Diederick van der Meyden

Diederick van der Meyden is an accomplished professional in quality assurance and engineering with extensive experience across various roles and industries. Currently serving as a Quality Assurance Manager at QED Aero and a Senior Principal Quality Engineer at EMCORE Corporation, Diederick is responsible for establishing process control in production and driving product improvement initiatives. Previous roles include Supplier Quality Engineer at SAFRAN Landing Systems, where Diederick focused on supplier development and inspection processes, and QA Engineer Consultant positions at SAFRAN - Messier-Bugatti-Dowty and as a consultant managing QA departments. Diederick's career began at Chromalloy, progressing through various engineering and quality assurance roles, ultimately becoming a Senior QA Engineer responsible for adherence to Nadcap and AS9100 standards. Diederick holds a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica Celso Suckow da Fonseca.