Victor Gaultier

Mechanical / Aerospace Engineer @ Avientus

About

Mechanical engineer with PhD from ETH Zurich specializing in mechanical design, FEA analysis, andproduct development from concept through industrialization. Experienced in CAD modeling, prototyping,testing, and production support across automotive and racing applications.

Country

Switzerland

City

Zurich

Industry

Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering

Skill

CATIA, Matlab, SOLIDWORKS, ANSYS, Simulations, Méthode des éléments finis, Programmation

Experience

Mechanical / Aerospace Engineer

Avientus

2026-3 - Present · 7 mos

Zurich, Suisse

Phd Candidate

CMASLab-ETH Zurich

2021-9 - 2025-7 · 3 yrs 11 mos

Zurich, Suisse

Developed novel manufacturing process for composite metastructures using thermo-mechanical FEA (ANSYS, Abaqus, COMSOL) to optimize structural performance and investigate failure criticality of complex connections. Teaching assistant: Mechanics of Composite Materials

Vehicle Dynamics Research Intern

Burkard Bovensiepen GmbH + Co. KG

2020-9 - 2021-2 · 6 mos

Бухлоэ

Performed CAD modeling (CATIA V5) and FEA simulation for chassis optimization; worked with suppliers on component specifications; conducted dimensional quality control

Research assistant

EPFL

2017-9 - 2019-7 · 1 yr 11 mos

Losanna

Supervised students during their exercise sessions of the following courses : Material Science, General Chemistry, Continuum Mechanics, and Structural Mechanics.

Education

ETH Zürich

Process and Mechanical Engineering

2021 - 2025 · 4 yrs

Thesis title: Design and Fabrication of Composite Metastructures Publications: V. Gaultier and G. A. Pappas, Towards the realization of composite metastructures: a failure analysis of connections, Materials & Design, 2024, V. Gaultier, G. A. Pappas and P. Ermanni, Robust and versatile metastructures’ manufacturing through fusion-bonding of thermoplastic composites, Composites Part B: Engineering, 2025;

ETH Zürich

Mechanical Engineering

2019 - 2021 · 2 yrs

Master Degree in Mechanical Engineering, focusing on the fields of composite materials, fluid dynamics and bio-mechanics. Master thesis: Design and Fabrication of a Periodic Cellular Sandwich Core Made via Local Welding and Reshaping of Thin-Ply Thermoplastic Composites