Dustin Hatherill

Dustin Hatherill serves as a key procurement professional at NASA Glenn Research Center, supporting the agency’s mission to advance next-generation aeronautics and space propulsion technologies. He manages complex research and development acquisitions focused on high-efficiency thermal and fluid systems, fission surface power architectures, and advanced aerospace instrumentation. His work directly enables the development of critical technologies for lunar and planetary missions, ensuring that engineering solutions meet stringent performance, safety, and environmental requirements. Hatherill specializes in technical contracts requiring deep domain expertise in propulsion systems, extreme-environment materials, and mission-critical aerospace instrumentation. He maintains strategic relationships with specialized contractors including Troy Sierra JV LLC, Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, and Electronic Fluorocarbons, LLC, all of which provide niche engineering services and proprietary materials for extreme-condition applications. These partnerships are characterized by long-term collaboration on high-risk, high-reward R&D efforts, often involving prototype development, testing, and systems integration under tight technical specifications. His contracting approach emphasizes technical rigor, performance-based outcomes, and iterative vendor engagement to mitigate technical risk in early-stage aerospace innovation. Hatherill’s procurement portfolio is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards competed without socioeconomic preferences. This reflects a mission-driven focus on technical capability over socioeconomic categorization, prioritizing the most qualified entities capable of delivering cutting-edge aerospace solutions under demanding operational constraints. His primary procurement activity centers on NAICS 541715, encompassing physical and engineering research and development, with a secondary focus on NAICS 517112 for wireless telecommunications infrastructure supporting ground and flight test systems. He routinely procures advanced sensors, cryogenic fluid handling systems, radiation-hardened electronics, and high-temperature thermal management components, demonstrating deep expertise in aerospace systems engineering and mission-critical technology acquisition.