The Spaceship Company
Richard Heller is a Structural Analysis Engineer at The Spaceship Company, a position held since August 2013. Previously, Richard worked as a Structures Design Engineer (Contract) at Cessna Aircraft Company for a brief period in early 2013, where contributions were made to the Instrumentation group for the Textron Scorpion advanced design aircraft. Prior experience includes a role as a Payloads & Structures Design Engineer (Contract) at Boeing, where Richard created models and drawings to meet schedule requirements. Richard also served as a Structural Design Engineer at Northrop Grumman Corporation, supporting the F-35 production line through design changes and material review processes. Earlier experience includes a role as an Airframe Design Engineer at Cessna Aircraft Company, focusing on sustaining design for the Citation X and improving composite bond assemblies using industry standards and engineering principles.