Joel Buttars
Sr. Principal Systems Engineer at Northrop Grumman
Ogden, Utah, United States
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Top SchoolJoel Buttars is a Sr. Principal Systems Engineer with 16 years of experience specializing in aviation, aerospace, and embedded systems, currently driving systems engineering at Northrop Grumman after leading technical efforts at Borsight on next-generation trainers and Airborne ISR platforms. He manages system integration labs and technical programs, blending hands-on work with strategic leadership on products like Borsight’s Universal Management Unit and complex data links. Joel’s background spans satellite projects, software-defined radio, embedded Linux, vulnerability analysis, and test automation, supported by strong tooling skills in STK, Matlab, LabVIEW, C++, and Java. He pairs a practical fabrication and power-systems aptitude with formal systems engineering training (MSSE) to deliver robust, cost-conscious solutions across hardware and software domains. Notably, his career includes operational test roles on LAICE, DICE, DIME, and OSIRIS‑REx-related work, demonstrating rare end-to-end experience from cubesat test equipment to mission-level integration. Based in Ogden, Utah, he stays current through experimentation and IR&D, focusing on innovation that balances performance, security, and manufacturability.
16 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Electrical Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Electrical Electrical Engineering at Utah State UniversityMasters of Systems Engineering, Masters of Systems Engineering at Arizona State University
c++
Github Skills (42)
python10
async10
http10
asgi9
cli9
embedded9
api-client7
cli-app7
bash7
api7
shell7
zsh6
http-server6
directories6
server5
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
jeffbuttars/Viming-With-Buttars
Apr 2010 - Jan 2016
Contributions:536 commits, 62 pushes in 5 years 9 months
jeffbuttars/env
Dec 2013 - Mar 2056
My bash, zsh and other files I use for my shell environment.
Contributions:841 commits, 491 pushes in 42 years 10 months
bashshell-environmentdotfilesshellzsh
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