About Paul Davies

Paul Davies is a Cambridge mathematics graduate who spent more than 25 years at Thales UK, mainly on electronic warfare and command-and-control systems, before becoming Discipline Manager for Systems Engineering at Network Rail Infrastructure Projects. His experience spans the project lifecycle, with particular depth in requirements elicitation, interface and risk management, verification and validation, and stakeholder acceptance.

He is a Past President of the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) UK Chapter, has held international INCOSE leadership roles including Outreach Director, and received the INCOSE Founders' Award in 2015. He became a Chartered Engineer through the IET in 2012. CTI states that he has been selected by the INCOSE Certification Program Office as a volunteer reviewer of ASEP and CSEP applications.

He has been a Visiting Professor at Loughborough University and a Visiting Fellow at Bristol University, and in 2024 was named Visiting Professor of Systems Integration in the Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering. He has taught requirements, interface management, V&V, systems engineering management and competency assessment, presents in English, French and Spanish, and joined the CTI team as a course presenter in July 2017.

Courses delivered (4)

Professional leadership

  • Past President, INCOSE UK Chapter
  • Former INCOSE Outreach Director

Academic contributions

  • Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering: Visiting Professor of Systems Integration (2024)
  • Loughborough University: Visiting Professor
  • Bristol University: Visiting Fellow

Notable achievements

  • INCOSE Founders' Award (2015)

Selected organisations

  • Thales UK
  • Network Rail Infrastructure Projects

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