Wing Appoints Two New Engineering Executives Ahead of 2027

Wing has appointed two new engineering executives to its C-suite as it prepares to scale residential drone delivery across the United States and internationally in 2027. Brandon Jones has been named Chief Autonomous Systems and Applications Officer. Paul Gojenola takes the role of Chief Hardware Development and Manufacturing Operations Officer. The appointments are intended to strengthen Wing’s engineering leadership ahead of a major expansion push.

Jones will oversee end-to-end autonomy across Wing’s delivery network. His responsibilities include physical AI, safety-critical flight software, advanced simulation and flight testing, ground systems, Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM), and commerce-facing digital platforms. A Wing veteran of over a decade, Jones previously worked inside Alphabet’s Google X moonshot factory, where he contributed to foundational decisions in the company’s early development. Before joining Wing, he served as a U.S. Navy Aerospace Engineer at Patuxent River, Maryland, supporting the F/A-18 Automatic Carrier Landing System and the X-47B Unmanned Carrier Air System Demonstrator, which earned the 2013 Collier Trophy. Jones holds an aerospace engineering degree from UCLA and graduated from the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School, Class 133.

Gojenola joined Wing earlier this year after three decades in high-volume consumer electronics hardware at Google, Apple, and Amazon. Most recently, he served as a Google Vice President of Hardware, leading teams for Google Nest, Google Home, Fitbit, and Pixel Tablets. At Wing, he leads Hardware Development and Manufacturing Operations, overseeing the design and production of aircraft and delivery infrastructure from the Bay Area, where he is colocated with Wing’s hardware development lab.

Adam Woodworth, Wing’s chief executive, praised the appointments, noting Jones’s long-term contributions and Gojenola’s hardware expertise. He stated that the combined leadership gives Wing unparalleled technology capability to meet growing demand for drone delivery.

Wing was the first drone delivery operator to earn a Part 135 Air Carrier Certificate and has led the first at-scale residential drone delivery across multiple markets. The company currently serves hundreds of communities daily, with new areas added weekly. Wing states it plans to reach 40 million Americans in the coming months as part of its broader expansion strategy.