Summary
John Leitch is a Manufacturing Engineer II with 12 years of experience focused on precision hardware for space applications, currently advancing Blue Origin’s Lunar Heat Exchangers and Zero Boil Off program. He blends hands-on production leadership—managing multi-million dollar tooling budgets and cross-functional teams—with process innovation that has cut production time and accelerated delivery. Previously he supported BE-4 turbomachinery hardware and led tooling and composite mold standards at Janicki, driving cost, schedule, and quality improvements. Based in Michigan and trained in Materials Science & Engineering at the University of Washington, he pairs materials expertise with practical manufacturing systems thinking. Colleagues describe him as a collaborative problem-solver who elevates team capability while keeping mission-critical hardware on track.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science Materials Science and Engineering, Bachelor of Science Materials Science and Engineering at University of Washington