Jim Frawley

Chief Engineer at Terran Orbital at Terran Orbital

Jim Frawley has a vast and extensive work experience in the engineering field. Jim started their career in 1990 at Ball Aerospace as a Principal Electrical Engineer and made significant contributions in various projects. Jim then joined Raytheon in 2008 as a Sr Principal Engineer, where they were responsible for developing architecture and verifying requirements for new electronics.

In 2009, they worked at LASP, CU Boulder as an Electrical/Systems Engineer, where they contributed to the electrical systems engineering and detailed electrical design for space-based scientific instruments. Jim played a key role in developing system requirements for instruments on MAVEN, focusing on determining plasma properties surrounding Mars.

Jim joined Lockheed Martin Coherent Technologies in 2010 as a Senior Staff Electrical Engineer. Jim worked on the Electronics IPT for ICESAT2 and was responsible for designing and developing flight electronics for an orbital laser system. Jim collaborated with Systems, Optical, and Mechanical engineers to refine top-level requirements flow to electronics and also authored the electronics section of a proposal.

In 2011, Jim returned to Ball Aerospace as a Principal Engineer and continued to make major contributions in engineering orbital electronics, achieving high accuracy and conducting extensive worst-case analysis.

From 2018 to 2023, Jim worked at Blue Canyon Technologies, progressing from Principal Engineer to Director of Electrical Engineering and finally to Technical Director. During this time, they gained leadership experience and managed teams while contributing to the technical aspects of projects.

Finally, in 2023, Jim joined Terran Orbital Corporation as the Chief Engineer, leading engineering activities and contributing their expertise to the company.

Overall, Jim Frawley's work experience showcases their strong engineering background, technical expertise, and leadership skills.

Jim Frawley earned a Master's degree in Electrical and Control Engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder between 1986 and 1993.

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  • Chief Engineer at Terran Orbital

    April, 2023 - present

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