Your trusted partner for solving problems from the Earth to the Moon and beyond

A robotics-inspired engineering firm built by engineers who've taken hardware from concept to orbit.

What Drives Us

Mission

We're a robotics-inspired engineering firm that does business like humans — living by our values and building meaningful relationships that lead to mutual success.

Values

Integrity · Give First · Personal Growth · Teamwork · Technical Excellence

Vision

To create a world where organizations undergo revolutionary technological change — harnessing robotics, automation, and electrification to usher in the next era of industry.

Why Novium

Opportunities to innovate are everywhere

And we're here to help you capitalize. Whether you're trying to make a product or system smarter, greener, safer, or simply more efficient, robotics is often the answer. If it's not, we'll help you figure out what is.

Deep experience across engineering disciplines

With more than 60 years of combined experience, we've designed complex robotic systems for land, sea, air, and space. Our founding engineers have solved pressing problems for organizations ranging from small startups to Fortune 500s and NASA.

Our mission is to achieve your highest expectations. We pride ourselves on understanding our clients' needs so we can create solutions that go above and beyond — that's our commitment to you, because that's just who we are. We're Novium.

Leadership
Brittany Commins

Brittany Commins

President

James Holley

James Holley

Chief Technology Officer

Josh Figuered

Josh Figuered

Director of Technology Development

Matthew Barrett

Matthew Barrett

Director of Space Systems

Jonathan Fricke

Jonathan Fricke

Director of Operations

Brittany Commins

Brittany Commins

President

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Brittany Commins joined Novium in 2023 and has led the company's transformation from a spaceflight hardware design firm into a vertically integrated provider of end-to-end satellite payload and spacecraft motion control solutions. She has scaled Novium to serve government and commercial programs spanning LEO, MEO, GEO, and Lunar environments through disciplined investment in R&D, manufacturing capacity, and operational excellence which all focused on a single goal: delivering motion solutions that reduce complexity, lead time, and cost across the most demanding missions in space. Prior to joining Novium, Brittany worked in management consulting at Oliver Wyman, helping Fortune 100 Industrial companies achieve sustainable growth through strategic financial, change management, and operational initiatives. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Operations from The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Rice University.
James Holley

James Holley

Chief Technology Officer

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James Holley is co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Novium, where he leads technology development for advanced robotic systems for space and aerospace applications. His work combines embedded control, actuator electronics, electrical system architecture, robotic software, and distributed control systems. Before founding Novium, James worked in robotics at NASA Johnson Space Center, where his work focused on robotic actuator control, embedded control systems, distributed robotic architectures, humanoid robotics, and the evaluation and modeling of complex robotic systems. He later served as a Senior Process Controls Engineer at Celanese Corporation. His published work includes series elastic actuator control, humanoid robot evaluation, distributed robotic control buses, and nonlinear embedded control. James holds an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Rice University and a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder.
Josh Figuered

Josh Figuered

Director of Technology Development

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Josh is a co-founder of Novium and its Director of Technology Development with over 20 years of mechanical engineering experience building complex robotic systems for land, sea, air, and space. He started at NASA's Johnson Space Center in the Robotics Systems Technology Branch, leading hardware design for humanoid robots and vehicles including the Space Exploration Vehicle, Modular Robotic Vehicle, Robonaut, Valkyrie, and VIPER. He leads R&D at Novium specializing in electromechanical actuators and mechanisms. Josh holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin.
Matthew Barrett

Matthew Barrett

Director of Space Systems

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Matthew Barrett is the Director of Space Systems at Novium, where he leads the development of advanced aerospace and spaceflight solutions for government and commercial customers. With more than two decades of experience across multiple industries, he has contributed to the design, integration, testing, and operation of complex spacecraft and mission systems. His expertise spans systems engineering, program leadership, mission assurance, and the successful execution of high reliability programs. Matthew is passionate about transforming innovative concepts into flight ready solutions that advance exploration, national security, and commercial space capabilities. At Novium, he works closely with multidisciplinary teams and customers to deliver technically rigorous, mission focused engineering solutions.
Jonathan Fricke

Jonathan Fricke

Director of Operations

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Jonathan Fricke is the Director of Operations at Novium, where he oversees data operations, network and IT infrastructure, and AS9100 quality systems while leading a team of software engineers. He keeps the company's operational backbone running smoothly, aligns engineering work with business needs, and builds the internal systems that let Novium scale across increasingly complex programs. A technical leader with more than 25 years of experience, Jonathan brings an operations mindset to everything he builds, reducing friction, streamlining processes, and turning manual work into reliable, automated systems. He has led software engineering teams across legal tech, biotechnology, clinical genomics, and education, while architecting systems that have served tens of thousands of daily users. As a seasoned full-stack engineer, he pairs technical expertise with operational know-how, building proprietary software that automates manual work and keeps workflows running smoothly. Jonathan holds an Information and Operations Management degree from Texas A&M University.