Lilium announces new Chief Technology Officer to help bring its Lilium Jet to market
Lilium has welcomed Alastair McIntosh as its new Chief Technology Officer and Head of Design Organisation, who will focus on leading the team ahead of bringing its Lilium Jet eVTOL aircraft to market.
With more than thirty years of experience in aerospace, from new products through to supporting the fleet, McIntosh spent the majority of his career at Rolls-Royce where he led 1,500 engineers at Rolls-Royce Germany as Managing Director and Head of Engineering and Technology.
He started as a Design Engineer at Rolls-Royce UK in 1987, and has held multiple Chief Engineer roles which included overlooking the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engine of the Airbus A350, and Rolls-Royce BR725 of the Gulfstream G650.
During his tenure as Head of Engineering and Technology at Rolls-Royce Germany, Alastair was a EASA Form 4 holder and accountable to provide engineering functional leadership, product safety and continued airworthiness for a fleet of approximately 6,000 engines.
During his time in this role under his leadership, the Pearl15 (Bombardier G5000/6500) was certified and passed into service, the Pearl700 (Gulfstream G700) was developed and successfully progressed into the Flight Test campaign.
Alastair was also accountable to shape strategy and define innovative technology for gas turbines, pure and hybrid-electrical propulsion systems. This included initiatives for environmentally friendly technologies such as Sustainable Aviation Fuels and Hydrogen.
Alastair holds an Honours degree in Mechanical Engineering from Heriot-Watt University, is a Chartered Engineer with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society.
He also held the position of BDLI (German Aerospace Industries Association) Board Member for five years.