Austal Names New VP Of Engineering

Mobile-based Austal USA has announced the hiring of Dr. Chris Orlowski as vice president (VP) of engineering. In this role, he leads a team of more than 350 engineers, naval architects, designers and other engineering support staff. Orlowski directs the management of multiple engineering functions, including structural, mechanical, electrical and systems, integrated logistics support, naval architecture and program engineering. He has more than 30 years of program and systems engineering leadership experience within the defense industry. He came to Austal from Northrop Grumman, where he was the director of engineering and manufacturing systems and infrastructure. He led a team of 250 employees focused on designing, developing and deploying engineering and manufacturing solutions to support and advance product development. Orlowski holds a PhD in systems engineering from George Washington University. He received a master’s in systems engineering and a bachelor’s in ocean engineering from Virginia Tech and is a graduate of the Executive Program at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business.