Umar AHMED leads Model-Based Systems Engineering and Digital Engineering initiatives across North America for Dassault Systèmes. He oversees consulting services and enterprise deployments supporting major programs including NVIDIA AI Factory infrastructure, SWITCH datacenter facilities, and digital engineering transformations across Aerospace and Defense organizations such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin, RTX, BAE Systems, and Northrop Grumman.
His work sits at the intersection of systems engineering, product strategy, and emerging technology. He focuses on helping organizations move from traditional document-based engineering toward model-based environments that change how architecture decisions are made and how complex programs are executed.
Before his current role, Umar worked directly in aircraft development, participating in three clean-sheet aircraft programs spanning flight test, certification, systems engineering, and program execution. Those experiences shaped his approach to complexity, traceability, and engineering decision-making under uncertainty.
His current focus areas include AI-integrated engineering workflows, AI infrastructure and datacenter modeling, Model-Based Acquisition for defense transformation, and technology roadmapping that connects long-term planning with engineering execution.