Aerospace
10 Northrop Grumman engineering leaders
These ten people hold director-level or higher engineering roles at Northrop Grumman, from a vice president of engineering for Aeronautics Systems to directors of engineering in space, vehicle and mission systems work. A reader can learn how engineering leaders build and run their teams in aerospace and defense companies.
Professionals to explore
01—10Chris Culp
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · Northrop Grumman
Director of Engineering at Northrop Grumman since April 2026; the profile says the role leads engineering execution across multiple programs with 150 multidisciplinary engineers, in an organization focused on Naval/Undersea work. At Northrop Grumman Chris Culp was also Senior Engineering Manager (2022–2026) and Design Engineering Manager (2016–2022).
Christine Butler
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · Northrop Grumman
Director of Engineering at Northrop Grumman since July 2020; the profile describes the role as Engineering Director for Northrop Grumman's Vehicle Engineering Organization in Redondo Beach. Christine Butler was Manager at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (2018–2020) and Senior Engineering Manager at Boeing (2011–2016).
Jim Nichols
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · Northrop Grumman
Director of Engineering at Northrop Grumman since February 2025; the profile describes leading large-scale ground test and aircraft maintenance organizations across multiple U.S. sites and classified programs. At Northrop Grumman Jim Nichols was also Functional Department Manager (2022–2025) and Program IPT Lead (2020–2022).
Jon Haun
LinkedInExperience: Engineering Strategy Director · Northrop Grumman
Engineering Strategy Director at Northrop Grumman since March 2026; the profile says the role is responsible for leading the definition and execution of the engineering strategy for the Mission Systems Sector, including technical partnerships and tools. At Northrop Grumman Jon Haun was also Program Director (2023–2026) and Chief Strategist Global Surveillance Division (2021–2023).
Julia Ehman
LinkedInExperience: Director Of Engineering for Workforce, Innovation & Strategy, Space Payload and Ground Systems · Northrop Grumman
Director Of Engineering for Workforce, Innovation & Strategy, Space Payload and Ground Systems at Northrop Grumman since November 2020, based in Baltimore, Maryland according to the profile. At Northrop Grumman Julia Ehman was also Director Systems Engineering, Mission Systems Mission Solutions (2018–2019) and Director Software Engineering, Fire Control Radar, Restricted Space Programs & Intel (2013–2018).
Matthew Tremmel
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Engineering, Aeronautics Systems · Northrop Grumman
Vice President of Engineering, Aeronautics Systems at Northrop Grumman since October 2024, a President/Vice President-level role according to the profile. At Northrop Grumman Matthew Tremmel was also Vice President Of Engineering, Aeronautics Systems, Air Dominance (2022–2024), Director Chief Engineer, Multi-Domain Command and Control (2019–2022) and Director Chief Engineer, AEW BMC2 IPT (2016–2019).
Scott Rowland
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering, Air Force & Space Force Programs Chief Engineer · Northrop Grumman
Director of Engineering, Air Force & Space Force Programs Chief Engineer at Northrop Grumman since September 2021, a role the profile says includes driving engineering strategy. At Northrop Grumman Scott Rowland was also Engineering Program Manager (2020–2021), Senior Mechanical Engineering Manager (2020) and Mechanical Engineering Manager (2017–2020).
Suet Chan
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering (Vehicle & Avionics) · Northrop Grumman
Director of Engineering (Vehicle & Avionics) at Northrop Grumman since April 2026; the profile says the role leads a team of engineers and technical professionals in the Vehicle and Avionics disciplines across two business portfolios in FL, NY, and UT, working closely with Chief Engineers and Program Managers. Suet Chan was Department Manager at Northrop Grumman (2019–2026).
Tina Murry
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Operations Program Engineering · Northrop Grumman
Senior Director Operations Program Engineering at Northrop Grumman since November 2024, a Director-level Engineering and Technical role according to the profile. At Northrop Grumman Tina Murry was also Senior Director Space I&T Operations (2023–2024), Director Space Manufacturing Operations (2022–2023) and Director, Operations Program Engineering (2020–2022).
Tom G. Stoumbos
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · Northrop Grumman
Director of Engineering at Northrop Grumman since June 2018; the profile describes the role as Director of Mechanical Analysis & Test and Thermal Control System for Space Systems Group. Tom G. Stoumbos was Director of Engineering at Orbital ATK (2015–2018), and the profile lists a Director Of Engineering role at Orbital Sciences Corporation, which it notes is now Orbital ATK (2009–2015).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's engineering discipline and program area to your question, since vehicle and avionics, space payloads, undersea systems and ground test organizations face different technical and schedule pressures. Pick a vice president or strategy director for questions about how engineering is organized across a sector, and a director of engineering for questions about running teams on specific programs.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a defense contractor split engineering authority between program chief engineers and functional engineering departments?
- 02How do engineering leaders plan workforce and skills across several classified and unclassified programs at once?
- 03What does it take to bring a new tool, process or technology into engineering practice across a large aerospace business?
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