Experience

APSYS - An Airbus Company

• France
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Continued Airworthiness Engineer

  • Mar 2021 - Present



Novel Engineering Consultants

• United Kingdom
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal Systems Consultant

  • Jan 2017 - Mar 2021

  Responsible for providing engineering services to Airbus, NEIAS, MITAC, and Safran, and supporting new business. Duties include management and engineering activities: Management Duties (for all customers) • Managing engineering services in fuel systems, cabin interiors, avionics, V&V • Project planning, costing, and tracking spend to budget • Time approvals, and reporting • Writing technical proposals • Recruitment and people management • Review and Approval of technical deliverables Airbus UK Acted as main ATA28 focal point for Particular Risk Assessments (PRA) on the A321 XLR programme, including the validation and verification of PRA requirements for EMH, Bird Strike, FESRA, Fuel Tank Safety, UERF, Survivability of Systems, Bleed Air Duct Rupture, Crash Worthiness, Wheel and Tyre Failure. NEIAS Design of a fuel system boost pump. This is a new project in infancy. My specific role is overall management of the team and sub-contract and the main responsible for the ignition risk design. This includes the technical design features and documentation (IRSA, FMEA, fault trees) to demonstrate compliance with 25.981 and 25.1309. Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation (MITAC) Management duties plus providing expertise in the design and certification of the MRJ for the Fuel and Propulsion IPT: • Fuel system design and analysis (tank pressures, engine feed, unusable fuel, vent system bubble analysis) • Supplier liaison and equipment qualification to RTCA DO-160 • Reviewed qualification documents (QTPs, QTRs, QSARs, ATPs, Failure Reports) • Provided expertise in the MoC to Part 25 regulations. Notable examples include Ignition Risk Analysis to 25.981, Safety to 25.1309, 25.863 - Flammable Fluids Fire Protection and 25.1187 Drainage and Ventilation of Fire Zones, flame arrestors to 25.975, and Engine Ice Threat to 25.951. For Safran Management duties plus authoring ATPs and QSARs for ball valves used in the Falcon 6X fuel system. Show less



Tata Technologies

• India
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lead Mechanical Systems Engineer/Key Account Manager

  • Jan 2013 - Jan 2017

  Providing engineering activities for Airbus UK and Eaton Aerospace before being promoted to Key Account Manager responsible for the delivery of all Airbus engineering services with up to 15 direct reports. Duties included both management and engineering activities: For Airbus UK Management duties, where I was responsible for ensuring all technical deliverables were completed on time to high quality and to budget, and fuel system engineering activities in research and project domains. Examples include: • Acted as the main focal for the fuel system redesign and V&V activities for BLADE (Breakthrough Laminar Aircraft Demonstrator in Europe). • Acted as the main technical focal point for the SAFUEL research project. A project aimed at making aircraft fuel systems safer. • Performed engineering tasks on the Multi-Functional Fuel Cell Inerting System (MFFCIS) project. A research project using oxygen depleted air from a hydrogen fuel cell to inert the fuel tanks. This included system architecture, C&I architecture, pSSA, sub-system requirements specifications. • Flowmaster analysis to determine engine interface and fuel tank pressures for multiple Airbus projects. Show less



Parker Aerospace

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Systems Engineer

  • Jan 2011 - Dec 2012

  Project Engineer predominantly based on-site at Airbus, UK representing the A350 Fuel System Fluid Mechanical and Pumps packages. Duties included: • Technical liaison between Airbus and various Parker plants across the USA • Specification writing and requirements management in DOORS • Writing QTP’s, QTR’s, QSAR’s and DDP’s • Main engineering interface with UK based test houses, performing TRR’s Project Engineer predominantly based on-site at Airbus, UK representing the A350 Fuel System Fluid Mechanical and Pumps packages. Duties included: • Technical liaison between Airbus and various Parker plants across the USA • Specification writing and requirements management in DOORS • Writing QTP’s, QTR’s, QSAR’s and DDP’s • Main engineering interface with UK based test houses, performing TRR’s



Leonardo

• Italy
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Mechanical Systems Engineer

  • Oct 2001 - Dec 2010

  Responsibilities encompassed the design and qualification of Environmental Control and Engine Air Start systems on the AW101 and Lynx helicopters. Duties included: • Support to all phases of the product life-cycle including preliminary design through PDR, CDR, Qualification and in-service support • Producing systems design and qualification documentation in accordance with industry standards (CS/FAR, DO-160, Mil-Std 810, BS3G 100) • Managing suppliers and supplier selection • Organising and running aircraft and system test trials, including undertaking test activities, investigating performance, proposing system improvements, and producing test reports • Writing safety documentation FHA and SSA including fault trees. • Undertaking analysis to predict and determine system performance, including the use of the fluid flow simulation package; Flowmaster Assignment as Project Engineer (Vehicle Systems) - AgustaWestlandBell (AWB), Maryland, USA Feb’06 – Jul’09 Seconded to AWB from AW in order to provide mechanical systems engineering support to the US101 Presidential Helicopter programme. Working on a multi-national high profile contract with a primary objective of supporting the flight test program, responsibilities included: • Primary point of contact for the resolution of all Air Vehicle Systems issues (ECS, OBIGGS, Fuel Hydraulics, Airstart, Powerplant, Fire Detection and Suppression, Ice and Snow Detection) • Producing Engineering Change Orders to resolve technical issues and allow continuation of flight testing • Engineering support to the Retrofit After Delivery program • Management and co-ordination of Service Bulletin technical reviews. • Lead role in coordinating and performing Zonal Safety inspections for all US implemented modifications • Implementation and development of company processes and procedures • US based supplier visits/interface Show less