Brandon Stiltner
- M.S., Aerospace Engineering, Virginia Tech
- B.S., Aerospace Engineering, Virginia Tech
Brandon Stiltner is an accomplished aerospace engineer with over 17 years of experience in flight dynamics and control, modeling and simulation, hardware prototyping, testing, and analysis. He is a Certified Commercial Drone Pilot (FAA Part 107), a Certified Modeling and Simulation Professional, and an AIAA Associate Fellow. He holds B.S. (’07) and M.S. (’11) degrees in Aerospace Engineering from Virginia Tech. Currently, Brandon is a Senior Member of Technical Staff at Draper, working in Guidance and Control, supporting various programs including commercial and civil space, and national defense.
Senior Member of the Technical Staff, GN&C Engineer, The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc., July 2019 - Present
Associate Professor, The University of Alabama at Huntsville, January 2016 - Present
Jacobs Engineering Group – Senior GN&C Engineer, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, April 2015 - Jul 2019
Systems Engineer, Blue Halo (formerly Aegis Technologies), Sept. 2013 - April 2015
Aerospace Engineer, Theta Tech Solutions, Mar 2012 - September 2013
Aerospace Engineer, Avid LLC, June 2007 - Mar 2012
2024 – Draper Performance-Based Bonus for work related to IMU design and development.
• 2021 – Draper Outstanding Contribu_on Award (OCA) for work and dedica_on as the Controls Team Lead for HLS program.
• 2021 – AIAA Associate Fellow Class of 2021, awarded while still a Young Professional (YP) in the organization (35 or younger).
• 2019 – Aerospace America July/Aug 2019 Edition – Featured YP of the Month in the Trajectories Article – Nominated for work on the NEA Scout CubeSat.
• 2018 – AIAA GHSV – Young Professional of the Year
• 2017 – AIAA – AIAA Executive Director Certificate of Appreciation
• 2017 – AIAA GHSV – Martin Schilling Award for Outstanding Service to the Section – Nominated
by his peers for his service and dedica_on as Chair of the Greater Huntsville Section.
• 2017 – AIAA YP Email Newsletter – Featured YP of the Month in the June edition
• 2016 – Jacobs – Extra Miler
• 2016-2017 – During his year as Chair, he led the Greater Huntsville Sec_on to several 1st and 2nd place section awards as listed :
o 2017-AIAA-First Place in Outstanding Section Award
o 2017-AIAA-First Place in Public Policy Award
o 2017-AIAA-First Place in STEM K-12 Award
o 2017-AIAA-First Place in YP Activity Award
o 2017-AIAA-OutstandingActivity Award
o 2017-AIAA–2nd Place in Comm's Award
o 2017-AIAA–2nd Place in MembershipAward
o 2017 – HATS – Society of the Year Award – The Huntsville Associa_on of Technical Societies (HATS) is a non-profit organiza_on devoted to suppor_ng Huntsville area technical societies that are devoted to the advancement of STEM.
• 2015 – AIAA – Awarded Senior Member
• 2014 - Certified Modeling and Simulation Professional (CMSP), awarded by the Modeling & Simulation Professional Certificati on Commission
AIAA, at both national and local levels.
o Chair (President) of the Greater Huntsville Section and held several
other positi ons on the council over a seven-year period.
Jun. 2020 to May 2022 – Greater Huntsville Section Council, Director of Special Projects – Envision and develop special hands-on, creative projects
2017-2018 – Greater Huntsville Section Council, Chair Emeritus
2016-2017 – Greater Huntsville Section Council, Chair
April 2016 – NASA Human Powered Rover Challenge – Judge for Best Paper and Best Design Awards
2015-2016 – Greater Huntsville Council Section Council, Vice Chair
2015-2024 – Member of the Modeling and Simulation Technical Committee
2011 – Judge for the Region 1 Mid-Atlantic Student Conference Best Paper and Presentation
• Other Professional Societies
o Sep. 2019 – ASME North Alabama Section
o Spring 2019 – Jacobs Mentor Peers Program
o April 2018 – NASA Speakers Bureau
o April 2017 – NASA Space Apps Challenge – Member of the Planning Committee for the Huntsville Location in association with AIAA and Urban Engine
o 2016-2021 – National Space Club – Member
o 2016-2018 – The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) – Member
o 2016-2018 – The Planetary Society – Member
o April 2016 – NASA Speakers Bureau
o 2011-2012 – Vertical Flight Society – Member
o 2009-2011 – Civil Air Patrol Montgomery County