Rajat Joshi

About Rajat Joshi

Mix passionate leadership with a focused group of passionate team members, and you will make magic happen\"- Rajat JoshiAs an Associate Director at Collins Aerospace, I lead the design and development of next-generation avionics solutions to address the aerospace industry\'s evolving demands. My teams, composed of highly skilled professionals, deliver innovative technologies—from intuitive avionics systems and cockpit autonomy to performance-critical navigation and aircraft control systems. Our goal is to push the boundaries of what’s possible in aerospace engineering.With 13 years of industry experience, I have led avionics projects for Business and regional aircraft from concept to delivery, overseeing programs from initial development through entry into service. My portfolio includes managing products for more than ten aircraft manufacturers and driving financial ownership for projects valued between $100M and $200M. My leadership spans industry research, technical execution, business strategy, and cross-functional collaboration.Academically, I hold a Bachelor’s in Aerospace Engineering from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, a Master’s in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Purdue University, and I am currently pursuing an MBA at the University of Florida to deepen my leadership and business acumen. As a personal leadership goal, I am specifically passionate about identifying the \'diamonds in the rough,\'\'the quiet ones,\' that seldom go unnoticed but are hungry for growth and have the zeal to shine and need someone to take a risk on them. By fostering growth, I aim to inspire the next generation of aerospace innovators.If you share a passion for advancing the aerospace and defense industries, let’s connect and explore opportunities to shape the future of aviation.

Experience

1. Associate Director Advanced Technology - Avionics

   Collins Aerospace

   Jan 2026 — Present · CA, US

   Transitioned into Advanced Technology – Avionics Value Stream to lead the definition of next-generation avionics capabilities and feature strategy.Bridging low-TRL research and productization — shaping capability prioritization, cross-platform strategy, and multi-horizon roadmaps to bring emerging technologies into scalable, production-ready avionics systems.Driving industry engagement and roadmap evolution across trajectory-based operations, CNS/ATM integration, and high-precision navigation to enable future capabilities in autonomy, airspace modernization, and performance-critical avionics systems.

Education

• Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

  Master of Science (M.S.), Aerospace Engineering

• University of Florida - Warrington College of Business

  Master of Business Administration - MBA

• Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering

• Purdue University

  Master of Science (M.S.), Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering

  2016 — 2017

Skills

• Catia
• Finite Element Analysis
• Aerospace Engineering
• Simulink
• Ansys
• Flight Test
• Aircraft
• Structural Analysis
• Fatigue Analysis
• Stress Analysis
• Nei Nastran
• Aerospace Structures
• Spacecraft Design
• Ndt
• Aircraft Maintenance
• Matlab
• Corel Draw
• System Requirements
• System Integration Testing
• Flight Management Systems
• Systems Engineering
• Apdl
• Numerical Analysis
• Numerical Simulation
• Simulations
• Aerospace
• Avionics
• Aerodynamics
• Aviation