Ian Marr - Modelling & Simulation Scientist / Sustainability pathways work package lead

Undy, United Kingdom

Experience

May 2023 - Present

2 years 9 months

United Kingdom

Lead for ONEheart and TransACT projects: structuring, budgeting, and resourcing work packages
Conduct fleet-level and system-of-systems performance assessments for alternative sustainably fuelled aircraft configurations and product families
Perform scenario and robustness/uncertainty modelling using MDAO, LCA, and commercial wargaming methods
Develop MBSE and simulation frameworks
Develop and validate surrogate models
Coordinate and facilitate simulation and wargaming hackathons
Steer internal and external partner research activities

Oct 2010 - May 2023

12 years 8 months

United Kingdom

Work package leader for ONEheart, DDMS MBSE, and AWI projects
Perform conceptual aircraft product performance and sizing analysis including methods and tools development
Provide technical support to the long-term air transport operations research team
Conduct research into modular aircraft configurations, electric, hydrogen, and hybrid aircraft, new operational concepts, and prototyping tools for fleet-level analysis of air transport system impact
Supervise and provide technical guidance to internal and external partners, university, Airbus graduate, and intern research projects
Manage departmental IT resources (previously)

Sep 2008 - Oct 2010

2 years 2 months

United Kingdom

Completed two-year graduate training scheme covering:
Unconventional Aircraft Operations (FPO research project)
Future of Composite Manufacturing Facilities at Composite Structures Development Centre
Aircraft repair planning as liaison engineer with Air New Zealand
Wing development and design team integration with A350 Wing Architect’s team
Bristol Fighter Project
A400M flight certification support with Flight Test Support team

Sep 2006 - Aug 2007

1 year

Designed and implemented test programmes for qualification of aerospace fluid filtration systems
Generated certification documentation
Led a small team to design and manufacture test adapters for a transnational cabin air filter test programme

Training: Evolve Programme, Aircraft Evaluation, Aeroelastics Awareness, Systematic Innovation For Engineers (Gamification + Triz Methodology), Airplane Preliminary Design Course, A320 Aircraft Familiarisation Course (A.t.a. 104, Level 1), Catia V5 Ai Functionality & Methods, Composite Manufacture, Metallic Manufacture
Software: Abaqus, Ampli, Anylogic, Autocad, Cameo, Catia, Eclipse, Fluent, Gephi, Isight, Java, Latex, Matlab (Incl. Simulink & Simevents), Ms Office, Processing, Python, R Studio, Scilab, Skywise, Unigraphics, Vensim