Daniel Hill
Meridianville,USA
Summary
Systems Engineer with 6+ years supporting DoD programs in systems engineering, MBSE,
requirements development, verification & validation, system integration, and flight test.
Expertise in IBM DOORS, CAMEO/SysML, Agile, JIRA, trade studies, and technical briefings.
Overview
1
1
Certification
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Principal Engineer Systems
Northrop Grumman
Huntsville, AL
04.2026 - Current
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to integrate complex systems, improving project functionality.
- Developed and verified requirements in IBM DOORS to align with project objectives.
- Conducted system/component trade studies and analysis within MBSE environment.
- Created and presented briefings to MDA and stakeholders for informed decision-making on project direction.
- Led systems engineering efforts for MDA programs, maintaining traceable DOORS requirements.
- Performed MBSE trade studies and supported verification and validation processes.
- Presented technical findings to stakeholders, enhancing understanding of project developments.
Engineer Systems
Northrop Grumman
Huntsville, AL
06.2022 - 04.2026
- Enhanced systems engineering efficiency through MBSE by developing SysML-based RVAM activity diagrams.
- Supported developing behavioral models, state machines, logical system decomposition and data element decomposition diagrams (DODAF methodology) using CAMEO.
- Verified and developed requirements in DOORS.
- Responsible for interface requirement specification development in DOORS.
- Conducted peer reviews to ensure quality in model and requirement development based on DoDAF and UAF methodologies.
- Utilized AGILE methodology to manage tasks on a KANBAN board.
- Cultivated relationships with cross-discipline engineering working groups to facilitate collaboration.
Flight Test Engineer
ERC, Inc
Huntsville, AL
05.2020 - 06.2022
- Collected and assessed telemetry data using IADS from [15] cargo/fixed wing flight tests at Redstone Test Center.
- Coordinated and prepared [15] Threat Safety Risk Assessments and [12] Technical Readiness Reviews for flight test projects, ensuring compliance and risk mitigation for all missions.
- Facilitated [15] pre- and post-flight briefs and conducted [12] customer meetings, improving communication and collaboration for [30] flight test missions.
- Analyzed and documented data from [20] artificial icing test flights, enhancing understanding of performance under simulated conditions.
- Operated data gathering equipment during flight tests to ensure accurate data collection.
Engineering Intern
Vantec-Hitachi Transport System Inc
Canton, MS
05.2019 - 07.2019
- Collaborated with engineering teams to address complex logistics challenges.
- Aided logistics engineering projects, enhancing warehouse optimization and redesign for cost efficiency.
- Analyzed and reallocated warehouse inventory using JDA and Microsoft Office software.
Education
Master of Science - Industrial And Systems Engineering
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK07-2028
Bachelor of Science - Aerospace Engineering
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS05-2020
Masters of Commercial Aviation -
Delta State University
Cleveland, MS12-2014
Bachelor of Science - Aviation Management
Delta State University
Cleveland, MS12-2012
Skills
- Systems engineering lifecycle
- Requirements development and decomposition
- Verification and validation
- IBM DOORS
- Model-based systems engineering
- Cameo and SysML
- System integration
- Interface requirements
- Trade studies
- Test and evaluation
- Agile methodologies
- JIRA project management
- DoDAF compliance
- MATLAB programming
- Simulink modeling
- Active security clearance
Certification
- Active Security Clearance
- FAA Commercial Pilot Certificate
- FAA Certified Flight Instructor-instrument Airplane
- FAA Aircraft Dispatcher Certificate
Accomplishments
- Aeroelasticity Effects of Forward Swept Wings, Designed a senior-level undergraduate project that analyzed the aeroelasticity effects, including flutter, of forward swept wing aircraft using FEMAP with NX NASTRAN. Acted as a self-starter by locating several research documents on the topic of aeroelasticity and flutter.
- Interface Specification Excellence, Developed over 50 interface requirement specifications using DOORS software.
- Flight Test Success, Conducted over 30 successful flight tests, analyzing telemetry data for accuracy.
Timeline
Principal Engineer Systems
Northrop Grumman
04.2026 - Current
Engineer Systems
Northrop Grumman
06.2022 - 04.2026
Flight Test Engineer
ERC, Inc
05.2020 - 06.2022
Engineering Intern
Vantec-Hitachi Transport System Inc
05.2019 - 07.2019
Master of Science - Industrial And Systems Engineering
University of Oklahoma
Bachelor of Science - Aerospace Engineering
Mississippi State University
Masters of Commercial Aviation -
Delta State University
Bachelor of Science - Aviation Management
Delta State University