David Short CEng FRAeS FIET

Nominated by EngineeringUK

David Short is Technology Director for BAE Systems, which is a corporate-wide role within the Chief Technology Officer organisation based in London. He has been with the company for 32 years having worked on a wide variety of projects.

Previously, he has been Engineering Director and Engineering Authority for the Typhoon and Tornado products in the military aircraft business. Before that, he was the BAE Systems Engineering Director & Chief Engineer for F-35, based at Samlesbury.

David is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, a Chartered Engineer and has an MSc in Systems Engineering from University College London.

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