David Hawthorne

David Hawthorne is a Senior Manager at Bell 360 Vehicle Systems, responsible for overseeing a team of engineers working on the FARA Increment 1 Vehicle Systems. With extensive experience at Bell Flight, David has held various engineering and management roles, including V-280 Air Vehicle Integration Senior Staff Engineer and IPT Supervisor for V-280 Mechanical Systems. David's previous positions also include work at Sikorsky as a Presidential Helicopter Proposal Team Subsystem IPT Lead. David holds a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering from Texas A&M University.