Ashley Danial

Chief Technology Officer, Space Sector at Northrop Grumman

Redondo Beach, California, United States

About Ashley Danial

Ashley Danial is Chief Technology Officer, Space Sector at Northrop Grumman. Location: Redondo Beach, California, United States.

Experienced Director of Electrical Engineering in the Aerospace industry. Strong engineering professional skilled in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Radio Frequency (RF), Systems Engineering, Mixed Signal, R&D, Microelectronics and Technology Development for Space. Experienced Director of Engineering, Chief Technologist, Principle Investigator, Program Manager, Business Development, Technology Strategy and Integrated Product Team lead. Responsible for leading engineering functional home room organizations up to 450 people, managing annual internal budgets up to $60M and annual P&L of $100M+.

Skills

  • Systems Engineering
  • Aerospace
  • Engineering Management

Additional experience

  • Sr Director, Office of Space Sector CTO

    Northrop Grumman

    October 2025 – May 2026

Education

  • BS, Purdue University
  • MS, University of California, Berkeley