Chris Ironhill

Chris Ironhill is a seasoned Systems Engineering Manager at AeroVironment, specializing in systems thinking and engineering since January 2020. Previously, Chris held the position of New Product Integration Manager, overseeing the transition of products from engineering development to production. Prior experience includes serving as CPI Program Manager at Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), where Chris managed continuous performance improvement efforts, and Project Manager at NAVAIR, managing multimillion-dollar telemetry projects. Chris started as a Senior Manufacturing Engineer at Onshore Technologies, Inc., focusing on systems engineering of manufacturing processes. Academic qualifications include a Master of Science in System Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from UC Santa Barbara.