Ian (Peter) M.
Modelling & Simulation Scientist / Sustainability pathways work package lead
Experience
Modelling & Simulation Scientist / Sustainability pathways work package lead
Airbus UK – Central R&T
- Work package lead for ONEheart & TransACT projects (work package structuring, budgeting, & resourcing)
- Fleet level/system of systems performance assessments for alternative sustainably fuelled aircraft configurations & product families
- Scenario & robustness/uncertainty modelling using MDAO, LCA, & commercial wargaming methods
- MBSE & simulation framework development
- Surrogate model development & validation
- Coordination & facilitation of simulation/wargaming hackathons
- Steering of internal/external partner research activities
Future Projects Engineer / MBSE champion / Innovation catalyst
Airbus UK – Future Projects Office
- Work package leader for ONEheart, DDMS MBSE, & AWI projects
- Conceptual aircraft product performance and sizing analysis (incl. methods and tools development)
- Providing technical support to long-term air transport operations research team
- Research includes preliminary investigations into modular aircraft configurations (incl. product platforms & assessments of mixed-model assembly lines), electric, hydrogen, & hybrid aircraft, new operational concepts, and prototyping tools for evaluating ATS impact (i.e. fleet-level analysis)
- Supervision/technical guidance of internal/external partners as well as University, Airbus graduate, and intern research projects
- Departmental management of IT resources
Direct Entry Graduate
Airbus UK – Future Projects Office
- Unconventional aircraft operations (FPO research project)
- Future of composite manufacturing facilities (Composite Structures Development Centre)
- Aircraft repair planning (Air New Zealand – Liaison Engineering)
- Wing development/design team integration (A350 Wing Architect’s team)
- Bristol Fighter Project
- A400M flight certification (Flight Test Support team)
Undergraduate Technical Engineer – Qualification
Pall Europe Ltd
- Design and implementation of test programmes for qualification of aerospace fluid filtration systems
- Generation of certification documentation
- Leading a small team to design and manufacture specially commissioned test adapters for a transnational cabin air filter test programme
Summary
Aerospace engineer / systems engineer with experience in integrating technical & commercial aspects of aircraft design, operational research, & technology forecasting. Proficient in modelling technologies, operations, & manufacturing systems within dynamic ecosystems, including MBSE/MDO applications. Experienced in building multidisciplinary teams from across industry & academia to tackle complex topics (e.g. fleet modelling, modularity, disruptive transport system operations). Attained an EngD in Systems Engineering from the University of Bristol in 2018, with a focus on technology forecasting and the application of System of System methodologies to commercial aviation and technology development. Research interests include the modeling & simulation of disruptive innovations, technology diffusion processes, game theory, machine learning, network dynamics, behavioural modeling, and agent-based simulations.
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Education
University of Bristol
Engineering Doctorate in Systems · Bristol, United Kingdom
Portsmouth College
A Level · French · Portsmouth, United Kingdom · B
Loughborough University
MEng DIS · Aeronautical Engineering · Loughborough, United Kingdom · First
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