Burhan Göktuğ Erkut
Power Plant Systems Engineer
Istanbul,Turkey
Summary
Experienced turbofan engine engineer with a proven track record in designing, developing, and optimizing turbofan engines for aerospace applications. Expertise in conducting performance analysis, troubleshooting, and implementing innovative solutions to enhance efficiency and reliability. Skilled in collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality, cutting-edge engine designs. Strong background in utilizing advanced engineering tools and methodologies to achieve project goals within budget and schedule constraints. Dedicated to staying updated with industry trends and technologies to drive continuous improvement in engine performance and sustainability.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages
Work History
CAMO Engineering
Pegasus Airlines
05.2023 - 02.2024
- Monitoring compliance with Airworthiness Directives, Maintenance Programme and improving company Accepted Maintenance Manual, monitoring to ensure life limited parts of engine and APU, following technical documents released by authorizations and OEMs to ensure continued airworthiness and prepare engineering order related to AD, SIB, SB, VSB, AOT, AN and monitoring Engine Health Monitoring alerts received by internal system or provided by OEM, managing shop visit operations for CFM 56-5B/7B - LEAP1A and APU Honeywell 131-9A/9B
- In Pegasus Airlines, AMOS is used for monitoring and following maintenance tasks of fleet which contains Airbus and Boeing
- Worked on AMOS to improve scheduled or unscheduled maintenance process during base or line maintenance
- Worked on performance retention project which is required following fuel consumption, EGTM, ECM data.
- Spare engines externals installation according to Engine Built-up Manual
Engine Mechanical Design Integration Engineer
TEI - Turkish Engine Industry
10.2020 - 05.2023
- Mechanical management of module and subsystem designs at engine assembly level
- Management and control of mechanical interfaces, whole engine rotor dynamic and thermal analysis by interdisciplinary meetings in agile-scrum methodology as scrum master
- Calculations for radial and axial rotor-stator clearances related to turbine module design, engine operations and assembleability which are requiring mechanical and thermal analysis and GD&T calculations
- Working on platform integration with platform owners to evaluate and study platform and engine mechanical interfaces that are related to weight and dimension management, aligning with contractual requirements
- By having knowledge on contractual requirements and CS-E working on breaking down mechanical requirement for whole engine
- Being department focal for RAMS Engineering and attending thsystem safety assessments such as FHA, FMEA(FMECA), PSSA, SSA as engine integrator responsible
- Having experience on SAE ARP-4761, ARP-4754A, ARP-5151, ARP-813C, MIL-HDBK-516c and CS-E documents during engine development process
- Due to critic effect on engine design, gaining experience on Part-21/EMAR21 and collaboration with airworthiness department and authorization as engine representative as well.
Design and Analyse
Baykar Defense Systems & Technologies
08.2018 - 10.2018
- I worked on fluid dynamics analysis related to turbulence modelling for several airfoils (NACA) to obtain aerodynamic performance parameter by using ANSYS Fluent and XFLR5
- One of my project was Determination of location for pitot probes over fuselage according to EASA and MIL-SPEC specifications and pressure field over aircraft
- Furthermore, using MatLAB 6 DoF stabilization of aircraft during landing and integration of landing gear into flight simulation was my another project.
Maintenance Department
TopAir Air Services
10.2015 - 11.2015
- Support and coordinate Base Maintenance Planning Department and Supply Team with other departments
- Compliance monitoring and writing technical reports for maintenance.
Aerostructure Department
Turkish Aerospace Industry (TAI)
06.2015 - 07.2015
- Having experience on several manufacturing methods for several aircraft components and assembling methods for BOEING and AIRBUS aircraft components
- Gaining basic knowledge on NDT (Non-destructive Test) types used in quality check and structural tests
- Observing product assembly lines for complex aircrafts.
Education
Aviation Management (B.A.) -
Anadolu University
Eskisehir, Turkey 09.2020 - 02/2024
Space and Astronautical Engineering (M.Sc.) - Aerospace Engineering
Sapienza - Universita di Roma
Roma, Italy 09.2017 - 02/2024
Mechanical Engineering (B.Sc.) - Aerospace Engineering
Koc University
Istanbul, Turkey 09.2012 - 06/2017
Skills
Critical Thinking
Multitasking
Research
Team Management
Project Management
Safety Regulations
Production Scheduling
Design Development
Skills
Unigraphic NX12, SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Ansys-Fluent/Mechanical, SCO3, XFLR5, MatLAB, Python, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, TeamCenter 8/12, AMOS, JIRA,
Other Information
- Pegasus Airlines Academy - Airbus A320 Familiarization (Nov. - 2023)
- Pegasus Airlines Academy - Part- M & Part-145 (Aug. - 2023)
- Agile-Scrum PEM360 (Feb. - 2023)
- JAA - EMAR21(16hr) (Sept. - 2022)
- ENAC (Ente Nazionale L'Aviazione Civile, Italy) - Aircraft Maintenance Management and Airworthiness & Certifications (16 h.)(2019)
Timeline
CAMO Engineering
Pegasus Airlines
05.2023 - 02.2024
Engine Mechanical Design Integration Engineer
TEI - Turkish Engine Industry
10.2020 - 05.2023
Aviation Management (B.A.) -
Anadolu University
09.2020 - 02/2024
Design and Analyse
Baykar Defense Systems & Technologies
08.2018 - 10.2018
Space and Astronautical Engineering (M.Sc.) - Aerospace Engineering
Sapienza - Universita di Roma
09.2017 - 02/2024
Maintenance Department
TopAir Air Services
10.2015 - 11.2015
Aerostructure Department
Turkish Aerospace Industry (TAI)
06.2015 - 07.2015
Mechanical Engineering (B.Sc.) - Aerospace Engineering
Koc University
09.2012 - 06/2017