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Work History
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PERSONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCE
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Xabin Olaskoaga Marijuan

Xabin Olaskoaga Marijuan

Meersburg

Summary

Diligent Project Manager with background in managing complex projects across various industries. Known for successfully leading cross-functional teams to deliver projects on time and within scope. Demonstrated ability to manage project lifecycles and implement process improvements.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Space Mechanism Project Manager

Airbus DS
01.2022 - Current
  • Neutron Research Products Speed Selectors and Neutron Choppers
  • Project Manager of several Neutron Chopper Projects
  • Project Manager for Space Mechanism Compasso LCT Coarse Pointing Mechanism
  • Lead Engineer
  • Preparation of proposals
  • Successfully managed multiple projects simultaneously by prioritising tasks according to urgency, resource availability, and alignment with organisational goals.
  • Project Management and technical lead in 4 projects in parallel.

Mechanism Design Engineer

Airbus DS
01.2018 - 01.2022

Project CPA70 LCT Mechanism

  • Design responsible and system configuration
  • System engineering work Alignment concept development, pointing accuracy assessment
  • AIT during assembly and test campaign.


Atmoflow experiment for the ISS

  • Design responsible and system configuration
  • Accommodation of subassemblies.
  • Coordination of students to produce the required MGSEs.


Flumias Microscope facility for the ISS

  • Mechanical architect of the project
  • Design responsible and configuration
  • Coordination of mechanical engineers and designers and focal point to other disciplines


Support of several proposals and activities for different projects such as Athena actuators, Antenna pointing mechanism, Metimage MGSE...

Technical Responsible and Project Manager in the Structures and Mechanisms Section

SENER Ingenieria y Sistemas
01.2008 - 01.2018

Project Solar Orbit Instrument Boom Subsystem project (Airbus DS Stevenage customer)

  • System Engineer, coordinator of a team of up to 6 people
  • Design coordination of the subsystem and MGSEs.
  • Elaboration and revision of all the technical documentation of the project: structural, thermal, mechanism function and magnetic analyses. Test procedures and reports, specifications for suppliers, configuration of the equipment…
  • AIT responsible for the project in all the test campaigns of the project.


Project Sentinel-2 Calibration and Shutter Mechanism for A, B, C and D satellites (Airbus DS Toulouse customer)

  • Technical responsible.
  • Design of the mechanism and MGSEs.
  • Elaboration and revision of all the technical documentation of the project structural and mechanism functional analysis. Tests procedures and reports, specifications for suppliers, configuration of the equipment…
  • AIT responsible for the project all the test campaigns of the project.


Project Deployment Mechanism for Deployable Radiator Panel project PEGASUS H2020 (EU program)

  • Project Manager
  • Technical Lead
  • Development and qualification of the deployment mechanism for GEO satellites
  • Main interface with customers, costs and schedule control…


Project Deployment Mechanism for Deployable Radiator Panel project (customer Loral)

  • Technical Lead
  • Development and qualification of the deployment mechanism for GEO satellites
  • Design of the mechanism and MGSEs.
  • Elaboration and revision of all the technical documentation of the project structural and mechanism functional analysis. Test procedures and reports, specifications for suppliers, configuration of the equipment…
  • AIT responsible for the project all the test campaigns of the project.


Project THOR Phase A support, appendages project (OHB customer)

  • Project Manager


Preparation of several proposals for different projects.


Internship design engineer

Athader S.L.
01.2006 - 04.2006
  • Internship design engineer
  • 3D design of coil processing in machining using Solidworks
  • Tool machinery, Coil processing lines

Internship engineer

Fundación Tekniker
07.2005 - 09.2005
  • R+I+E Engineering
  • Development of a Wind-turbine Simulink Model

Education

Master of Science - Mechanical design and manufacturing

Basque Country University
Bilbao
01.2012

Master of Science - Industrial Engineering (Mechanical) Intensification in Aeronautics

Basque Country University
Bilbao
01.2008

Skills

  • Project coordination
  • Project planning
  • Customer relations
  • Stakeholder communications
  • Advanced problem solving
  • Risk analysis expertise
  • Effective leadership
  • Accurate project bidding
  • Microsoft Office proficiency
  • Experience with MS Project and Planisware 7
  • MSC Patran-Nastran, Matlab, VB-Excel
  • Design Catia v5, Solidedge, Solidworks

Certification

Iron grade Airbus Project Managmenet Certificate

PERSONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCE

Spanish
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Advanced (C1)
German
Upper intermediate (B2)
French
Elementary (A2)
Basque
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)

Timeline

Space Mechanism Project Manager

Airbus DS
01.2022 - Current

Mechanism Design Engineer

Airbus DS
01.2018 - 01.2022

Technical Responsible and Project Manager in the Structures and Mechanisms Section

SENER Ingenieria y Sistemas
01.2008 - 01.2018

Internship design engineer

Athader S.L.
01.2006 - 04.2006

Internship engineer

Fundación Tekniker
07.2005 - 09.2005

Master of Science - Mechanical design and manufacturing

Basque Country University

Master of Science - Industrial Engineering (Mechanical) Intensification in Aeronautics

Basque Country University

SOCIAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCE

  • Leader skills. Special formation in leadership
  • Gifted for teamwork
  • Communication skills
  • High Technical Skills
  • Fast learning and Capability of changing easily for project work subject
  • Available to travel
Xabin Olaskoaga Marijuan