Efthymios Koutsounanos

Composite Manufacturing Engineer | MSc

The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands

About

A resourceful and motivated engineer currently studying Materials Science and Engineering at TU Delft. Adept at handling multiple tasks on a daily basis competently and at working well under pressure. Ambitious about gaining further knowledge and experience by participating in a real-life project using cutting-edge technology and being part of an innovative team. Currently, conducting working as a Composite Manufacturing Engineer at Curve Works B.V.

Experience

  • Manufacturing Engineer at KVE
    Jun 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 2 mos

    • Design and manufacturing of composite structures according to EN9100. • Preparation of technical documents and drawings (GD&T) for production.

  • Junior Composite Manufacturing Engineer at Curve Works
    Jan 2023 - May 2024 · 1 yr 5 mos

    • Lead in composite production (vacuum infusion) to achieve zero-defect products. • Manufacture large GFRP and CFRP composite sandwich structures and assemblies. • Prepare technical reports and working instructions for production.

  • Arceon-Novel Elements (Delft, South Holland, Netherlands)
    • Graduation Project
      Feb 2022 - Feb 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo

      • Title: ”Multi-scale computational model for the C/C-SiC Ceramic Matrix Composite material.” • Development of a phenomenological model for the material and implementation of advanced numerical modeling techniques.

    • Research Internship
      Aug 2021 - Jan 2022 · 6 mos

      • Performed Finite Element Analysis (FEA) simulations of a high-temperature Ceramic Matrix Composite (CMC) material in ABAQUS. • Validated the results based on data from various mechanical tests.

  • Student Assistant at Technische Universiteit Delft
    Feb 2022 - Jun 2022 · 5 mos

    • Introduced Bachelor students into different manual welding techniques. • Demonstrated the welding techniques and then supervised the students during their practice.

  • Design Engineer at Aristotle Racing Team (ART)
    Sep 2014 - Aug 2016 · 2 yrs

    • Responsible for designing and manufacturing of the transmission system of Aristotle Racing Team's (ART) formula student racing car. • Responsible for the track testing. Destinctions: • 2nd place overall in Class 3 Italy, 2015 • 32nd place in the World Ranking (2015-2016) • 2nd place in the Cost and Sustainability Event in Hungary 2016 http://aristotleracing.gr/