The Aerospace Corporation has announced a leadership change in the National Systems Group.
Scott Yeakel was promoted to general manager, Systems Engineering and Launch Division in National Systems Group. Yeakel is providing enterprise-level support to various divisions of the National Reconnaissance Office.
Yeakel joined Aerospace in 2011 as a systems director within NSG’s Systems Engineering and Ground Division/Enterprise Engineering. He assisted SELD leadership in developing and solidifying Aerospace’s role in the customer’s readiness processes while providing direct support to the customer’s Signals Intelligence and Communications programs. Since 2013, he has served as the principal engineer supporting the NSG senior vice president with formulating and executing technical strategies and providing support to corporate initiatives.
Prior to joining Aerospace, Yeakel spent over 20 years serving in the United States Air Force with assignments at Space and Missile Systems Center, the Missile Defense Agency, Department of State, and the NRO. Following his Air Force service, he spent several years in industry leading the development of several space systems and leading the advanced plans department for the Integrated Space Systems Division of General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems. Yeakel earned his bachelor’s of science degree in aeronautical engineering from the Air Force Academy and his master’s of science degree in astronautical engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology. He also obtained an M.B.A. from UCLA and is a graduate of the Defense Systems Management College’s Advanced Program Managers course.
The Aerospace Corporation is a California nonprofit corporation that operates a federally funded research and development center and has approximately 3,800 employees. It provides guidance and advice to military, civil, and commercial customers to ensure the success of complex, technology-based programs. The Aerospace Corporation is headquartered in El Segundo, Calif., with multiple locations across the United States.
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