Armen Askijian

Armen Askijian is the Chief Technology Officer and Head of Engineering at Airbus U.S., responsible for engineering and R&D activities across Space, UAV, and Aircraft business lines.  Armen is a seasoned technical and business leader, with expertise in aerospace design, manufacturing, operations at startups and large aerospace and defense companies.
 

Prior to his role at Airbus, Armen led satellite programs and design teams at Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Airbus OneWeb Satellites, OneWeb, and Google.  As one of the original members of OneWeb, Armen was a primary designer of the OneWeb Generation 1 constellation and satellite. He led a joint French and American team for the conceptual design, detail design and analysis, qualification and initial production while located in Toulouse, France. Armen also led the OneWeb Gen 2 satellite constellation development as Senior Director of Advanced Satellite Programs.
 
Prior to Airbus and OneWeb, Armen developed remote sensing satellite systems at Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Sunnyvale, CA. He led engineering & manufacturing teams through design, hardware fabrication and integration of multiple products for U.S. national space assets. 
 
Now at Airbus U.S., Armen leads technical development for U.S. national security and commercial customers. He also recently opened Airbus U.S. Space and Defense’s newest office location in Denver, Colorado, which focuses on engineering and space programs.
 
Armen is active as a mentor and advisor in the aerospace community, including the University of California, Berkeley Aerospace Engineering Founding Board, and the Foundation for Armenian Science and Technology (FAST).  Armen is an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).  Armen received his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from UC Berkeley, and Master of Science degree in Engineering Management from Santa Clara University.