María Angeles Pulido Benito

Accountabilities:

• To lead the development, qualification, and manufacturing of advanced connectivity solutions for military aerospace platforms. This role is critical in ensuring secure connectivity for military operations, aligning with the company’s strategic goals in Airbus Defence & Space.
• To manage budgets, resources, and cross-functional teams while driving innovation in military aerospace connectivity.

Major Challenge:

Cross-functional management of high skilled and diverse international teams (Engineering, Procurement, Configuration, Quality)

Key Figures:

• Internal Resources: 50 people
• External suppliers: 6
• Annual budget: 13 m€

Accountabilities:

• Develop communication, navigation, mission and flight control solutions for military aircraft (A400M and Eurodrone)
• Deliver the systems on time with the required level of performances and quality to the Production centers
• Provide quick solutions for the in-services occurrences

Major Challenges:

• Cross-functional management of high skilled and diverse teams (Engineering, Procurement, Configuration)
• Demanding internal customers (Manufacturing, Delivery Center, Retrofit MRO)
• Direct interface with final customers (European Ministries of Defence) and end users (Air Forces)

Key Figures:

Projects: 9

Budget: 60 m€

Technologies: 4

Accountabilities:

• Delivery of timely and consistent Technical Solutions to In-Service Problems/Issues to customers for the Mission, DAS and Armament Systems installed in all the Airbus DS military transport platforms (C-212, CN-235, C-295, Modernized P-3, A330MRTT and A400M).
• Identifying and proposing product improvements and solutions to Major In Service Issues.
• Manage the integration of team, processes & tools dedicated to different aircraft programs.
• Providing on-site support when demanded by Customers (at their Main Operating Bases).

Major Challenges:

• Provide on time support to Customer/Operators to avoid any Aircraft On Ground situation (tight time constraints)
• Very demanding customers

Key Figures:

• No. of employees directly managed: 4 engineers
• No. of Customers/Operators: 60

Accountabilities:

• Provide the Defensive Aids System (DAS) Technical solutions for the Airbus DS Transport Aircrafts (C295, A330MRTT, and A400M). Gathering of stakeholders’ requirements, definition and development of solutions and Customer/Authorities acceptance of final product.
• Responsible of resources assignment to the different projects as requested by Chief Engineer Office.
• Manage the integration of team, processes & tools dedicated to different aircraft programs (C-295 A330MRTT and A400M).

Major Challenges:

Lead a high diverse skilled engineering team

Key Figures:

No. of employees directly managed: 13 engineers

Accountabilities:

• DAS (Defensive Aids System) Equipment Suppliers Technical Management.
• Purchaser Technical Specifications (PTSs) preparation, coordination and supervision.
• Technical Responsibility on DAS performances.
• Specification Change Notes (SCNs) preparation for the Customer.

Major Challenges:

• Managing transversally a multifunctional and multinational team (Engineering, Procurement, and Supportability)
• Technical performance discussions with very demanding multi-national Customers

Key Figures:

• Team members: 25 engineers

Accountabilities:

• Integration of a Defensive Aids System in the C-295. Integration of armoring kit in the C-295.
• Definition and execution of Ground Test Requirements for the Armament Control System of the Eurofighter Typhoon.

Major Challenges:

Full project execution:

• Customer requirements analysis, supplier request for proposal, technical documentation, acceptance tests, ground test, flight test and support to the customer in their own acceptance flight tests.