Summary
Maya Neuenschwander is an Operations Engineer II at SpaceX with a decade of experience optimizing production workflows for Falcon and Dragon vehicles. She combines an Industrial Systems Engineering background from USC (summa cum laude) with hands-on operational excellence internships at Medtronic and research roles, bringing rigorous process improvement and data-driven decision making to high-stakes manufacturing. Based in Los Angeles, she moves fluidly between shop-floor operations and cross-functional stakeholder coordination, improving throughput while preserving safety and quality. A former USC ambassador and podcast host, she also communicates technical concepts clearly to diverse audiences—an asset in fast-paced aerospace settings. Outside work, she’s studying computer science and business administration, signaling a growing blend of software, systems thinking, and product-minded operations.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Industrial Systems Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Summa Cum Laude, Industrial Systems Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Summa Cum Laude at University of Southern California
ENGINEERING, ENGINEERING at Queen Mary University of London
German, English