Nicolas Tranchant
About Nicolas Tranchant
Nicolas Tranchant is a Principal Engineer in Industrial Risk Management, currently working at Rocket Lab in Auckland, New Zealand. He has extensive experience in safety engineering, particularly in the aerospace sector, having held various positions at the European Space Agency and CNES.
Current Role at Rocket Lab
Nicolas Tranchant serves as Principal Engineer in Industrial Risk Management at Rocket Lab. He has held this position since 2021, contributing to the company's focus on safety and risk management in aerospace operations. His role involves assessing and mitigating risks associated with launch systems and ensuring compliance with safety standards.
Previous Experience in Aerospace Engineering
Prior to his current role, Tranchant worked at Rocket Lab as a Senior Launch Systems Safety Engineer from 2019 to 2020. He also held various positions at the European Space Agency (ESA), including Launch Systems Safety Engineer for the VEGA Qualification program and the VEGA-C development program. His experience spans multiple projects focused on launch systems safety and risk assessment.
Education and Qualifications
Nicolas Tranchant studied at Université Paris-Sud, where he achieved a Master of Science from 2006 to 2008. He also completed a Licence Professionnelle de Mécanique at Université Paris Nanterre in 2005 and earned a DUT (Diplôme Universitaire Technologique) from 2002 to 2004. His educational background provides a strong foundation in mechanical engineering and safety management.
Early Career Development
Tranchant began his career in aerospace with a working student position at Safran from 2004 to 2005. He then gained experience at CNES, where he worked as a Safety Engineer from 2008 to 2010 and participated in various training courses. His early roles included positions at the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics and a training course in Operations & Quality at CNES in French Guiana.
Training and Professional Development
Throughout his career, Nicolas Tranchant has engaged in various training programs to enhance his skills. Notably, he completed a final training course at CNES in 2006 and a self-improvement training course at the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics. These experiences have contributed to his expertise in safety engineering and risk management in aerospace.