Bryan Manuel, M.Eng, P.Eng Email & Phone Number

• Provide technical leadership of pre-contract North American customer engagement
• Responsible for the development and approval of the technical content for RFI/RFP responses
• Manage project cost, quality, schedule, resources, and risk in accordance with company and industry standards
• Define the scope and associated engineering cost in support of RFI/RFP submittals
• Represent Safran Landing Systems during technical and program reviews with new and existing customers

• Led engineering teams responsible for RFI/RFP responses, liaising with customer and other functions
• Developed detail scope of work documents to support contract execution and management

Ajax, Ontario, Canada

• Directed and coordinated cross-functional engineering activities for the Bell V-280 development program
• Represented Safran during technical and program reviews with Bell, Lockheed, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier
• Led multiple Design and Analysis teams responsible for new program development
• Worked with Design and Analysis leads to resolve technical issues
• Provided leadership to Design and Analysis members of the Integrated Product Team

Ajax, Ontario, Canada

• Led the Design and Analysis team responsible for Certification and Entry-Into-Service of the Global 7500 Program
• Directed and coordinated Design and Analysis activities and resources for the Global 7500 Program
• Supported Change Board and coordinated Design and Analysis activities for design changes
• Managed offload activities by ensuring supplier technical performance and delivery

Ajax, Ontario, Canada

• Responsible for classical static strength and fatigue analysis for Global 7000/8000 MLG, NLG, and systems components
• Utilized Abaqus FEA to support classical analysis
• Developed Nastran internal loads models
• Completed analysis required to justify the disposition of non-conforming parts
• Prepared and reviewed structural analysis reports
• Defined test requirements in support of landing gear certification

• Developed, implemented, and tested new methods for global finite element models
• Presented weekly updates on new methodologies to management
• Completed parametric trade studies for aircraft configuration development
• Created aircraft-level finite element models in PATRAN by understanding critical load paths, idealizing structure, and creating appropriate section properties
• Interfaced with Loads group to improve external to internal loads process
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• Structures - Stress Analysis
• Analyzed stiffness of finite element model for aircraft development program
• Updated and improved finite element model using PATRAN
• Verified finite element model loading
• Updated stress criteria for aircraft development program
• Interfaced with Preliminary Design group and Loads and Dynamics group

• Integration Test Facility
• Developed Windows software application to test control laws for G650 flight test program
• Analyzed timing requirements for connection to Flight Control Computer
• Worked with suppliers to resolve hardware and data transmission issues
• Interfaced with various departments within the G650 Product Development Team

• Mechanical Systems Engineering
• Worked with supplier to determine root cause of side brace actuator leakage
• Redesigned bolt on nose landing gear taxi light assembly
• Assisted with FAA qualification of hydraulic system with pressure transients
• Interfaced with Stress and Structural Design groups
• Participated in multiple hydraulic actuator tear downs

Master Of Engineering (With Distinction), Aerospace Engineering

Activities and Societies: Sigma Gamma Tau, Omicron Delta Kappa, The Avion Newspaper GPA: 4.0/4.0 Concentration: Structures

Bachelor Of Science (Summa Cum Laude), Aerospace Engineering

Activities and Societies: Sigma Gamma Tau, Omicron Delta Kappa, The Avion Newspaper GPA: 4.0/4.0 Minor: Computer Science Concentration.