Eleonora Lambridis

About

I am an experienced innovation leader with a strong background in nuclear engineering and business. As the Innovation & AI Lab Director for Tractebel's Business Area Gas, Energy, Nuclear, I lead the innovation team and projects portfolio. With 15+ years of experience in the nuclear industry, including more than 7 years in innovation management, I am dedicated to advancing technological excellence. My focus is on initiating and implementing innovation programs across the entire value chain of nuclear engineering, and in particular related to new technologies and new markets.

Experience

• TRACTEBEL (6 yrs 6 mos)
  • Innovation and AI Lab Director
    Jun 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

    Leading the Innovation & AI team and driving the innovation projects portfolio for the BA Gas, Energy, Nuclear (BA GEN)

  • Head of Innovation Lab
    Jan 2024 - Jun 2025 · 1 yr 6 mos

    Leading the innovation team and portfolio for the BA Global Nuclear

  • Head of SMR Lab
    Jul 2023 - Apr 2024 · 10 mos

    Leading innovation initiatives for the SMR market, spanning from new services to new digital solutions.

• Westinghouse Electric Company (9 yrs 3 mos)
  • Department Manager, Nuclear Island Mechanical and Piping Engineering EMEA
    Oct 2019 - Dec 2019 · 3 mos

    Managing a department of ~20 engineers in Madrid and Mannheim, with a scope regarding piping analysis, mechanical analyses, components/equipment integration and procurement, supporting new builds programs in the US and operating plants in Europe.

  • Manager, New Products and Strategic Operations GES-EMEA
    Dec 2018 - Sep 2019 · 10 mos

    Supporting strategic initiatives and new products planning for the Global Engineering Services EMEA business unit.

  • Manager, WeLink Innovation Accelerator
    Nov 2016 - Nov 2018 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    Leading the global open innovation program WeLink Innovation Accelerator, including managing the external and internal stakeholders, the calls for application and teams selection, the projects roadmaps and development including joint-development agreements negotiations, the WeLink program development, and the program budget and financials. www.westinghousenuclear.com/welink Also, managing the innovation programs development and execution in Europe including budget and resources, reporting to the Chief Engineer, Engineering Europe.

• Internship - Validation of Real Time Simulator for FA3 EPR at AREVA NP
  Feb 2010 - Jun 2010 · 5 mos

  Selection, analysis and specification of normal operation and accidental transients for the preparation of the Acceptance Test Procedures for the engineering simulator of the EPR Flamanville 3 reactor.

• Academic Collaboration at S.R.S. Engineering Design srl
  Nov 2009 - Jan 2010 · 3 mos

  Research Monograph on Engineering Aspects of Sodium Coolant in Fast Reactors.