It’s a small, connected world. At the dawn of the jet age, there were rooms of engineers on boards imagining what it would take to scale aviation to breadth of coverage we enjoy today. We built and refined those ideas over decades.
Today, another generational moment in aviation is taking shape enabled by a convergence of technology, sustainable expectations, and novel business models. These novel solutions are capturing our imaginations as we explore solutions that scale to make flying safer, more accessible, and more sustainable.
Automation & Decarbonization will change how the flying public interface with aircraft yet again. New energy carriers and alternative fuels have the potential to take our industry to new heights. Aviation is a system of systems. Starting here, with today’s tools at our fingertips, the ability to blend with other industries, and some extremely challenging problems to solve, it’s the greatest time to be an engineer.
Ramy Mourad, Director of Engineering for Future Mobility | The Boeing Company
I currently serve as Boeing’s Director of Engineering for Future Mobility. My team is responsible for establishing viable pathways to Boeing airplanes via strategic and technical development of alternative energy and autonomous systems.
I also head Boeing’s Advance Air Mobility engineering collaborations with industry leaders, Wisk Aero and SkyGrid. With Boeing affiliates, our team is actively designing and building one of the world’s first certified commercial autonomous, electric aircraft. The collaborations leverage Boeing’s capabilities to ensure Wisk & SkyGrid’s success, while accelerating technologies and capabilities that are deeply meaningful to Boeing.
I’ve held essential positions at Boeing, including Director of Washington’s Lab Test & Evaluation 500 person team and Director of New Mid-Market Airplane (NMA) Test Program. In these roles, my teams laid the foundation for a revolutionary new way of digitally enabled development. I’ve especially enjoyed working on the frontiers of aerospace technology from very light jets to optionally piloted helicopters to the Boeing 787 and KC-46 Tanker.
As an aviation enthusiast and pilot, my journey includes test engineering roles at Honda Aircraft Company and Eclipse Aviation Corp. who pioneered the Very Light Jet industry.