Mr. Gene Fujii

Mr. Gene Fujii joined Astroscale in November of 2019 as the Chief Engineer responsible for managing the Astroscale engineering team and overseeing the implementation of high-quality aerospace engineering processes across all Astroscale programs.

Fujii has over 25 years of experience in technology management in the commercial space industry. Prior to joining Astroscale, Fujii was vice present of the space segment group at ORBCOMM where he oversaw the development, test, launch, in-orbit checkout, and on-orbit operations of a constellation of small communication satellites from multiple manufacturers. Before ORBCOMM, he was a senior principal systems engineer at Orbital Sciences Corp working on the design, test, and deployment of several small commercial LEO and GEO satellites and launch vehicles.

Fujii received his MSc in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Washington and a BSc in Aerospace Engineering from Boston University. He also received an MSc in Space Studies from the International Space University.