Jonathan Briend

Jonathan Briend, PE, is a Staff Mechanical Design Engineer at Maxar Technologies, with prior experience as a Senior Development Engineer at NuVasive, where innovative spinal implants and surgical instruments were designed and developed. Briend has a background as a Manufacturing Engineer at Agena Bioscience, conducting mechanical and electrical failure investigations, and as a Mechanical Engineer Associate at Lockheed Martin Space Systems, focusing on cable harnesses and structural components for space applications. Earlier professional roles include quality inspection at Cubic Corporation and tutoring in physics and engineering at Cabrillo College. Briend holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from San Diego State University.