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Jayagopal Thangavelu

Integration Engineer at Honda Aircraft Company

Jayagopal Thangavelu is an experienced engineering professional with a strong background in aircraft and automotive design. Currently serving as an Integration Engineer at Honda Aircraft Company since November 2008, Jayagopal coordinates engineering integration at the aircraft level and leads design efforts for components interfacing with various systems as a former Design Team Lead. Previous experience includes roles as a Technical Consultant at Ford Motor Company, where Jayagopal implemented Teamcenter and Catia V5, and as a Design Engineer at Autoliv and 3CRC Technologies Services Inc., focusing on safety systems and automotive engine components. Jayagopal holds a Master of Science in Integrated Product Engineering from Wayne State University and a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from Annamalai University.

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Honda Aircraft Company

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At Honda Aircraft Company, we are enhancing people’s lives through innovative technology in aviation with the betterment of humankind in mind. For over six decades, Honda has been a global symbol for intelligent and efficient technologies that have contributed to continual human progress and have radically advanced personal mobility worldwide. Honda’s commitment to taking personal mobility skyward to support the change-makers of tomorrow gave birth to Honda Aircraft Company. We are more than creators of technologically advanced aircraft — we are the bridge between people and the connection to the world around us. As the only established automobile company to successfully enter the aviation market with type certification, we are pioneers in challenging conventional notions in this industry. We use our newcomer status to our advantage by finding innovative solutions to transform business aviation and make it more efficient and accessible. As Honda’s most novel division, we embody a start-up company culture of embracing creativity and diversity of thought, as well as our President and CEO Hideto Yamasaki’s vision of revolutionizing the aviation industry with imagination and an unwavering spirit of innovation. Today, our dynamic team is taking on the modern challenges of mobility and creating aircraft at the intersection of art and engineering. For the past five consecutive years, the HondaJet has defied all odds as an industry newcomer and has achieved the coveted No. 1 delivery status in its class. This achievement was only possible due to our Honda culture of always striving to exceed expectations and thinking outside the box. Our goal is to continue creating the most cutting-edge and low-emission technologies for our aircraft and this can only be accomplished with passionate, big-hearted dreamers. Come join our diverse team of visionaries to reimagine and develop the future of mobility in the skies.