Julie Newman, Vice president of Engineering at Outpost

In this episode we speak with Julie Newman, VP of Engineering at Outpost, about building a next generation space reentry vehicle and shaping the future of in space logistics.Julie walks through her journey from Caltech to SpaceX, NASA JPL and Boeing, including her work on the Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter. She explains why she transitioned from large aerospace primes to startup leadership and how that experience shaped her approach to ownership, speed and culture.The conversation explores why reentry is becoming critical to the space economy, how Outpost’s deployable heat shield and precision paraglider system enable high mass return, and why in space manufacturing only scales if you can bring product back affordably. Julie also shares her passion for STEM outreach, developing future engineers, and building teams that move fast with accountability.The Techne Connect Podcast 🎧Thank you for listening to Techne Connect! This podcast takes you inside the companies and conversations shaping the future of engineering.From space and defence to robotics, AI, clean energy, advanced manufacturing and next-generation mobility, each episode features the founders, engineers and technology leaders building tomorrow's world.Through candid discussions on innovation, leadership, product development and career journeys, the podcast uncovers the ideas, challenges and breakthroughs driving the world's fastest-moving industries. Whether you're an engineer, founder, investor or simply fascinated by emerging technology.Techne Connect offers a front-row seat to the people creating what's next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.