Malik Little is an entrepreneur, experienced engineer, and inventor. He is the founder and CEO of technology startup Enigma Science and Technology, which he established after winning the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab’s (JHU/APL) Archimedes Award in 2021. His innovative patent pending product, now being developed through his company, will help reduce the in-custody/arrest-related death issues within law enforcement and our society by utilizing real-time data assessments. 

Before establishing Enigma Science and Technology, Malik was a Section Supervisor and Senior Radar Systems Engineer/Analyst at JHU/APL. While at JHU/APL and as captured in their press release for the Black Engineer of the Year award for 2021 announcements (JHU/APL link), Malik:

“Led an Integrated Air and Missile Defense study that impacted tactical guidance for how sailors set up the AN/SPY-1 radar on Aegis Baseline 9C ships, and he was the lead APL radar analyst supporting the investigation of missile firings in the Red Sea by the USS Mason. He also supported the planning, execution and postflight analysis of many Aegis test and evaluation events for the Program Executive Office for Integrated Warfare Systems 1 (PEO IWS 1), eventually representing APL as a voting panel member for test event certification. He currently supports the integration of AN/SPY-6 into Aegis Baseline 10 for PEO IWS 2’s Advanced Radars program as the Combat System Integration Working Group team lead”.

Prior to JHU/APL, Malik worked at Northrop Grumman as a Radio Frequency/Microwave Design Engineer supporting various projects within the design development, assembly, quality assurance screening, and testing production phases. Malik started his career after winning the Georgia Science and Engineering Fair in 2003 and subsequently taking a position at Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) as a student research assistant after graduating high school. While at GRTI, Malik worked on research projects related to fuel cell technology and advanced fluid dynamic applications to reduce drag on vehicles and improve lift characteristics on aircraft.

Malik is the type of strategic innovative leader and engineer who loves pushing the envelope of capability, solving problems to help improve people’s lives, and utilizing his experience to support others whenever and wherever he can. Malik received his bachelor’s degree in electrical and computer engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and his master’s degree in electrical engineering from Johns Hopkins University.