Eric Burns
Business Development Director - Aerospace & Defense
- Role
- Business Development Director - Aerospace & Defense at Plexus Corp.
- Location
- Buffalo, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Eric Burns
It\'s exciting to support aerospace electronics with the move toward more autonomy, electrification and connectivity - all while working for a company with a strong value system.
Experience
Business Development Director - Aerospace & Defense
Jul 2025 — Present · US
I\'m excited to be part of the Aerospace & Defense sector at Plexus. We are focused on providing mission-critical solutions where precision, quality, and rigorous regulatory compliance are paramount. Our expertise covers a wide range of areas, including:Aerospace: Flight-critical systems, complex avionics, in-flight connectivity, and entertainment.Defense: Battlefield communications, electronic countermeasures, missile systems, radar, thermal imaging, and C4ISR.Security: Threat detection, surveillance, and biometric recognition.Space: Disruptive product solutions for satellite-enabled technologies and space exploration.Plexus is committed to precision, quality, and robust supply chain expertise, along with strong IP protection and globally integrated processes. We engage with customers at any stage of the product lifecycle, from initial engineering, prototype and new product introduction (NPI) to high-volume manufacturing and aftermarket support.Please reach out to me if you want to hear more or have a current need!
Education
University at Buffalo School of Management, The State University of New York
M.B.A., Business Administration
2008 — 2010
University at Buffalo
B.S., Mechanical Engineering
2000 — 2004
Harvard Business School Club
Buffalo Management Development Program
2015 — 2015
Skills
- Engineering Management
- Mechanical Engineering
- Manufacturing
- Unigraphics
- Hydraulics
- Business Process Improvement
- Lean Manufacturing
- Six Sigma
- Spc
- Geometric Dimensioning
- Fmea
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Design for Manufacturing
- Solidworks
- Gd&T
- Nx Unigraphics
- R
- Value Stream Mapping
- Process Improvement
- Geometric Dimensioning
- Engineering
- Aerospace
- Root Cause Analysis
- Manufacturing Engineering
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