Senior Scientist
Current
Jul 2023 - Present
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David Padgett Email & Phone Number
Taking on the hard problems in defense
at
ARA
1 work email found
@mit.edu
8 phones found area 254, 781, 618, and 440
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Taking on the hard problems in defense
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
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David Padgett is listed as Taking on the hard problems in defense at ARA, based in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. AeroLeads shows a work email signal at mit.edu, phone signal with area code 254, 781, 618, 440, and a matched LinkedIn profile for David Padgett.
David Padgett previously worked as Senior Scientist at Ara and Product Manager at Rebellion Defense. David Padgett holds M.S., Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, Mathematics (Minor) from North Carolina State University.
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About David Padgett
I am currently working in the electronic warfare and missile defense areas.Specialties: Radar Systems, Combat Systems, Missiles, Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Engineering Education, System Engineering, Modeling and Simulation, Computational Mechanics, Engineering Mechanics, MATLAB, LaTex, C/C++
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7 roles · 27 years
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Product Manager
Product manager for the Mission Simulation product, a scalable modeling and simulation environment for statistically characterizing the performance of sensor-driven AI/ML models and algorithms on autonomous systems- Defined the product road map- Prioritized features and product behaviors- Monitored the progress of the engineering team in accomplishing.
Sep 2022 - Jun 2023
Senior Staff Engineer And Program Manager
Developed a new business area concentrating on algorithm development for radar-driven weapon system improvement. - Funded projects include cruise missile trajectory prediction, optimal shot scheduling, Point of Origin determination for semi-ballistic threat and artillery trajectory optimization.- Developed or helped to develop concepts for proposal to.
Sep 2017 - Sep 2022
Technical Staff
Supported MIT LL contributions to the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense system, especially the Sea-Based Terminal componentContributed to early-stage hypersonic defense architecture studies
Aug 2011 - Sep 2017
Graduate Teaching/Research Assistant
Completed a dissertation investigating the use of granular material flow as a surrogate for supersonic fluid flow and a thesis investigating the dynamics of tethered satellite systems. Published papers and gave presentations on granular material flow (currently in process), tethered satellite systems, human spine dynamics, and capstone engineering course.
Aug 2004 - Aug 2011
Summer Intern
Lockheed Martin Missiles And Fire Control
I worked for two summers in the aerodynamics department.
May 2006 - Aug 2007
Summer Research Student
University Of South Carolina
Conducted supervised research in the Laboratory for Adaptive Materials Systems and Structures.
1999 - 2000
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3 education records
David Padgett education
M.S., Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, Mathematics (Minor)
North Carolina State University
B.S., B.A.E, Physics, Aerospace Engineering
Auburn University
Hs Diploma, General
South Carolina Governor'S School For Science And Mathematics
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David Padgett is based in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States while working with ARA.
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David Padgett has worked for Ara, Rebellion Defense, Vadum Inc., Mit Lincoln Laboratory, and North Carolina State University.
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David Padgett holds M.S., Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, Mathematics (Minor) from North Carolina State University.
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