On August 12, Andover, MA-based Mercury Systems, Inc. announced the appointment of Brad Whittington as its senior vice president of engineering.
Reporting to Chief Operating Officer Roger Wells, Whittington is responsible for the strategic planning, leadership, and execution of Mercury’s recently integrated engineering organization. Whittington has more than 25 years of experience in technical leadership roles in aerospace and defense. He most recently served as vice president of engineering and chief engineer for the Defense Systems Sector within Leidos. Prior to that he held numerous leadership positions at Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, and NASA. He has an M.S. in engineering from Texas Tech University and a B.S. in physics and B.S. in mathematics from Harding University.
Earlier this year, Mercury reorganized its business to streamline and simplify its operations. The engineering, operations, and mission assurance functions were centralized to bring the full breadth and depth of the company’s technical and mission knowledge to bear in support of customer missions. Interim Engineering leader Joe Plunkett will now transition to a permanent role leading the Advanced Concepts organization that was established to drive innovation and strategic growth pursuits.
“We now have a leadership team and an operating structure in place that enhances our ability to move systematically toward more predictable program execution, improving our effectiveness and efficiency as we drive greater customer satisfaction,” said Wells. “Brad’s leadership will be instrumental in our ongoing efforts to eliminate silos in our functions, standardize and streamline engineering processes, transition development programs into production, and advance our position of technological leadership in the industry.”
“Mercury’s technical acumen and legacy of innovation are unparalleled in the industry, and I am thrilled to join this team,” said Whittington. “By bringing the company’s engineering resources together within a single organization, we can unlock the full potential of the Mercury Processing Platform to address our customers’ most challenging problems.”
Source: Mercury
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