John Kim

John Kim is a mechanical engineer with 26 years of industry experience in design and manufacturing across the aerospace, space, and automotive industries. His career includes 10 years in spacecraft design, contributing to the James Webb Space Telescope's Telescope Thermal Cooling System and Deployable Sunshield, 13 years supporting aircraft design and manufacturing programs including the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, and 3 years in automotive engineering focused on hybrid sports and luxury vehicle powertrain and electrical systems.

An original team member responsible for implementing portable laser scanning CMM technology on the F-35 program, John Kim has extensive experience in product design, manufacturing, in spection, and GD&T application.Since 2017, he has taught Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) at the UCLA Extension School of Engineering. He is an ASME Senior Certified GD&T Professional, certified to the 1994, 2009, and 2018 ASME Y14.5 standards, and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from California State University, Long Beach.