Andi Meyer Engineering Manager – Research & Technology Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.

Andi Meyer is the Engineering Manager for Research and Technology at Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita, KS, focused on the development and industrialization of thermoplastic composites and ceramic matrix composites for aerospace structures. Leveraging a background in composites engineering and product development, Andi leads, manages and guides a team of engineering experts to bring these technologies to the next generation of aircraft. Andi graduated with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Wichita State University in 2009 while also working for Spirit AeroSystems on the first Boeing 787 line units, and has worked in the field of research and technology ever since. Her career began as a composite product development engineer for the National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR), partnering with a local Orthopaedic Research Institute to create a startup focused on bringing aerospace composite technology to biomedical and orthopaedic markets. After NIAR, Andi managed research programs at the Applied Aviation Research Center (AARC) at Kansas State University where her team worked with the FAA to develop new airworthiness standards for unmanned aircraft. Andi returned to Spirit and her thermoplastic composite manufacturing roots in 2018 to help advance thermoplastic and ceramic matrix composites to the next level for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), Commercial and Space applications.