Onur Bıçakcı
About Onur Bıçakcı
Onur Bıçakcı is a Manufacturing Engineer currently working at Rocket Lab in Auckland, New Zealand. He has extensive experience in engineering roles across various companies, including Bosch and the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, and holds multiple engineering degrees.
Current Role at Rocket Lab
Onur Bıçakcı currently serves as a Manufacturing Engineer at Rocket Lab, a position he has held since 2022 in Auckland, New Zealand. In this role, he leads the manufacturing New Product Introduction (NPI) for the Mars ESCAPADE mission. His responsibilities include overseeing process and product improvements for the Electron rocket, which involves hands-on building, testing, and release activities. He also holds process ownership for orbital welding of spacecraft, managing Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS), Procedure Qualification Records (PQR), and Non-Destructive Examination (NDE).
Previous Experience at Bosch
Prior to his current role, Onur Bıçakcı worked at Bosch in various engineering capacities from 2017 to 2022. He began as a Manufacturing Engineering Intern for seven months, followed by a position as Project Engineer for two years. He also served as a Product Quality Engineer for two years. Throughout his tenure at Bosch, he led scrap and rework reduction projects utilizing methodologies such as 8D, FMEA, PDCA, and Ishikawa, contributing to quality improvements in manufacturing processes.
Educational Background
Onur Bıçakcı has a solid educational foundation in engineering. He earned a Master of Engineering (MEng) in Engineering/Industrial Management from Bahcesehir University, completing his studies from 2020 to 2022. Prior to that, he obtained two Bachelor of Engineering (BE) degrees in Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering. The first was from Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi, where he studied from 2013 to 2018, and the second from Hochschule Aalen, where he studied for one year in 2015 to 2016.
Research Experience
In 2017, Onur Bıçakcı gained research experience as a Research Student at the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics in Brussels Capital Region. His role lasted three months and provided him with valuable insights into fluid dynamics, further enhancing his engineering expertise. This experience complements his extensive background in manufacturing and project management.
Involvement with ESTIEM
Onur Bıçakcı was actively involved with ESTIEM, the European Students of Industrial Engineering and Management, from 2013 to 2018. His participation spanned five years and included various activities across Europe. This involvement allowed him to collaborate with peers from different countries, enhancing his understanding of industrial engineering and management on an international scale.