Sujeet Chandra

When did you join Atkins?

I joined the company on 7 March 2007.

Why did you join Atkins?

Atkins’ credentials in delivering high-end engineering coupled with expertise in programme management made me want to join the company.

What did you do before you joined Atkins?

After a brief stay with the Indian Space Research Organisation, I worked in the aircraft engine team for a large company before joining Atkins.

Describe your role and responsibilities in five words

Team leader and project manager.

What professional qualifications do you have?

Masters in Mechanical Engineering.

How do you describe what you do to friends and family?

We help our clients to certify aircraft for airworthiness. We design and analyse the safety critical components of aircraft structures.

What key projects have you worked on?

Airbus A330-200 General Market Freighter (GMF) and the Airbus A380.

What are you currently working on?

I am leading a team in Bangalore supporting the development of the A350 XWB inner flap composite components.

What achievement are you most proud of?

My proudest achievement at Atkins is my successful management of key aspects of the A380 certification activities. The team supported Airbus in certification activity – also known as checkstress – on major safety-critical components of the wing.

What’s the most technically challenging project you’ve worked on at Atkins?

It was the A330-200 GMF fatigue and damage tolerance (F&DT) analysis of covers performed in Bangalore.

How has your career developed at Atkins?

My career has been very rewarding so far. I started as a stress engineer in 2007 and am now leading the technical delivery of projects and a staff of seven engineers.

How were you supported through this?

I have been very fortunate to work with some very supportive colleagues at Atkins. All along my journey I have been given the responsibility to lead and manage. My career interests have been recognised at the appropriate level by providing me with the right opportunity at the right stage of my career.

How do senior engineers and Atkins make a difference?

I firmly believe that each of us working in our individual capacity can make a difference every day at work. Our quality of deliverables has consequences on the safety of passengers flying in aircraft. By ensuring that we get our design and analysis right, we ultimately increase passengers’ confidence in air travel.

How would you describe the culture at Atkins?

Cooperative and intense.