Fanny Guiot

Supporting aerospace and deep tech companies in building credible engineering, operational, and governance capabilities to sustain innovation and enable industrial ramp-up. I advise leadership teams on technology strategy, organizational transformation, and execution frameworks, helping bridge the gap between innovation, engineering, and business performance. Engaged in broader industry ecosystem initiatives, including mentoring and partnership development within aerospace networks. Selected focus areas: • Scaling engineering organizations and operational capabilities in high-growth or transformation contexts • Strengthening governance, decision-making, and portfolio steering • Supporting innovation-to-industrialization transitions • Aligning technology, product, and business strategy in complex environments

Strategic partner to the CTO and leadership team, driving organizational transformation, portfolio steering, and operational performance across a CHF 60–80M engineering landscape in a high-pressure certification environment. Led the design and implementation of governance, planning, and financial frameworks to align technology, strategy, and execution, enabling faster and more reliable executive decision-making during integration into Leonardo. Key contributions: • Drove organizational transformation by structuring governance, planning, and decision-making processes across 20+ cross-functional engineering teams • Enabled data-driven executive decisions, reducing decision cycles from weeks to days on certification-critical topics • Strengthened operational performance and delivery predictability through portfolio dashboards, KPIs, and risk management cadences • Introduced integrated resource and cost management, optimizing engineering service models and contributing to ~20% cost efficiency improvement • Acted as a key interface between engineering, top management, and group governance, aligning stakeholders on priorities, trade-offs, and execution strategy • Supported technology and product innovation alignment by connecting R&D, engineering, and business objectives

Led the cross-functional development of the AW09, a next-generation single-engine helicopter platform, driving integration across engineering, supply chain, and operations in a fast-paced scale-up environment. Operated at the intersection of innovation, execution, and industrial readiness, ensuring alignment between technical development, certification requirements, and business priorities. Key contributions: • Led product innovation and system integration across multiple engineering domains, from design through verification and certification • Rebuilt development and certification roadmaps, embedding risk-based planning and transformation of delivery processes to improve predictability • Coordinated cross-functional teams across engineering, supply chain, and operations to accelerate development timelines (~20% improvement) • Ensured alignment with certification authorities and technical readiness milestones in a highly regulated aerospace environment • Partnered with CTO and program leadership to align technology strategy, product development, and execution priorities • Laid the foundation for scalable engineering governance and operational frameworks later deployed at CTO level

Led a team of project managers responsible for aircraft-level engineering execution, operational coordination, and program performance across the H175 helicopter lifecycle. Played a central role in ensuring operational maturity, product evolution, and continuous innovation following entry into service. Key contributions: • Drove cross-functional operational execution across engineering, production, procurement, and support functions • Led aircraft-level planning, budgeting (~CHF 30–50M/year), and prioritization, enabling data-driven executive decision-making • Delivered major product evolutions, including public service variants, supporting product innovation and market adaptation • Strengthened operational performance and program maturity, improving predictability, responsiveness, and stakeholder alignment • Managed communication of risks, trade-offs, and performance indicators to senior leadership, supporting strategic decisions • Contributed to the continuous improvement of governance, delivery frameworks, and operational excellence practices

Led multidisciplinary engineering teams during entry into service and industrial ramp-up, ensuring product performance, certification compliance, and operational readiness of critical helicopter systems. Key contributions: • Led technical and operational coordination across design, manufacturing, suppliers, and customer support • Defined and executed subsystem-level product maturity and performance improvement strategies • Drove certification campaigns and post-entry-into-service improvements, contributing to continuous product innovation • Managed engineering changes, supplier integration, and issue resolution in a complex, safety-critical environment • Acted as a key interface between engineering, program leadership, and support functions, ensuring alignment between technology, operations, and customer needs

Held design authority over the main and tail rotor transmission systems of the EC175 during its full development phase. Led engineering teams in system definition, integration, and validation to meet certification, performance, and reliability targets. Key Contributions: - Defined technical specifications, architecture, and design solutions for the EC175 drive system, in alignment with program requirements and safety regulations - Supervised internal and supplier design teams throughout design, qualification, and testing phases - Interfaced with airworthiness authorities and certification teams to secure compliance and approvals - Oversaw problem-solving activities during development and flight testing, driving timely design adaptations - Ensured full integration of the drive system within the helicopter, and ensuring requirements met for all support functions (maintenance, logistics, documentation)

Selected for Eurocopter’s G-TOP (Graduate Take-Off Program), a cross-functional leadership development track. Contributed to the Tiger helicopter program by managing mechanical system engineering projects across French, German and Spanish sites, supporting design improvements and multinational coordination.