Keynote Speaker
Mr. Mark Honda
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Mr. Mark Honda is the Space Systems Command Chief Engineer working in the Space Systems Integration Office, United States Space Force. As Chief Engineer, Mr. Honda provides leadership in guiding the Systems-of-Systems integration effort across all portfolios within SSC’s program executive offices, as well as with mission partners in the National Security Space Enterprise.
Prior to this position, Mr. Honda held a variety of technical and leadership positions in industry. He started his career at Hughes Space and Communications (later Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems) in 1995 within the Systems Engineering organization. During this time, he gained experience across the full systems engineering life cycle – from proposals, space vehicle development, unit design and manufacturing, verification and validation, space vehicle integration and test, launch and mission operations, and on-orbit support to customers. In 2004, he was promoted to the Electrical Power and Harness Systems Engineering group manager. Following his tenure with Boeing, in 2008, The Aerospace Corporation recruited Mr. Honda as a Senior Project Engineer in the Space Superiority Systems Department where he also subsequently served as a Senior Project Leader in the Advanced Programs Department. In 2020, Raytheon Space and Intelligence recruited Mr. Honda as an Associate Director working as the Program Area Chief Engineer (PACE) for the Civil, Commercial, and International (CC&I) portfolio. Over his career, Mr. Honda participated in over 25 launch and mission operation campaigns and worked over 13 programs from award through launch across commercial, civil, DoD, and classified customers. He has also earned two patents. (Full Bio) |