Nicolas Tranchant
About Nicolas Tranchant
Nicolas Tranchant serves as the Principal Engineer for Industrial Risk Management at Rocket Lab, where he has worked since 2021. He has extensive experience in safety engineering, having held positions at the European Space Agency and CNES, among others.
Current Role at Rocket Lab
Nicolas Tranchant currently serves as Principal Engineer in Industrial Risk Management at Rocket Lab, a position he has held since 2021. He is based in Auckland, New Zealand. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing risk management processes and ensuring safety protocols are adhered to within the organization.
Previous Experience at Rocket Lab
Prior to his current role, Nicolas Tranchant worked at Rocket Lab as a Senior Launch Systems Safety Engineer from 2019 to 2020. During this year-long tenure in Auckland, New Zealand, he focused on safety engineering related to launch systems.
Experience at European Space Agency - ESA
Nicolas Tranchant has extensive experience with the European Space Agency (ESA). He worked as a Launch Systems Safety Engineer on the VEGA Qualification program from 2010 to 2012 and on the VEGA-C development program from 2015 to 2019. His tenure at ESA spanned a total of seven years, with roles based in Paris and Frascati, Italy.
Background in Safety Engineering
Before his time at ESA, Nicolas Tranchant was employed at CNES as a Safety Engineer from 2008 to 2010. He also completed a training course in the Operations & Quality Department at CNES in 2007. His background includes a focus on safety protocols and risk management in aerospace contexts.
Educational Qualifications
Nicolas Tranchant holds a Master of Science degree from Université Paris-Sud, which he completed from 2006 to 2008. He also achieved a Licence Professionnelle de Mécanique from Université Paris Nanterre in 2004-2005 and a DUT (Diplôme Universitaire Technologique) from Université Paris-Sud from 2002 to 2004.