Michael Martinez

Interview

Michael Martinez currently serves as Vice President of Space Engineering for Maxar, where he is responsible for the health and safety of Maxar’s Earth Observation satellites, ground development, integration, launch and operations of the satellite constellation mission.

Michael has been in the commercial remote sensing industry for more than 20 years, joining Space Imaging in 1997. After a series of mergers and acquisitions, Space Imaging eventually became part of Maxar. Prior to joining Maxar, Michael held a variety of technical positions at the Naval Research Laboratory, McDonnell Douglas and Lockheed Martin, where he was responsible for satellite design and development, integration & tests and ground systems.

In addition to his work at Maxar, Michael serves on the Colorado State University’s WSCOE Dean’s Advisory Board. Michael served on the World Economic Forum’s Future Space Council from 2017 – 2022.

Michael earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Colorado State University in 1986 and performed Post Graduate work in Aerospace from the University of Southern California.