Melina Megalogianni

R&D Homologation Engineer at Toyota Motor Europe | MechEng NTUA

Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium

About

Experience

  • Toyota Motor Europe (3 yrs 9 mos)
    • R&D Homologation Engineer
      Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

      Project Management - Lead vehicle Homologation activities for G1/G6 models ensuring full compliance with European and international regulations. - Manage Homologation projects from development phase to market launch, coordinating with R&D, testing, and certification authorities. - Responsible for Regulation Compliance Check activity to ensure legal compliance of the vehicle/ parts with the latest requirements. Certificate of Conformity (mandatory document for vehicles' registration in EU Member States) - Ensure smooth vehicle registration process in the EU. - Analysis of EU regulation movement with impact assessment on company business and IT systems. - Business Owner/Project Coordinator for the development and implementation of new system. Homologation Support - Analyze and reply to other departments, distributors, and Type-Approval Authorities on a variety of homologation and certification topics. Country & Regulation Responsibility - Follow-up the vehicle regulation movement with impact assessment on the company business and support importers on homologation related questions (Greece, Cyprus, Slovenia, Georgia). - Follow-up on EC/ECE legislations and updates, requirements explanation to designers and internally within homologation team (e.g., Steering Equipment). Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) Champion Alongside my engineering responsibilities, I act as a DE&I Champion for R&D3 division. I’m committed to fostering an inclusive culture within TME, one where stereotypes are challenged, equality is the norm, and every member feels their voice is heard and valued. I actively organize initiatives and events to promote awareness and engagement around DE&I values across the organization. - DE&I Games: Initiative to foster DE&I through interactive engagement. - ERG Cards: Promote open discussions within teams on DE&I values.

    • Project Engineer - R&D Mobility projects
      Nov 2024 - Dec 2024 · 2 mos

      Working on Toyota FT-Me, an innovative micromobility concept designed to shape the future of urban mobility in Europe. - Investigate & propose a suitable 43GA Circular Economy target (Recycling Content, Recycleability, Vehicle Life Value). - Set-out a vehicle development strategy & action plan to achieve (Carbon Neutrality).

    • Graduate Homologation Engineer
      May 2023 - Nov 2024 · 1 yr 7 mos

      Alongside my engineering responsibilities, I successfully completed Toyota Motor Europe’s Graduate Development Program, further strengthening my technical and professional skills. Graduate Development Program (18 months) - Apply key Toyota methodologies: Toyota Way, PDCA, A3 reporting, and Toyota Business Practices (structured problem-solving) - Gain hands-on experience with the Toyota Production System (TPS) during Line Training at Toyota UK (paint shop), developing a clear understanding of both plant-floor operations and office workflows - Apply Toyota’s Customer Centricity mindset through on-site visits to Toyota and Lexus retailers as part of Retail Training - Complete a cross-functional rotation in EZ division, contributing to new mobility projects outside of my core department

  • Junior Engineering Consultant at ALTEN BELGIUM
    Oct 2022 - May 2023 · 8 mos

    Consultant for ALTEN Belgium providing services at Toyota Motor Europe.

  • Business Transformation Consultant at PwC Greece
    Mar 2022 - Sep 2022 · 7 mos

    - Business Process Re-engineering, Improvement and Automation - Proposing and supporting software implementation (e.g., SAP S/4 HANA ERP) - Drafting proposals for potential clients and presenting deliverables - Focusing on the energy sector

  • Project Engineering Intern at Colgate-Palmolive
    Jul 2021 - Aug 2021 · 2 mos

    - Update Utilities drawings and SOPs - Assist on Engineering Specification update - Create validation reports for newly installed equipment - Assist on Process Safety Management of the company

  • Organizer at TEDxNTUA
    Sep 2017 - 2018 · 5 mos

    - Boosting social media platforms - Creating content for social media - Organizing social media marketing campaigns for event promotion - Promote and discuss with Media & Community partners in order to acquire potential partnerships