John Hampton Email & Phone Number

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

John Hampton is a Sr. Technical Fellow for Aircraft Escape Systems & Ejection Seat Engineering/Testing at Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies business.

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

* Provided strategic leadership and strong advocacy for the aircraft escape system and ejection seat business as well as for the Hurricane Mesa sled test business*Concurrently led three engineering teams consisting of up to 21 engineering personnel across three sites located at Colorado Springs CO, St. George UT, and Bengaluru India * Responsible for all aspects of ejection seat research and development programs including both internal and customer funded efforts* Provided leadership and management oversight for cross functional team including project management, design engineering, strength engineering, reliability engineering, software engineering, and field support personnel* Managed multiple subcontract development projects with engineering services companies and strategic suppliers including seat actuator, structure, parachute, electronic sequencer, cartridge actuated devices, and propellant actuated devices* Led the development of upgraded seating products including speed and altitude sensing digital electronic recovery sequencer, thermal battery, energetic cartridge actuated devices, propellant/rocket actuated devices, to meet the latest aerospace seating and escape system customer expectations* Provided leadership, business development support, and strategic guidance for contracted sled testing for ejection seat, helmet mounted display, aircrew safety equipment, and crew systems upgrade contracted sled test business * Drove engineering excellence and continuous improvement into new product introduction and test execution processes* Drove technology development with alignment to aerospace market opportunity and business strategy* Provided leadership for Environmental, Health, Safety, International Trade, and Regulatory compliance for the Hurricane Mesa Test Facility

Colorado Springs, Colorado

* Engineering Leadership Focal for Commercial Aircraft Seating, Helicopter Seating, Ejection Seating & Hurricane Mesa Test Facility* Drove product strategy and product development for Cabin Attendant Seats, Pilot/Co-pilot Seats, VIP Business Jet Seats, VIP Divan Seats, Military Transport Seats, Ejection Seats, Helicopter Seats, Military Aircraft Escape Systems, and Testing at Hurricane Mesa Test Facility* Led 62 person domestic engineering team located in Colorado, Utah, and Wisconsin includes Engineering Managers, Design Engineers, Project Engineers, Project Managers, Certification Engineers, PLM analysts, Configuration Management Specialists, MRB engineers, System Engineers, Engineering Technicians, and a Facility Manager* Coordinated development efforts with 25 person India team includes Design Engineers and Project Managers* Managed $18M annual budget covering staff and new product development activities* Directed technology development and new product introduction aligning with UTAS strategy* Drove continuous improvement and engineering excellence into new product introduction process to be the best

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

* Provided strategic leadership and strong advocacy for the aircraft escape system, ejection seat and HMTF test businesses*Concurrently led three engineering teams consisting of up to 21 engineering personnel across three sites located at Colorado Springs CO, St. George UT, and Bengaluru India * Responsible for all aspects of ejection seat R & D programs including internal and customer funded efforts* Provided leadership and management oversight for cross functional team including project management, design engineering, strength engineering, reliability engineering, software engineering, and field support personnel* Managed multiple development projects with engineering services companies and strategic suppliers including seat height actuator, structure, parachute, electronic sequencer, cartridge actuated device, and propellant actuated device suppliers* Led the development of upgraded seating products including speed and altitude sensing digital electronic recovery sequencer, thermal battery, energetic cartridge actuated devices, propellant/rocket actuated devices, to meet the latest aerospace seating and escape system customer expectations* Provided leadership, business development, and strategic guidance for contracted sled testing for ejection seat, helmet mounted display, aircrew safety equipment, and crew systems upgrade contracted sled test business * Drove engineering excellence and continuous improvement into new product introduction and test execution processes* Drove technology development with alignment to aerospace market opportunity and strategy* Provided leadership for Environmental, Health, Safety, International Trade, and Regulatory compliance* John led the teams through multiple million dollar ejection seat development projects with a near perfect record of on-time, on-cost, and satisfied customer track record.

Phoenix, Az

* Responsible for all ACES ejection seat research and development programs including both internal and customer funded efforts* Provided leadership and management oversight for cross functional team including project management, design engineering, strength engineering, reliability engineering, software engineering, production support, and field support personnel* Managed multiple outsourced development projects associated with strategic suppliers and engineering support companies* Led the development of upgraded seating products including speed and altitude sensing digital electronic recovery sequencer, thermal battery, energetic cartridge actuated devices, propellant/rocket actuated devices, to meet the latest aerospace seating and escape system customer expectations* Provided leadership, business development support, and strategic guidance for contracted sled testing for ejection seat, helmet mounted display, aircrew safety equipment, and crew systems upgrade contracted sled test business * Drove continuous improvement into new product introduction and test execution processes* Drove technology development with alignment to aerospace market opportunity and strategy* Supported the sale/acquisition/relocation of the ACES Ejection Seat Product Line including leading the relocation of ACES seat engineering organization from Boeing St. Louis to Goodrich Phoenix

Greater St. Louis Area

Took over engineering manager position and managed engineering team through troubled F-22 seat qualification program to bring program to closure resulting in flight certification of ejection seat.Managed ejection seat engineering organization through ejection seat product line sale and acquisition activities. Managed the relocation of the ejection seat engineering organization from Boeing St. Louis to Universal Propulsion Company (Goodrich) in Phoenix, AZ.

Greater St. Louis Area

Escape Systems Engineering, Crew Station Cockpit Design Engineering, On Board Oxygen System (OBOGS) Design Engineering, and Crew Systems Design Engineering, for F/A-18, F-15, AV-8, T-45, and other aircraft. Extensive experience in escape system design and airworthiness certification involving aircrew injury analysis, seat integration, aircrew accommodation, helmet mounted display, aircrew survival equipment, night vision, and life support integration. Proven track record for successful development, qualification, airworthiness certification to MIL-HDBK-516, and fielding support.

Bachelor’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Cum Laude Honors

Participated in COOP program and worked at IBM while attending college. Graduated with Cum Laude Honors.

Master’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Magna Cum Laude Honors

Working full time as an engineer at Boeing (formally McDonnell Douglas) and continued my education and graduated with Magna Cum Laude.