About me
Dr. Sarah Crate is a Senior Principal Systems Engineer at Raytheon, an RTX business, on the Technical Staff in the Lifecycle Engineering (LCE) department. She has authored multiple patents, trade secrets, and journal articles and is a Subject Matter Expert in Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), analytics, hyperspectral sensing, algorithm development, and image processing. Dr. Crate’s interests include applying analytics and automation to complex tasks to reduce cognitive workload, minimize human error, and streamline engineering execution and operation. She received a Ph.D. in physics, a B.S. in physics and astronomy, and a B.A. in philosophy, all from Texas Christian University.