Bob Smith

Bob Smith is Chief Technology Officer for Honeywell Aerospace and VP of Engineering & Technology, where he is responsible for all engineering development efforts, technology development and strategy.  Previously, Smith was VP of Advanced Technology for Honeywell Aerospace and briefly held the position of VP of Electronic Systems Engineering & Applications.  Prior to joining Honeywell, Smith served as Executive Director of the Space Shuttle Upgrades Development Program at United Space Alliance.  Smith also worked at The Aerospace Corporation, where he served as a guidance, navigation and control analyst, a chief engineer, and program manager for a number of Department of Defense and national security programs.  Smith eventually became the systems director of the NASA Programs Office and the site manager for Aerospace’s Houston operations.  Smith is a fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, associate fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and current President of the International Society of Air-breathing Engines (ISABE).  He received the SAE Aerospace Engineering Leadership Award in 2007 and has been recognized with NASA’s Silver Snoopy and Spaceflight Awareness Awards.