Joe Cozza, Director of Test and Evaluation at the Boeing Company

Joe Cozza is the director of satellite systems testing and evaluation at the Boeing Company, working out of El Segundo, California. He has over 25 years of experience in engineering and operations, project and program management, technical risk management, and financial management associated with the production of satellite systems.

During his over two decades with Boeing, Cozza has been responsible for all aspects of engineering and production on multiple satellite systems for both commercial and government customers. He has led teams involved in solving complex technical, process and organizational issues throughout his career.

Cozza said that he has spent time supporting international assignments and has been successful in dealing with different cultures, customers, sub-contractors and business approaches to meet all customer expectations and requirements. His professional specialties include project management, program management, functional management, engineering leadership, systems engineering, operations, and test and evaluation, his LinkedIn profile reveals.

In his current role, Cozza oversees all test activities conducted in the company’s El Segundo site while taking part in the design of future test programs. He works with Boeing’s systems integration, test and launch integrated product team in the Satellite Development Center as well as other space and intelligence systems business partners.

Earlier in his career, Cozza worked as an engineering manager at the now-defunct Hughes Aircraft Company. He earned his engineering degree from the University of Michigan-Dearborn.