Ryan Johnson
About Ryan Johnson
Ryan Johnson is the Manager of R&D Systems Engineering at Sandia National Laboratories, with a background in system-level integration and aerospace component design.
Title
Ryan Johnson is the Manager of R&D Systems Engineering at Sandia National Laboratories. He has held this position since 2018 and is based in Livermore, CA.
Previous Roles at Sandia National Laboratories
Ryan Johnson served as an R&D Systems Engineer at Sandia National Laboratories from 2010 to 2018. His responsibilities included system-level integration across mechanical and electrical disciplines. He successfully transitioned into the Manager role in 2018, continuing to contribute to the lab's extensive research initiatives.
Early Career Experience
Ryan Johnson's early career includes various engineering and internship roles. He worked as a Design Engineer at Jenike & Johanson, Inc. in 2007 for 8 months. Prior to that, he was an Engineering Intern at Orthodyne Electronics in 2006 for 2 months. He also gained summer student experience at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in 2003 and 2004, each for 2 months.
Education and Expertise
Ryan Johnson holds a Master of Science (M.S.) degree from the University of California, Davis, completed between 2007 and 2009. He also earned a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, where he studied from 2002 to 2006. His educational background underpins his expertise in the design of components for demanding aerospace environments and his specialization in system-level integration across mechanical and electrical disciplines.