Michael Kouzelis

I am an aerospace engineer with experience in system engineering, software and simulation developers and certification.

Airbus Defense and Space GmbH
Senior Simulation Engineer TADVS1, Future Combat Air Systems (FCAS)
November 2023 - Present
-Development of Next Generation Fighter Jet (NGF) aircraft simulator
-Software and hardware Architecture definition of prototype simulator for NGF demonstrator
-Development of avionics display concept and HMI cockpit controls for pilot evaluations using A661
-Integration of software packages from 3rd parties (Visual system (CIGI), CGF HLA/DIS, Dassault, etc..)
Volocopter GmbH, Germany 
Flight Simulator Architect, Flight Science
October 2020 - September 2023
-Development of engineering flight simulator for pilot in the loop testing and certification (MOC8) for EASA
-Software development plan based on ARP 4754A guidelines
- Requirements management, software development, problem reporting, V&V, Config management
-Software, hardware development and integration for real-time operation, (in house development)
-Flight controls and Avionics system hardware interface A429, serial and can bus protocols, usb
-Validation and Verification of individual models and integrated simulation
-Aero model, Flight controls laws, electric propulsion, battery model
-Matlab Simulink real time code generation and integration from various model suppliers.
Mitsubishi Regional Jet, Nagoya, Japan
Simulation Engineer
Unit 1 Flight Dynamics/Flight Controls Laws
October 2016 – June 2020
-Development of Vehicle Dynamics Simulation (Integrated aircraft) for pilot in the loop rig test and desktop
analysis.
- Development of high integrity simulation for Honewell LaserVI inertial reference system, Air Data system
-Maintain and create software configuration package appropriate for testing
-Review of system schematics, ICD's and system safety assessments for failure model development
-Regression testing of software packages
-Analysis of step inputs and oscillatory failure effects (frequency domain with bode plots) on aircraft dynamics
for flight controls monitors thresholds
-Failure propagation analysis and aircraft effects for various systems (sensors, hydraulics, electrical, engines,
displays, etc)
-Development of primary flight control actuator model with variable loaded rates and failures cases
-Development of failure injection system for real time pilot in the loop tests of SFHA cases based of various
trigger conditions (time, rad alt, WOW signal, airspeed, etc)

Aerospace engineering Master degree. 

Mechanical engineering Bachelors degree