Jim McClelland Joins Maxar as Vice President of Mission Architecture to Pursue Space Infrastructure Growth Opportunities
August 13 2020 - 6:00AM
Business Wire
Maxar Technologies (NYSE:MAXR) (TSX:MAXR), a trusted partner and
innovator in Earth Intelligence and Space Infrastructure, today
announced it has hired space industry veteran Jim McClelland to
lead its newly established Mission Architecture function.
In this leadership position reporting to Maxar CTO Dr. Walter
Scott, McClelland will have a role that spans Maxar’s Space
Infrastructure and Earth Intelligence businesses to bring the full
breadth of the company’s capabilities to bear for its customers.
McClelland will play a key role in the company’s strategic
initiative to diversify the Space Infrastructure business and
further penetrate U.S. civil and national security markets,
responsible for leading, managing and executing the architecture
and satellite system engineering activities for new mission
designs.
McClelland most recently served as Chief Technology Innovation
Officer at Airbus U.S., Space and Defense. He has also held
positions as CTO of OneWeb Satellites LLC; Vice President of
Mission Engineering and Operations for Millennium Space Systems;
and Vice President of Mission Assurance for Skybox Imaging, Inc.
From 1996 to 2011, McClelland was a key contributor to the early
success of DigitalGlobe—now part of Maxar—where he served in
numerous technical and management roles.
“Jim brings a wealth of experience in the technical and business
aspects of Earth observation and communications systems,” said
Scott. “From his role in leading enterprise-wide systems
engineering efforts for our WorldView satellites to his recent work
with the OneWeb spacecraft, he has effectively applied ‘new space’
thinking and breakthrough ideas grounded in sound engineering and
an intimate understanding of customers’ missions.”
About Maxar
Maxar is a trusted partner and innovator in Earth Intelligence
and Space Infrastructure. We deliver disruptive value to government
and commercial customers to help them monitor, understand and
navigate our changing planet; deliver global broadband
communications; and explore and advance the use of space. Our
unique approach combines decades of deep mission understanding and
a proven commercial and defense foundation to deploy solutions and
deliver insights with unrivaled speed, scale and cost
effectiveness. Maxar’s 4,000 team members in 20 global locations
are inspired to harness the potential of space to help our
customers create a better world. Maxar trades on the New York Stock
Exchange and Toronto Stock Exchange as MAXR. For more information,
visit www.maxar.com.
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