Summary
Sander Van Lochem is an Aircraft Condition Engineer with 11 years of hands-on experience across avionics design, certification and airline operations, currently based in Munich. He combines Part-21 design and EASA DOA/Part-M certification expertise with practical fleet engineering from roles at Transavia, Lilium and Lufthansa, bridging system-level safety analysis and day-to-day aircraft data workflows. Sander has a strong focus on Human-Machine Interaction and automation, having developed human factors certification plans for eVTOL and led validation of failure conditions at systems level. He also brings systems engineering rigor from safety-critical domains (SIL-4 railway systems, ARP4754A/4761 analyses) and a pragmatic, get-things-done approach to process optimization. As a founder of Young NAG he fosters cross-industry collaboration among early-career aerospace professionals, reflecting an interest in sector sustainability and talent development. Colleagues value his blend of technical depth, certification experience and curiosity about emerging topics like unmanned systems and AI assurance.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Pre-university education (VWO) Science & Technology, Pre-university education (VWO) Science & Technology at Arentheem College
Master of Science Aerospace Engineering - Control & Operations, Master of Science Aerospace Engineering - Control & Operations at Delft University of Technology
English, Dutch, German