Jessica Orr
About Jessica Orr
Jessica Orr is a Manufacturing Engineer with a strong background in aerospace engineering, having worked at Boeing and currently at Rocket Lab in New Zealand. She holds multiple degrees and has received several awards for her academic and research contributions in the field.
Work at Rocket Lab
Jessica Orr has been employed as a Manufacturing Engineer at Rocket Lab since 2021. In this role, she contributes to the development and production processes within the aerospace sector. Her position is based in Auckland, New Zealand, where she applies her engineering expertise to support the company's mission in space technology.
Education and Expertise
Jessica Orr holds an Integrated Bachelor of Engineering and Master of Engineering (BE/ME) from The University of Queensland, completed between 2011 and 2015. She also participated in the Southern Hemisphere Space Studies Program at the International Space University in 2016. Her educational background includes a Baccalaureate Diploma from Queensland Academy for Science, Mathematics and Technology from 2008 to 2010. Additionally, she achieved a Study Abroad Semester at Purdue University in 2013.
Background in Aerospace Engineering
Prior to her current role, Jessica worked as a Materials and Process Engineer on the Airpower Teaming System (ATS) at Boeing Aerostructures Australia. She also completed a three-month internship at NASA Ames in California, where she researched High Voltage Hybrid Propulsion Systems. Her academic and professional experiences have focused on aerospace engineering and manufacturing processes.
Achievements in Engineering
Jessica Orr's final year thesis in Systems Engineering was recognized with the VSSEC-NASA Australian Space Prize in 2015. She also received the Engineers Australia Undergraduate Thesis Prize in Space Engineering for her thesis work, which investigated the application of Set Based Concurrent Engineering within the Aerospace Industry in collaboration with Boeing Research and Technology Australia.