Neil Siegel is vice-president and chief engineer of Northrop Grumman’s Information
Systems sector. His responsibilities include oversight of 14,000-plus engineering professionals, running the sector’s research portfolio, and leading the development of engineering solutions for customers’ most complex and important problems.
Previous positions include vice-president and chief technology officer of Northrop
Grumman’s Mission Systems sector, and vice-president and general manager of the company’s Tactical Systems division.
Dr. Siegel has been responsible for a large number of successful fielded military and intelligence systems, including the Blue-Force Tracking system, the Army’s first unmanned aerial vehicle, the Forward-Area Air-Defense systems, the Counter-Rocket-
Artillery-and-Mortar system, and many others.
He has been a member of the Defense Science Board, the Army Science Board, and other senior government advisory panels.
He has a doctorate in systems engineering from the University of Southern California, where his advisor was noted computer scientist Barry Boehm.
His many honors include:
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The U.S. National Academy of Engineering
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Fellow of the IEEE
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The IEEE Simon Ramo Medal for systems engineering and systems science
 The Army’s Order of Saint Barbara