About Jacopo Frigerio

BSAE 1993, Magna Cum Laude - UMR

MSME 1995 - UMR

After graduating from UMR, Jacopo began his career at Lockheed Martin Space in Denver, CO, where he spent his 25-year career designing, developing, testing, qualifying, and deploying space flight hardware. Some highlights of his career include supporting the Atlas and Titan Centaur upper stage propulsion program specializing in the RL-10 engine, leading the design and development of the Hubble Space Telescope Soft Capture Mechanism (SCM), developing and managing the Common Products Program, and serving as the Orion European Service Module (ESM) Main Engine (OMS-E/AJ10) Certified Principle Engineer (CPE). He is also a graduate of Lockheed Martin’s very selective Advanced Technical Leadership Program.

Jacopo and his wife, Jenifer, who was a Human Resources Manager at Lockheed Martin, both retired in June of 2020 to pursue other passions, including travel, hiking, cooking, and enjoying life. They both continue to mentor students, graduates, and new employees as those opportunities arise.