Dave Willacy

Dave Willacy is a Senior Lead Design Engineer at YASA since April 2021, having previously served in multiple engineering roles at Lentus Composites from May 2016 to April 2021, including Engineering Manager and Lead Engineer for Aerospace Products. Prior experience includes a role as a Design & Development Engineer at GKN Hybrid Power from September 2014 to May 2016 and a Junior Mechanical Engineer during an industrial placement at Williams Hybrid Power Limited from July 2012 to August 2013, focusing on electromechanical composite flywheel energy storage systems. Additionally, Dave completed a summer placement at Goodrich CTG in June 2011, working on projects for Clean Energy and Advanced Vehicle Technologies. Dave holds a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering (Engineering Management) from the University of Southampton, earned between 2009 and 2014, and completed A-Levels and GCSEs at Idsall School from 2002 to 2009.