Summary
Matthew Swasey is a Senior Electrical Engineer with 18 years of hands-on experience designing, testing, and verifying avionics and electrical systems across both defense and commercial programs. A Magna Cum Laude BS graduate in Electrical Engineering, he began his career in BAE Systems’ Engineering Leadership Development Program and progressed through roles spanning analog design, EMI/lightning protection, firmware-aware testing, and systems requirements verification. He now applies that multidisciplinary expertise to commercial avionics at Calspan while pursuing a master’s degree part time, signaling continuous technical growth. Matthew’s background includes building custom acceptance test hardware and software and troubleshooting complex qualification efforts—skills that bridge lab diagnostics and field-ready avionics. Based in Tonawanda, NY, he combines rigorous requirements-driven engineering with practical production and environmental test experience. Colleagues value his blend of systematic verification thinking and hands-on circuit-level problem solving that keeps projects moving from prototype to certified product.
18 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Associate's degree, Engineering, Associate's degree, Engineering at Hudson Valley Community College
BS, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, BS, Electrical and Electronics Engineering at State University of New York at Buffalo