Bill Riley

Bill Riley has extensive experience in engineering, particularly within the aerospace and automotive industries. Currently serving as the Vice President of Starship Engineering at SpaceX since August 2010, Bill has held several key positions, including Senior Director of Design Reliability and Vehicle Analysis, Senior Director of Structures Engineering, and Director of Statics Engineering. Prior to SpaceX, Bill worked at General Motors as a Cylinder Head Engineer and Combustion Engineer from January 2007 to August 2010, and at Ford Motor Company as an Engine Component Design Engineer from 2002 to 2007. Bill's career began at Jaguar Racing as a Stress Engineer from 2001 to 2002 and included leadership in the Formula SAE team at Cornell University, where Bill earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering and later a Master’s degree in the same field.