Pele Collins is Manager of Parachutes Production and Engineering at SpaceX, specializing in spacecraft recovery systems. He studied Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics at the University of Pennsylvania.

Pele worked as Technical Team Lead for Plasma Facing Components at Commonwealth Fusion Systems from January 2023 to April 2024. Prior to that, he held multiple engineering roles at SpaceX starting in 2018, progressing from Structures Engineer to Senior Structures Engineer.

Pele has presented at prestigious aerospace conferences on parachute system modeling for SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. He has expertise in mechanical engineering, applied mechanics, and spacecraft systems.

Pele has worked on critical systems for SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and contributed to fusion energy development at Commonwealth Fusion Systems. He also worked as a Mechanical Design Engineering Intern at Tesla.

Pele's work on parachute systems has been instrumental in ensuring safe return of astronauts and advancing reusable spacecraft technology. His contributions span aerospace and fusion energy sectors.