Ben Riker

Ben Riker is a seasoned Test Engineer currently serving as Sr. Staff at AeroVironment since March 2010. Prior to this role, Riker held various positions at Aeroflex from January 1994 to August 2009, including Engineering Manager, where leadership was provided over the design and development of testing tools for a $22M business unit. In the capacity of Engineering Group Leader, Riker collaborated with large aerospace OEMs such as Honeywell and Rockwell-Collins to define requirements for custom test solutions. As a Senior Project Engineer, Riker specialized in embedded software for test solutions and supported various data bus analyzers. Riker holds a Master’s degree in Engineering Management from The University of Kansas and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the Florida Institute of Technology.