatory. In addition to these roles, contributions include Mechanism Engineer for the Double Asteroid Redirection Test and Deputy Lead Mechanical Engineer for the Parker Solar Probe. Since August 2019, Ruiz has also been a Laboratory Instructor at The Johns Hopkins University. Educational qualifications include a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin, a Master’s Degree in Space Systems Engineering from The Johns Hopkins University, and current studies as a PhD student in Aerospace Engineering at Penn State University.