Email
maflanders@wpi.edu
Education
Post Graduate, Theoretical & Applied Mechanics Department, Harvard University
MS Mechanical Engineering, University of New Hampshire
BS Physics and Chemistry, University of New Hampshire
Office of Personnel Management, Senior Executive Service Program
Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base
Defense Acquisition University, Level III, Program Management
Defense Acquisition University, Level III, Systems Planning, RD&E - Systems Engineering
Mr. Mark A. Flanders retired April 2025 as the Chief Engineer for the International Battle Management C2 Division, AFLCMC/WIM, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts. The WIM Division is responsible for the Foreign Military Sales (FMS), development, modification and testing of the Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft operated by International Allied Partners. Also, Mr. Flanders is an Adjunct Professor of Systems Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Technical Evaluator for the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE); a member of the Board of Advisors for DUJUD and a member of the Board of Directors of the University of New Hampshire Alumni Association. In addition, Mr. Flanders is a member of the UNH ME Industrial Advisory Committee, UNH Science Fair Judge and UNH STEM Student Mentor.
Mr. Flanders has forty six years of Engineering and Program Management experience in the military aircraft, military weapon systems, space systems and special programs. Formally trained Level III System Engineering and Level III Program Management through the Defense Acquisition University. Air War College University graduate. Holds a BS in Physics & Chemistry and a MS in Mechanical Engineering both from the University of New Hampshire.
Throughout his career, he has managed programs such as:
- F-16 Jet Fuel Starter Modification Program
- Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile (AMRAAM) F-15, F-16, F-14 and F-18 Captive Flight Program
- Seven NATO Nation Short Range Anti-Radiation Missile Program (SRARM) Cooperative Development Program
- Strategic Air Command & Israeli Air Force Initial Operational Test & Evaluation Program (IOT&E) Air-Ground Have Nap Missile Program
- Advanced Tactical Applications for Strategic Weapons Technologies
- Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Wide-Angle Infrared Simulator Program (WISP)
- Israeli Air Force Air-to-Air Infrared Missile Seeker Simulator Program
- UK & US Hawker Horizon Aircraft Wing Development Program.
- Germany & US Cooperative Aerospace Factory Development and Production Transition Program
- NASA & Canadian M.D. Robotics Space Shuttle Arm Optical Encoder Production Program
- ALMA Ground Antenna Optical Encoder Development and Production Program
- Lockheed Martin Operational Satellite Optical Encoder Development & Production Special Program
- Mitsubishi Operational Communication Satellite Optical Encoder Program
- C-5 Malfunction, Detection, Analysis and Recording System (MADARS) Program
- F-35 and Rotary Wing Joint Service Aircrew Mask (JSAM) Development & Production Program
Email
maflanders@wpi.edu
Education
Post Graduate, Theoretical & Applied Mechanics Department, Harvard University
MS Mechanical Engineering, University of New Hampshire
BS Physics and Chemistry, University of New Hampshire
Office of Personnel Management, Senior Executive Service Program
Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base
Defense Acquisition University, Level III, Program Management
Defense Acquisition University, Level III, Systems Planning, RD&E - Systems Engineering
Mr. Mark A. Flanders retired April 2025 as the Chief Engineer for the International Battle Management C2 Division, AFLCMC/WIM, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts. The WIM Division is responsible for the Foreign Military Sales (FMS), development, modification and testing of the Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft operated by International Allied Partners. Also, Mr. Flanders is an Adjunct Professor of Systems Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Technical Evaluator for the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE); a member of the Board of Advisors for DUJUD and a member of the Board of Directors of the University of New Hampshire Alumni Association. In addition, Mr. Flanders is a member of the UNH ME Industrial Advisory Committee, UNH Science Fair Judge and UNH STEM Student Mentor.
Mr. Flanders has forty six years of Engineering and Program Management experience in the military aircraft, military weapon systems, space systems and special programs. Formally trained Level III System Engineering and Level III Program Management through the Defense Acquisition University. Air War College University graduate. Holds a BS in Physics & Chemistry and a MS in Mechanical Engineering both from the University of New Hampshire.
Throughout his career, he has managed programs such as:
- F-16 Jet Fuel Starter Modification Program
- Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile (AMRAAM) F-15, F-16, F-14 and F-18 Captive Flight Program
- Seven NATO Nation Short Range Anti-Radiation Missile Program (SRARM) Cooperative Development Program
- Strategic Air Command & Israeli Air Force Initial Operational Test & Evaluation Program (IOT&E) Air-Ground Have Nap Missile Program
- Advanced Tactical Applications for Strategic Weapons Technologies
- Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Wide-Angle Infrared Simulator Program (WISP)
- Israeli Air Force Air-to-Air Infrared Missile Seeker Simulator Program
- UK & US Hawker Horizon Aircraft Wing Development Program.
- Germany & US Cooperative Aerospace Factory Development and Production Transition Program
- NASA & Canadian M.D. Robotics Space Shuttle Arm Optical Encoder Production Program
- ALMA Ground Antenna Optical Encoder Development and Production Program
- Lockheed Martin Operational Satellite Optical Encoder Development & Production Special Program
- Mitsubishi Operational Communication Satellite Optical Encoder Program
- C-5 Malfunction, Detection, Analysis and Recording System (MADARS) Program
- F-35 and Rotary Wing Joint Service Aircrew Mask (JSAM) Development & Production Program
Office
Off-Campus
Scholarly Work
PUBLICATIONS
(1) The Dynamical Response of a Marine Vehicle In A Random Sea, USN David Taylor Research Center, Bethesda, Maryland, May 1979
(2) F-16 Durability Methods Development, Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, September 1979
(3) Serviceability of Bonding Materials, General Dynamics Forth Worth Division, December 1979
(4) A Users Guide to Calculate Critical Crack Lengths, General Dynamics Forth Worth Division, October 1981
(5) F-16 Vertical Tail with Cast Aluminum Understructure, General Dynamics Forth Worth Division, November 1982
Professional Highlights & Honors
Major General Albert R. Shiely, Jr. Award, 2011
Outstanding Team Member of the Quarter, Hanscom AFB, 2010
Engineering Award of the Quarter, Hanscom AFB, 2010
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award, Kirtland AFB, 2010
Civilian of the Quarter - USAF, Brooks AFB, 2007