Dipl.ing. Matthias Funke (MS)

Matthias Funke, Dipl.Ing. (MS), BS has a strong background in engineering and leadership roles. Matthias currently serves as a Senior Manager at Accenture since March 2023. Prior to this, they were the Chief Engineer at VARTAN.AERO from February 2020.

Matthias has an extensive history at Collins Aerospace, where they held the position of Global Vice President Engineering from an unknown start date until 2020. During this tenure, they handled various responsibilities, including research activities, technology development, product development, and sustaining engineering. Matthias oversaw a group of 140+ engineers across five engineering sites globally.

From 2012 to 2016, Matthias worked as the Global Vice President of Program Management at B/E Aerospace. In this role, they directed the Program and Project Management team across three facilities and managed multiple development programs and projects concurrently.

Prior to that, Matthias was the Director of Engineering at RECARO Aircraft Seating, leading concurrent engineering programs for commercial aircraft seat design and certification. Matthias also held positions such as Program Manager, Liaison Engineer, and Project Engineer during their tenure at the company.

Matthias began their career as a Development Engineer at THEN Maschinen- & Apparatebau in 1999 and later worked as an Associate Professor at Berufsakademie Mosbach, University of Open Science from 2003 to 2004.

Overall, Matthias Funke has a diverse range of experience in engineering, program management, and leadership roles within the aerospace industry.

Matthias Funke, Dipl.Ing. (MS) , BS, has a comprehensive education history in the field of Mechanical Engineering. Matthias attended Berufsakademie Mosbach from 1999 to 2002, where they earned a degree in Dipl.-Ing. (BA) with a focus on Mechanical Design, FEM (Finite Element Method), and CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics). Additionally, they pursued further studies at The Open University from 2001 to 2002, obtaining a Bachelor of Science - BS in Mechanical Engineering.