PAUL MARTIN
Wheaton,IL
Summary
Dedicated System Engineer and experienced Engineering Project Manager adept at building high performing, cohesive, and energetic engineering teams. Expertise includes requirements analysis, team leadership, test & evaluation of complex systems, earned value management, and program execution. Offering successful career history comprising more than 18 years.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Systems Engineer
Northrop Grumman Corporation
10.2015 - Current
- Led the Systems Engineering Team for the LITENING Artemis targeting pod development; Responsible for the execution of over $60M of engineering labor and materials
Systems Engineer
Esterline CMC Electronics, Inc
06.2015 - 09.2015
- Served as the Systems Engineer for multiple programs
Systems Engineer
Astronautics Corporation of America
06.2013 - 05.2015
- Served as the Lead Systems Engineer for the Executive Transport – Data Conversion Unit
Air Traffic Control & Landing Systems Test Engineer
Naval Air Systems Command
06.2006 - 06.2013
- Supported flight test and evaluation of US Navy and Marine Corps air traffic control & landing systems
Education
M.S. - Systems Engineering
Johns Hopkins University
01.2011
B.S. - Aerospace Engineering
University of Illinois, at Urbana-Champaign
01.2006
Skills
- Systems Engineering
- Requirements Analysis & Management
- Risk Management
- Test & Evaluation
- System Verification & Validation
- Aerospace & Defense
- Avionics Systems Design & Integration
- IBM Rational DOORS
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Agile System Development and Management
- DO-178B, DO-254, and DO-160
- Top Secret Clearance
- Root Cause Analysis
- Project Management
- Cost Estimates
- Continuous Improvement
- Customer proposals
- System Testing
- Requirements Gathering
- Product Development
- Systems Analysis
Certification
- Test and Evaluation, Level III
- Systems Planning, Research, Development, and Engineering, Level II
- US Navy Test Pilot School – Short Courses
- Introduction to Systems Test and Evaluation
- Introduction to Aircraft Flying Qualities
- VX-23 Selected Passenger Program: Earned qualification to fly in the backseat of F/A-18 aircraft, totaling approximately 5 flight hours in 4 flight events
Affiliations
- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Society of Flight Test Engineers
- Knights of Columbus
Awards
- 2017 Northrop Grumman Corporate Award for Excellence
- 2017 Mission System Sector President’s Award for Excellence
- 2012 CAPT Steven A. Hazelrigg Award, Carrier Suitability Department; Awarded by the departing Commanding Officer of VX-23 (US Navy’s Test and Evaluation Squadron) to the most outstanding team during their tour
- December 2011 – Integrated Test Force, Beast Award (Individual, out of ~500 people)
- 2011 Carrier Suitability Department ‘Top Hook’ Award (Individual, out of ~30 people)
- 2010 CAPT Steven A. Hazelrigg Award, F-35 Integrated Test Force
- 2008 Capt. Steven A Hazelrigg Award, EA-18G Sea Trials Test Team
- 2008 James S McDonnell Award, E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Test Team; Awarded by the Society of Flight Test Engineers “For Outstanding Team Achievement In The Field Of Flight Test Engineering”
- 2007 James S McDonnell Award, EA-18G ‘Growler’ Flight Test Team
Continuingeducation
- Electromagnetic Compatibility Engineering, September 2014, Henry Ott Consultants & InCompliance Magazine
- Radar Principles And Applications Short Course, August 2010, AIAA
- Digital Flight Control Systems: Analysis and Design, March 2010, The University of Kansas Aerospace Short Course Program
- GPS Operation for Engineers & Technical Professionals, June 2008, Navtech GPS
- GPS Operations: DGPS, GPS Signals & Processing, June 2008, Navtech GPS
Timeline
Systems Engineer
Northrop Grumman Corporation
10.2015 - Current
Systems Engineer
Esterline CMC Electronics, Inc
06.2015 - 09.2015
Systems Engineer
Astronautics Corporation of America
06.2013 - 05.2015
Air Traffic Control & Landing Systems Test Engineer
Naval Air Systems Command
06.2006 - 06.2013
M.S. - Systems Engineering
Johns Hopkins University
B.S. - Aerospace Engineering
University of Illinois, at Urbana-Champaign