Daniel Smith

Daniel Smith is an electrical and RF engineer specializing in avionics, embedded systems, and wireless communications. He currently serves as Lead Avionics Engineer at Hermeus Corporation, where he leads the design and integration of high-voltage power systems, low-voltage power distribution, and advanced RF command-and-control and telemetry architectures for high-Mach aircraft. He played a key role in the successful first flight of the Mk 1 aircraft in 2025 and continues to lead core avionics development for the Mk 2.1. Previously, as Director of IoT Hardware at MapLarge, he led embedded hardware development for custom low-power wireless sensor platforms spanning BLE, LoRa, LTE CAT-M, UWB, GNSS, and other technologies, overseeing PCB design, firmware development, EMC validation, and FCC certification. Earlier in his career at the Georgia Tech Research Institute, he developed and fielded radar and flight-test systems for military ground and airborne systems, gaining extensive experience in RF design, embedded control systems, and operational test execution. He holds an M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Georgia Tech and maintains active technical interests in microcontrollers, PCB design, antenna systems, networking, home automation, and custom hardware development.