Noblis has appointed Ed Sayadian as its new chief engineer for aviation and aeronautics (A&A). With more than three decades of experience in aerospace and defense systems, Sayadian will lead initiatives to integrate aircraft, ground infrastructure and cloud-native services into a unified airspace-operations ecosystem, addressing complex engineering challenges across aviation and aeronautics business pursuits.
“Ed brings a proven combination of technical depth and programmatic expertise to our aviation and aeronautics programs,” said Mile Corrigan, Noblis president and CEO. “His extensive experience delivering large-scale aviation systems and his accomplished track record of technical innovation will be invaluable as we continue to shape the future of the National Airspace System.”
Sayadian joins Noblis after leading Leidos’ civil government portfolio valued at approximately $1.8 billion. His extensive background includes executive leadership positions at Crown Consulting Inc., Harris Corporation and Exelis, where he consistently pushed technical innovations to advance critical missions and drive growth.
Sayadian earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering from Virginia Tech, along with a professional engineering degree from George Washington University.