Program Manager | Mechanical Engineer

I manage large multinational engineering programmes funded by the European Union, with a portfolio value above €100 million, from proposal development through delivery and exploitation.

I lead consortia of more than 30 global partners as a primary liaison to the Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking. I manage scope, schedules, reporting, contracts, deliverables, change control, and risk management across multiple workstreams.

I also support technical proposals and public-funding strategy, and represent the company in European industry associations and technical forums focused on research and innovation.

I led the physical and functional integration of gas turbine subsystems across design, manufacturing, verification, testing, and certification activities. I managed requirements, interfaces, verification plans, budgets, and technical risks with multidisciplinary teams and external suppliers.

I reduced test-campaign delivery timelines by 20% for work valued at €8 million through supplier coordination and management of technical and verification requirements. I also identified a major risk early, preventing a potential test failure and avoiding 6–10 months of delay and up to €1 million in cost exposure.

I led safety-clearance activities for novel designs, coordinating 10–15 specialists for a critical flight-test milestone. I developed a globally used cost and weight tool that reduced preliminary design time by 50% for more than 50 engineers.

I led the design, analysis, and optimisation of mechanical components, including production and assembly drawings developed in accordance with APQP.

I collaborated with CFD, stress, materials, and supplier teams to complete complex designs and improve manufacturability. I oversaw external design work to ensure alignment with internal standards, quality expectations, and delivery timelines.

I led DFMEA activities to identify design risks and implement data-driven mitigation improvements.

I performed safety and reliability analyses for aerospace engine systems and test facilities, including FHA, PSSA, FMECA, fault tree analysis, HAZOP, FRACAS, and hazard-management activities.

I authored core safety-case inputs for novel gas turbine systems, helping establish a long-term safety baseline for a new propulsion system. I also led hazard review boards and coordinated mitigation actions to support certification and safe operation.

I supported the safe commissioning of a major test facility through structured HAZOP studies and cross-functional safety coordination.

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