Jack Connell
About Jack Connell
Jack Connell is a Systems Engineer specializing in Flight Test Assemblies at Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore, CA, with extensive experience in telemetry systems and physical security design.
Company
Jack Connell is currently employed at Sandia National Laboratories, where he has taken on multiple roles over the years. Sandia National Laboratories is a renowned research and development facility in Livermore, CA. The laboratory focuses on national security, energy, and technological advancements.
Title
At Sandia National Laboratories, Jack Connell holds the position of Systems Engineer - Flight Test Assemblies. His role involves managing and overseeing systems engineering for flight test assemblies, ensuring the effective testing and performance of telemetry systems.
Education and Expertise
Jack Connell earned a Master of Engineering (MEng) in Systems Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology from 2012 to 2016. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering from New Mexico State University, specializing in Communications and RF Design, obtained from 1997 to 2001. His educational background lays a strong foundation for his expertise in systems engineering and telemetry.
Professional Background
Jack Connell's career commenced at Agilent Technologies as a Technical Support Engineer from 2001 to 2003 in Santa Rosa, CA. Subsequently, he joined Sandia National Laboratories, where he has held various positions. From 2004 to 2011, he served as a Systems Engineer - Physical Security Design & Implementation in Albuquerque, NM. He later transferred to Livermore, CA, in 2011 to work as a Telemetry Systems Engineer before moving to his current role in 2012.
Key Projects and Leadership Roles
Jack Connell led an engineering team for a $3.7 million project, developing a new data acquisition system for flight evaluations, ensuring its sustainability until 2020. He was promoted to senior member of the technical staff and became the lead surveillance and detection engineer within a multi-million dollar Department of Defense program. Additionally, he designed, integrated, and oversaw the implementation of two large-scale protection systems for detecting and tracking physical and cyber intrusions. His role required coordinating closely with draftsmen, test engineers, development partners, suppliers, and end users.