Mike Whitehead Fimeche

Mike Whitehead FIMechE has extensive work experience in various engineering roles. Mike is currently the Director of Engineering at Reaction Engines since 2022. Prior to that, they worked at Rolls-Royce from 2011 to 2022, holding positions such as Operations Director, Product Development and Technology, Engineering & Technology Director, Civil Aerospace Operations, Chief Engineer and Head of Programme UltraFan, and Engineering and Technology Exec, Structures and Transmissions. From 2008 to 2011, they served as the Chief Engineer Tidal Stream at Tidal Generation Limited. Mike also had a long tenure at Rolls-Royce from 2002 to 2008, where they held roles including Chief Engineer Marine Gas Turbines, Chief Design Engineer Marine Gas Turbines, and Design Engineer. Earlier in their career, from 1997 to 2002, they worked at ROLLS LAVAL HEAT EXCHANGERS LIMITED as a Design and IT Manager and Design Engineer. Mike's career started at British Steel in 1990, where they worked as a Product Development Engineer and Graduate Trainee Mechanical Engineer.

Mike Whitehead FIMechE obtained a Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nottingham from 1987 to 1990. In 2014 and 2015, they attended The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, where they completed a course titled TUCK Global Leadership 2030. Additionally, Mike Whitehead holds a certification in CEng from IMechE, though the specific month and year of acquisition is not specified.