Sam Phillips

Sam Phillips is a Manufacturing Test Engineer at Planet, where responsibilities include conducting functional testing and data review for over 100 satellites since July 2023. Prior experience includes co-founding NewSpace @ Berkeley, an organization aimed at connecting students with the NewSpace industry from May 2021 to January 2023, and serving as President of Space Technologies and Rocketry (STAR), managing a 110-member team and a budget of $26,000 from December 2019 to April 2022. Additional roles at STAR included Business Lead, where crowdfunding earnings were increased, and Propulsion Deputy, overseeing technical projects. Sam also gained experience as an intern at Mountain Aerospace Research Solutions in summer 2021 and worked as a Project Manager for STAR NewSpace Entrepreneurship in early 2021. Educational qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, and A-levels in Maths, Further Maths, and Physics from Berkhamsted Sixth Form.