Brandon Pearce

Brandon Pearce, VP of Avionics and Integrated Software at Relativity Space

Brandon Pearce is an experienced leader in the aerospace industry, having held key roles at companies like SpaceX, Virgin Orbit, Zoox, and Relativity Space. He served as the Vice President of Avionics and Integrated Software at Relativity Space from June 2018 to August 2022.1

Key Achievements at Relativity Space

• Co-developed Avionics Hardware architecture, org chart, budget and schedule
• Co-developed Avionics Software architecture that flew successfully
• Grew the avionics team from one to over 50 people
• Developed org chart, budget, schedule, RF link budget, power budget and AS9100 tailoring
• Key contributor to defining culture and early Venture Capital efforts1

Previous Experience

• VP of Sense and Compute at Zoox (2017-2018)
• Senior Director Avionics & GN&C at Virgin Orbit (2014-2017)
• Senior Director of Avionics Hardware Development at SpaceX (2006-2014)1

Education

• M.S. from University of California, Santa Cruz (1995-1999)
• Transfer from College of San Mateo (1992-1995)1

Brandon Pearce's impressive track record in developing avionics systems for launch vehicles, spacecraft and self-driving cars has made him a respected leader in the New Space industry.1