Kayla Nguyen

Kayla Nguyen is an accomplished Product Delivery Manager at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, specializing in spacecraft engineering for initiatives such as the Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter (CRISTAL) and the Europa Clipper Magnetometer (ECM). Previous experience includes a role as Manager of Hardware Development at Virgin Orbit, where oversight of a high-performance avionics hardware team and management of hardware development processes were key responsibilities. Kayla's engineering career at NASA began in 2008, encompassing various roles that involved leading teams in the development and testing of advanced technologies for programs like the Surface Water Ocean Topography Program (SWOT) and the Soil Moisture Active Passive Program (SMAP). Kayla holds a Master of Engineering Management from The Johns Hopkins University and has advanced degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering from UC Irvine.