Dr Malcolm Snowdon is the new chief technology officer.
Zenno Astronautics CTO Malcolm Snowdon.
New Zealand-headquartered space-flight systems company Zenno Astronautics has announced the appointment of Dr Malcolm Snowdon as its chief technology officer.
As CTO, Snowdon will lead the technical strategy and product development for Zenno’s proprietary high-temperature superconducting electromagnet technology, bringing to market a range of space applications for satellite operators and manufacturers, kicking off with fuel-free attitude control.
Snowdon, a pioneer in New Zealand’s aerospace sector, has built space systems for more than 15 years. He completed his PhD in electrical and electronics engineering at the University of Canterbury, designing world-leading control algorithms and New Zealand’s first guided rockets. He was employee No 6 at Rocket Lab, joining in 2010 as a navigation and control engineer to develop the navigation system for the Electron launch vehicle. In 2019, he founded Argo Navis Aerospace to develop liquid rocket engines for the global space launch industry.
Zenno Astronautics co-founder and chief executive Max Arshavsky said: “Malcolm is a world-class engineering leader and is a performance output machine. His ability to deliver on complex and highly disruptive projects is impossible to match.”
Snowdon said: “I am thrilled to join the Zenno team and get cracking on the roadmap. Zenno’s core technology and IP is transformational, and there is nothing as exciting in terms of engineering challenges as working in the space sector. Zenno’s initial product, Z01, is a significant upgrade for spacecraft attitude control. And it is just the start for Zenno with other technologies in the pipeline.”
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