Ariel Bowers
Roman Space Telescope SOC Systems Manager
Washington DC-Baltimore Area United States
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Top SchoolAriel Bowers is a systems-focused software engineer with 11 years of experience leading integration and test efforts for flagship space missions, currently serving as Roman Space Telescope SOC Systems Manager. With a Master’s in Space Systems Engineering from Johns Hopkins and a strong software background in Python, C++, and Java, Ariel bridges mission operations, data management, and verification to deliver dependable ground systems. They progressed from writing test-driven monitoring software for Hubble instruments to technical leadership on JWST and WFIRST/SOC integration programs, demonstrating deep institutional knowledge of observatory ground segments. Known for combining hands-on coding with program-level coordination, Ariel ensures complex science software moves from test benches to mission operations reliably. An analytical problem-solver in the Washington DC–Baltimore area, they bring both QA rigor and systems engineering perspective to space science software delivery.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Johns Hopkins UniversityHigh School, High School at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
English, French
Github Skills (4)
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Github contributions (2)
swcarpentry/training-course
Feb 2015 - Mar 2015
Contributions:6 commits in 1 month
blog-websitetraining
STScI-Citizen-Science/MTPipeline
Aug 2014 - Aug 2014
Contributions:1 commit in 1 day
pipelinesolarsolar-systempnghst
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