Engineering Consultants

Engineering is Easy is a specialist engineering and consulting company delivering high-performance solutions across the aerospace, defence, and space sectors.

Our Story

We are experienced engineering consultants and technical specialists with decades of combined experience across aerospace, defence, R&D, security, and space technology development.

Our Mission

We support our clients in achieving their ambitions, whether in space or on Earth. Every challenge is unique, and we are committed to understanding the distinct needs of each organisation we work with.

Our Approach

We work closely with clients and their teams to develop insight-driven solutions. The methods we use enhance understanding of complex systems and promote shared clarity around interconnected challenges.

Our Promise

Through careful assessment of current challenges and the application of experience-led solutions, we deliver exceptional results. By directing our collective energy toward each client's purpose, we help bring their vision into being.

powered by science & technology excellence

Meet the Team

Steven Byam

Chief Space Advisor

With 30+ years experience in space and aerospace, Steve has contributed to 15+ satellite missions, advancing space capabilities for national security and defence. Formerly Chief Engineer for Space at DSTL, he later joined the MOD as Senior Space Advisor, shaping national space strategy and systems integration.

Steve combines deep technical expertise with a proven track record delivering complex solutions in mathematical modelling, model-based systems engineering, and embedded real-time software.

Georgia Byam

Chief Operations Officer

Georgia is a fiction author and digital content specialist who serves as operations officer at Engineering is Easy. She leads business operations, content strategy, design, project management, and client delivery.

With over a decade working across digital content, marketing strategy, and creative execution for brands from start-ups to global corporations, Georgia manages complex projects, creates content that connects with technical and commercial audiences, and ensures business operations run with clarity and purpose.

David moody

Strategic Leader

Dave is a former Navy Commodore with extensive leadership experience in space and defence. Most recently, he led UK Space Command’s Capability function, overseeing the development of its Low Earth Orbit programmes.

Prior to that, he was the senior leader for the UK’s MILSATCOM programmes. A strategic leader with deep technical expertise, Dave was awarded a CBE last year for his distinguished service to the Royal Navy and the UK.

Margaritha Groenendijk

Chief AI Architect

With a PhD in environmental and geospatial modelling and 20+ years in climate research, data science, and AI, Margaritha brings rigorous analytical depth to complex systems. At Engineering is Easy, she works across aerospace, defence, and space on technical architecture, systems thinking, and data-driven decision-making.

As founder of Living is Easy, she applies the same systematic approach to human performance. A certified Proctor Gallagher consultant, she works with leaders on the subconscious patterns that shape behaviour and results.

Richard Franklin

Corporate Strategy Leader

Richard is the former Managing Director of Airbus UK, a role he held for nearly a decade, during which he oversaw the delivery of multiple civil and government technical programmes.

A highly respected senior leader in the space sector, Richard now advises corporate partners across the UK and Europe on growth strategy and programme development.

Phil Coope

Space Solutions Consultant

Phil has over 30 years of experience in shaping strategic initiatives and executing high-impact programmes. A Chartered Engineer, he recently retired as a Royal Navy Captain having led the Ministry of Defence’s future development of Satellite Communications (SATCOM) and Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) as well as holding leadership roles across maritime ship building and combat system programmes.

Matthew Bromley-Barratt

Specialist Innovations Leader

Matthew is a systems and software expert with deep experience in RF, communications, protocols, real-time systems, electronics, systems engineering, and software development.

Bringing a comprehensive understanding of technical and mathematical challenges to design, development, and deployment, Matthew delivers robust solutions to complex problems.

Dawn Gilbert

Chief Systems Architect

With 30 years across space, maritime, and ground transportation, Dawn is a systems engineering specialist with an Engineering Doctorate in managing complex system development. She has worked across the full lifecycle — from strategic planning and options appraisal through design, build, test, operations, and sustainment.

Dawn works across public and private sectors, SMEs and multinationals, aligning technical, workforce, and business concerns to deliver outcomes in constrained and uncertain environments.

Chris Burrows

Specialist Solutions Leader

Chris is a technical solutions leader with over 30 years of experience across the space, aerospace, and communications sectors. He has led the development and delivery of complex technical systems and excels in defining, architecting, and implementing secure solutions across diverse technical domains.

OUR VALUES

What Makes Us Different

Trust & Integrity

Our engineering consultants build lasting partnerships through honesty, accountability, and reliability; the foundation of every mission we undertake.

VALUE & PURPOSE

We deliver meaningful results that go beyond performance, creating genuine value for our clients, our partners, and the future we share.

PRECISION & EXCELLENCE

Every challenge is approached with meticulous attention to detail, ensuring that quality and performance are never compromised.

CREATIVITY & IMAGINATION

Innovation begins with curiosity. We push boundaries and explore bold ideas that shape what’s next, both on Earth and beyond.

INTUITION & UNDERSTANDING

Our experts listen, interpret, and respond with clarity to design solutions that align seamlessly with the needs of every mission and team.

DESIGN FOR HUMANITY

We design with empathy, purpose, and foresight. Every system we engineer is guided by our commitment to ensure that innovation advances human capability.

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