10 SpaceX technical program managers
Sr Program Manager, Starship & Crew Dragon Programs, Senior Cybersecurity Program Manager and Program Director, Special Programs are among the titles held today by these SpaceX technical program managers. A reader can learn what technical program management work at SpaceX involves from people who have done it.
Professionals to explore
Aarti Matthews
LinkedInExperience: Starship Human Landing System Program Manager · SpaceX
Aarti Matthews has been Starship Human Landing System Program Manager at SpaceX since 2019 and Director, Starship Crew and Cargo Programs at SpaceX since 2022. Aarti Matthews was Sr. Mission Manager at SpaceX from 2012 to 2022 and Mechanical & Project Engineer at Maxar Technologies from 2006 to 2011.
Christopher Heckle
LinkedInExperience: Program Director, Special Programs · SpaceX
Christopher Heckle has been Program Director, Special Programs at SpaceX since June 2026. Christopher Heckle also lists three Senior Program Manager rows at Northrop Grumman, from 2022 to 2023, in 2024 and from 2025 to 2026, and was Mechanical Design Intern at SpaceX in 2015.
Daniel B.
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Program Execution (Launch Systems) · SpaceX
Daniel B. has been Senior Director, Program Execution (Launch Systems) at SpaceX since 2020, a role the profile says provides senior leadership for end-to-end program execution across launch systems. Daniel B. was Director, Starship Manufacturing & Vehicle Integration at SpaceX from 2017 to 2020 and Program Execution Manager (Integrated Programs) at Boeing from 2015 to 2017.
Ilya Fudim
LinkedInExperience: Former Vehicle Program Manager · SpaceX
Ilya Fudim was Vehicle Program Manager at SpaceX from 2018 to 2022 and Avionics Systems Engineer at SpaceX from 2016 to 2018. Ilya Fudim was Program Manager at Varda Space Industries from 2021 to 2022 and Program Director at Varda Space Industries from 2022 to 2023.
Jason T.
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Mission Manager & Deputy Program Manager, Starship Human Landing System · SpaceX
Jason T. has been Sr. Mission Manager & Deputy Program Manager, Starship Human Landing System at SpaceX since 2020. At SpaceX, Jason T. also lists Dragon Mission Director from 2012 to 2020, Sr. Manager, Space Operations Development from 2018 to 2019 and Principal Space Operations Engineer from 2019 to 2021.
Julianna de la Montanya
LinkedInExperience: Director, Rideshare Program · SpaceX
Julianna de la Montanya has been Director, Rideshare Program at SpaceX since 2023. At SpaceX, Julianna de la Montanya was Senior Mission Manager, Rideshare Program Manager from 2019 to 2023, Commercial Mission Manager from 2016 to 2019 and Commercial Mission Integration Engineer from 2014 to 2016.
Louis Wu
LinkedInExperience: Sr Program Manager, Starship & Crew Dragon Programs · SpaceX
Louis Wu has been Sr Program Manager, Starship & Crew Dragon Programs at SpaceX since 2020. At SpaceX, Louis Wu was Sr Manager, Falcon Certification & Compliance from 2017 to 2020, and also lists Technical Program Manager, Space & Missile Systems at Lockheed Martin from 2014 to 2017. Louis Wu describes leading spacecraft readiness and certification programs.
Matt Strohmeyer
LinkedInExperience: Program Director, Applied AI and Sensing, Starshield · SpaceX
Matt Strohmeyer has been Program Director, Applied AI and Sensing, Starshield at SpaceX since July 2025. Matt Strohmeyer was Director, Agentic Warfare and Strategy, Public Sector at Scale AI in 2025 and Director at the Office of the Secretary of Defense from 2022 to 2025, and also lists NORAD & USNORTHCOM J8 JADC2 Development Lead at USNORTHCOM.
Milena Ross Neira
LinkedInExperience: Senior Cybersecurity Program Manager · SpaceX
Milena Ross Neira has been Senior Cybersecurity Program Manager at SpaceX since 2020. Milena Ross Neira was Cyber Security Manager at Lockheed Martin from 2010 to 2020 and IT Manager/System Administrator at the University of North Texas from 2003 to 2010.
Yvette Trask
LinkedInExperience: Former Director Program Management · SpaceX
Yvette Trask was Director Program Management at SpaceX from 2018 to 2025. Yvette Trask was also Senior Program Manager at SpaceX from 2015 to 2018, Program Manager at SpaceX from 2010 to 2015 and Associate Program Manager at SpaceX from 2008 to 2010.
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- 01What took up most of your time as a program manager at SpaceX, and how did that change over your time there?
- 02How did you work with engineering, production and operations colleagues when a program you ran slipped or hit a problem?
- 03What experience from your earlier career turned out to matter most in the role, and what surprised you?
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