Jason Thomas

Director of Systems Engineering, Department of the Navy, DASN RDT&E

Serves as lead for Systems Engineering for the Department of the Navy in the Office of the Assistance Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition.  In this role, he is the Department’s lead for the systems engineering posture with specific focus on MOSA, Architectures, Digital Engineering, Model and Sim, Technical Assessments, Technical Policy, Workforce Development and key areas of the Acquisition Transformation Strategy.  Prior to joining his current role, he spent 20 years at NAWCAD and NAVAIR, supporting multiple programs and serving on Command staff positions in engineering, systems engineering, logistics and program management.   He holds degrees in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Model and Simulation, and Defense and Strategic Studies.  Additionally, he is a qualified in Joint Operation, Information Warfare, and Naval Aviation Observer Aerospace Engineering Duty Officer in the Navy Reserve with experience in Space Operations, Surface, Air, and Information Warfare, and is a Systems Engineering PhD candidate at the Naval Postgraduate School.