Eric N. Becker is the chief engineer at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. ExperiencePreviously, Becker was chief of NASA Armstrong’s Systems Engineering and Integration Branch from March 2020 until his current position. Before that, he worked in various roles, including deputy director of Flight Operations; engineer for the Systems Engineering and Integration Branch and Operations Engineering Branch; and operations engineer for the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy and the Autonomous Airborne Refueling Demonstrator. He first came to NASA Armstong in August 2003 as a flight systems engineer on the C-17 Research Flight Control System, which included research into electronic health monitoring systems. Becker’s career began in September 2002 as an aeromechanic flight test engineer at the Naval Warfare Center Aircraft Division, working on the UH-1Y and AH-1Z developmental test programs.