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James Downs is an accomplished Avionics Engineer with a rich background in space-based electronics systems design, verification, and validation. They served as Lead Spacecraft Avionics Engineer and Senior Spacecraft Avionics Engineer at Millennium Space Systems, contributing significantly to avionics component development. Currently, they hold the position of Principal Command and Data Handling Engineer at AST SpaceMobile and will transition to Director of Avionics at Apex - Spacecraft Manufacturing. James has also gained expertise in electronics product development and spacecraft systems integration through roles at Aerojet Rocketdyne. They pursue a Master of Science at California State University, Northridge, enhancing their engineering knowledge alongside a certificate in project management from Caltech.