Title: Boeing Commercial Airplanes In-Service Product Safety and Air Safety Investigation Overview Bio:
Robert McIntosh is the Boeing Commercial Airplane Director of Product Safety and Air Safety Investigation. In this role he is responsible for the oversight of Air Safety Investigation and both In-Service and Design Airplane Safety Engineering. Robert began this current assignment in 2017. Prior to this Robert was the Chief Engineer of Weight Engineering in the BCA Flight Sciences organization. In this role he oversaw groups responsible for the determination of and delivery on design weight guarantees for all Boeing aircraft. His responsibilities in this role also encompassed both the Seattle and Everett Delivery Operation Centers, Flight Test, Sales and Marketing, Customer Introduction, Mass Property and Weight & Balance Manual groups. In previous roles Robert was the Senior Manager in charge of project managing the Flight Sciences portfolio of technology projects. In this role he was responsible for the strategy and oversight of projects focused mainly on improving the performance of aircraft, reducing the cost and cycle time of the Flight Sciences analysis tool suite and the improvement of flight and wind tunnel testing methods. Prior to that he was the Supervisor of the 787 Static Loads Group. Robert hired into the BCA Loads and Dynamics Group in 1989 and supported BCA Programs performing wind tunnel testing, wing design and multi-discipline analysis and optimization. Robert received his BS and MS degree in Aeronautical/Astronautical Engineering from the University of Washington. He also received a Master's in Engineering Management from Washington State University.
Robert is an AIAA Associate Fellow and has served as the Boeing Company Executive Focal for the Commercial Aviation Safety Team (CAST), Aviation Safety Information Analysis and Sharing (ASIAS) and the Society of Allied Weight Engineers (SAWE). He also earned a patent on wing-body load alleviation on aircraft. |