Greater Madrid Metropolitan Area
About me: I am a results-driven composites engineer with a strong technical background in the development, validation, and industrialisation of advanced composite structures. Over the past several years, I have gained experience working within one of the world's leading hypercar manufacturers, contributing to projects from early validation prototypes through to series production. Working in a highly demanding, fast-paced environment has strengthened my ability to deliver under pressure while maintaining the highest standards of quality, performance, and engineering excellence. I combine analytical thinking, sound technical judgement, and a structured approach to problem solving with a collaborative mindset, enabling me to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams and support the successful delivery of complex engineering programmes. About Composites Central: Composites Central is the world's largest social media platform dedicated exclusively to the composites industry. Our mission is to connect manufacturers, suppliers, engineers, researchers, and OEMs by sharing the latest developments in composite materials, manufacturing technologies, products, and industry news. Through a dedicated global community of composites professionals, Composites Central provides a trusted platform for companies to showcase their expertise and reach their target audience. With a highly targeted audience of decision-makers and technical experts, we help companies increase their visibility, strengthen their brand presence, and connect with the people who matter most across the composites ecosystem.
Working as a Composites Quality Engineer (Body Structures/Interiors) on carbon fiber components within a leading global hypercar brand, supporting advanced engineering projects from Validation Prototyping to Series Production. Main Responsibilities: - Supporting Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) through Maturity Level Assurance (MLA) across key project milestones. - Managing PPAP submissions, supplier non-conformances, and supplier claims to ensure production readiness. - Supporting supplier root cause investigations and corrective actions to drive continuous quality improvement. - Collaborating with Engineers to define manufacturing process requirements and ensure supplier process capability. - Developing project quality strategies and supporting cross-functional product release activities. - Defining critical product and process characteristics, including incoming inspection control plans. - Communicating and cascading customer quality requirements throughout the supplier network.
- Supervised the development of carbon fiber SMC (Sheet Molding Compound) automotive parts, with emphasis on mold design and manufacturing procedures. - Assisted in R&D projects focused on finding solutions for core material technologies and failure analysis for renowned hypercar manufacturers. - Supported the conception and setup of a factory specialized in SMC parts manufacturing (Prenso Composites). - Responsible for taking charge of the company’s Materials and Suppliers Database.
- Led the design and manufacturing of an automotive carbon fiber wishbone, made with SMC technology, which resulted in a weight reduction of 60% when compared to its steel version. - Assisted in the content creation and overall development of three different training courses at The Native Lab (Managing Composites Training Division). Also participated as a host in classes and webinars. - Headed Managing Composites to become the world’s biggest composites-focused LinkedIn page.
- Engineered and executed the manufacturing process of the team's first aerodynamic package, which was built using resin infusion, hand lay-up and prepreg curing techniques. - Performed an analysis of a carbon fiber monocoque preliminary design through Ansys ACP software to optimize its torsional rigidity, yielding an increase of 70% in torsional rigidity when compared to a steel tube structure.
- Designed and manufactured a carbon fiber battery accumulator by using SolidWorks software and hand lay- up/vacuum bagging techniques, which enabled an assembly weight reduction of 70%. - Organized the first Carbon Fiber Composites Course at my university, which educated 50 engineering students.
- Simulated and manufactured a composite sandwich structure for the vehicle floor through the usage of Ansys ACP software and hand lay-up/vacuum bagging techniques, which optimized its weight by 30%. - Manufactured a fiberglass bodywork by using hand lay-up techniques that allowed a weight reduction of 20%. - Design presentation at Formula Student Brazil 2017. Also participated as one of the team's Drivers.
- Manufactured out-of-autoclave carbon fiber prepreg panels for impact attenuators. - Designed a preliminary version of a Formula Student carbon fiber monocoque with a hybrid chassis concept. - Fabricated sandwich structures with different quasi-isotropic layups and core materials through resin infusion. - Performed three-point bending and perimeter shear mechanical tests for the validation of composite panels. - Validated the structural equivalency of composite panels through FSAE International regulations, which demonstrated a potential reduction of 40% in chassis weight when compared to a steel tube frame structure.
- Collaborated with the setup and production runs of carbon fiber pultrusion processes. - Developed numerical simulations of composite loop connections through Abaqus software. - Diploma Thesis - “Analysis of Small Composite Loop Connections with Different Geometrical Factors” presented at Universität Bremen and approved by Faserinstitut Bremen.