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Chris Severino
Manager of Systems Engineering & Cybersecurity
Mountain View, CA, United States
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Experience:
Manager and product owner across multiple functional teams of systems engineers and system integrators, responsible for authoring and improving Systems Engineering processes, Certification documentation, Cybersecurity, System-of-System level development, Service and Operation interface development, leveraging MBSE to model our functions and interfaces across the entire UAM Service. Scrum Master and Product owner in an Agile-process-based org.
2023 : Present
Wisk
Manager of Systems Engineering & Cybersecurity
Managing a 35+ person org across multiple functional teams of systems engineers and system integrators, responsible for developing high level functions, use cases, product breakdown, and requirements for multiple autonomous aircraft projects. My teams are responsible for multiple functional areas, including authoring and improving Systems Engineering processes, Certification documentation, Cybersecurity, System-of-System level development, Service and Operation interface development, as well as Segment-level aircraft and ground system development, leveraging MBSE to model our functions and interfaces across the entire UAM Service. I grew my team from 4 Systems Engineers to an organization of 35+ individuals responsible for the development of the top layers of our Product Breakdown Structure.
2020 : 2023
Wisk
Manager of Integrated Systems
Project Lead for one of our Cora aircraft systems, developing requirements and owner of the validation/verification strategy for our autonomous flying taxi project. Developing internal Systems Engineering processes (requirements development and verification) to align with ARP4754/4761, ensuring safe, reliable aircraft systems at Wisk.
2020 : 2020
Wisk
Staff Systems Engineer
Continuation of my role at Kitty Hawk after the Cora project graduated to it's own independent company.
Responsible for developing requirements, validation, and verification for Cora, the autonomous flying taxi project. Integrated Project Lead for multiple aircraft systems, and developing internal Systems Engineering processes to ensure a safe, reliable aircraft system at Wisk, a joint project between Kitty Hawk and Boeing.
2019 : 2020
Wisk
Senior Systems Engineer
Responsible for developing requirements, interfaces, validation, and verification for Cora, the autonomous flying taxi project. Lead of one of our Integrated Project Teams, as well as developing internal Systems Engineering processes to ensure a safe, reliable aircraft system.
2018 : 2019
Kitty Hawk
Senior Systems Engineer
2023 : Present
Wisk
Manager of Systems Engineering & Cybersecurity
Managing a 35+ person org across multiple functional teams of systems engineers and system integrators, responsible for developing high level functions, use cases, product breakdown, and requirements for multiple autonomous aircraft projects. My teams are responsible for multiple functional areas, including authoring and improving Systems Engineering processes, Certification documentation, Cybersecurity, System-of-System level development, Service and Operation interface development, as well as Segment-level aircraft and ground system development, leveraging MBSE to model our functions and interfaces across the entire UAM Service. I grew my team from 4 Systems Engineers to an organization of 35+ individuals responsible for the development of the top layers of our Product Breakdown Structure.
2020 : 2023
Wisk
Manager of Integrated Systems
Project Lead for one of our Cora aircraft systems, developing requirements and owner of the validation/verification strategy for our autonomous flying taxi project. Developing internal Systems Engineering processes (requirements development and verification) to align with ARP4754/4761, ensuring safe, reliable aircraft systems at Wisk.
2020 : 2020
Wisk
Staff Systems Engineer
Continuation of my role at Kitty Hawk after the Cora project graduated to it's own independent company.
Responsible for developing requirements, validation, and verification for Cora, the autonomous flying taxi project. Integrated Project Lead for multiple aircraft systems, and developing internal Systems Engineering processes to ensure a safe, reliable aircraft system at Wisk, a joint project between Kitty Hawk and Boeing.
2019 : 2020
Wisk
Senior Systems Engineer
Responsible for developing requirements, interfaces, validation, and verification for Cora, the autonomous flying taxi project. Lead of one of our Integrated Project Teams, as well as developing internal Systems Engineering processes to ensure a safe, reliable aircraft system.
2018 : 2019
Kitty Hawk
Senior Systems Engineer
Company:
Wisk
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Systems Engineering Manager and product owner, leading a ~35 person organization of 3+ functional teams of Systems Engineers and Integrators to develop requirements, functions, and architecture, as well as lead validation, integration, and verification strategy for the Generation 6 aircraft program at Wisk Aero: a JV subsidiary of Kitty Hawk and Boeing.
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