Brian Boyce is Vice President of Engineering for the Space Business Propulsion and Power Systems Segment at Aerojet Rocketdyne.  He provides the overall leadership, resource management, project oversight and technical guidance for activities within the Engineering organization, overseeing more than 600 mechanical, electrical, systems and software engineers.  In this role, he leads the engineering activities that design, develop and fly liquid rocket engines, electric propulsion, hybrid propulsion systems, and solar or nuclear electrical power systems for applications to be used in space or on the surface of other planetary bodies.

Dr. Boyce has more than 25 years of experience in the aerospace industry.  He began his career at Aerojet Rocketdyne as an engineer on the RS-25 and RS-68 rocket engines, later becoming manager of the Advanced Analysis Aerothermodynamics group.  Assuming roles of increasing responsibility, he became the technology director for the company’s independent research and development portfolio responsible for architecting the technology roadmap and maturation of new technology to support the company’s strategic vision.

His immediate prior assignment was as senior director of the Space Advanced Programs Sector at Aerojet Rocketdyne.  In this role, he was responsible for the profit and loss execution of the portfolio of advanced programs, customer relations and capture of new business to grow the Space Business Unit.

Before joining Aerojet Rocketdyne, Dr. Boyce worked for Silicon Valley startups specializing in mechanical user interfaces for the prominent computer and electronics companies in the area.

He holds a Ph.D. in fluid dynamics from UCLA, a Master of Science in Engineering from the University of Wisconsin, a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Marquette University and a Master of Business Administration from Colorado State University.