Giles Richardson

Giles Richardson is an experienced engineering professional with a strong background in verification, testing, and project leadership within the aerospace and automotive industries. Currently serving as a Senior Verification and Test Engineer at Vertical Aerospace Ltd. since January 2020, Giles previously held the position of Vehicle Homologation Engineer at Dyson, where responsibilities included defining the certification program for a battery electric vehicle. Prior experience at Rolls-Royce included roles as Development Project Lead for Future Programmes, where strategy development for emerging aerospace technologies took place, and as Development Engineer for the Trent XWB and LiftSystem projects, focusing on compliance reporting and propulsion system testing. Beginning as a Graduate Engineering Trainee at Rolls-Royce, Giles completed a Master of Engineering (MEng) in Mechanical Engineering from Newcastle University in 2009.