Derek Pelotte

Derek Pelotte is a Lead Radiation and Reliability Engineer at Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company, since August 2019, specializing in reliability estimates for aerospace products and assessing radiation-sensitive electronics. Prior experience includes roles as a Math/Science Instructor at Lowell High School, where instruction focused on advanced math and science for college-bound students, and as a Research Assistant at the Lowell Center for Space Science and Technology, contributing to the development of sensor boards for an exoplanet imaging telescope. Additional experience includes teaching physics at Dracut Public School and an engineering role documenting electrical systems at the Browns Ferry nuclear power plant. Derek Pelotte holds a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering and two Bachelor's degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Physics from the University of Massachusetts Lowell.