Nicholas Smith

Nicholas Smith is a seasoned engineer with extensive experience in communications systems, project management, and engineering. Currently serving as a Principal Communications Systems Engineer at MITRE since January 2021, Nicholas has held multiple leadership roles including Project Leader and Group Leader. Prior experience includes Engineering Project Manager at Technische Universität Berlin, where leadership encompassed the design and manufacture of sub-orbital small satellites. Nicholas's tenure at Intel Corporation as Commodity Manager involved managing significant supplier agreements and achieving notable cost avoidance. Additional roles at Honeywell Aerospace included Capital Project Manager, overseeing a substantial portfolio of engineering projects, and Manufacturing Engineer, where efficiency improvements were realized through lean principles. Nicholas holds a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering from Technische Universität Berlin, an MBA in International Business from Arizona State University, and a Bachelor of Science in Applied Engineering Sciences from Michigan State University.