Olivier de Weck

Olivier de Weck

Olivier de Weck is an Associate Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Engineering Systems at MIT. He currently serves as the Associate Director of the Engineering Systems Division (ESD). He holds degrees in industrial engineering from ETH Zurich (1993) in Switzerland and aerospace systems engineering from MIT (1999,2001).

Before joining MIT he was a liaison engineer and later engineering program manager on the F/A-18 aircraft program at McDonnell Douglas (1993-1997) were he was exposed to engineering change issues first hand.

Olivier de Weck is also Associate Fellow of AIAA, winner of the 2007 Best Paper Award for the journal Systems Engineering, the 2006 Frank E. Perkins award for excellence in graduate advising and recipient of the 2007 AIAA MDO TC outstanding service award. He has published over 150 papers in the area of systems engineering for changeability and commonality and space systems design.