Richard Rieber

Richard Rieber is a seasoned robotics systems engineer currently employed at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory since September 2022, with prior experience as the Head of Flight Systems Engineering at Trans Astronautica Corporation. Rieber has a distinguished career at NASA, contributing significantly to projects such as Mars-2020, where redesign work on the mobility subsystem aimed for advanced performance. Rieber has held various engineering roles focusing on systems integration, software testing, and spacecraft operations, notably leading efforts for the SMAP and InSight missions. As co-founder of the Phaeton program, Rieber has been instrumental in training early-career engineers. Rieber holds multiple degrees in aerospace engineering and space management from the University of Colorado Boulder and the International Space University.