Executive Director
MTU Aero Engines – Project Director “Next European Fighter Engine”
Claudia Gaab joined MTU Aero Engines in 2000. After graduating with a Master's degree, she began her career in the Commercial Business Unit before moving to the Military Business Unit in 2007 as Sales Manager for Advanced Military Engines.
She subsequently held various management positions at MTU and its subsidiaries, including Program Manager and Head of Order Management for U.S. military engine programs, Senior Manager for Military Helicopter Engine Programs and, from 2016, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) & Head of HR at EPI Europrop International GmbH. In 2019, she was appointed Director of Commercial General Electric Engine Programs at MTU and, in 2023, Director of the FCAS program at MTU. In this role, she is responsible for all aspects of the Next European Fighter Engine project and is also Executive Director of EUMET.