Shant Dilanian

Shant Dilanian is a highly experienced engineering professional in systems modeling, simulation, and software development. Currently serving as a Staff Engineer at Northrop Grumman since June 2025 and an Adjunct Instructor at College of the Canyons, Dilanian previously worked at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory for several years in various senior software engineering roles, contributing to critical missions such as Mars Sample Return and Europa Clipper. Dilanian's expertise includes real-time operating systems development, embedded systems, and cross-platform software engineering, supported by a Master's degree in Computer Science from Georgia Institute of Technology and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from California State Polytechnic University-Pomona.